diff --git a/resources/mediawiki.less.legacy/mediawiki.skin.variables.less b/resources/mediawiki.less.legacy/mediawiki.skin.variables.less
index 245ff320..30b50aab 100644
--- a/resources/mediawiki.less.legacy/mediawiki.skin.variables.less
+++ b/resources/mediawiki.less.legacy/mediawiki.skin.variables.less
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 /**
  * This file is a LESS import match for "mediawiki.skin.variables.less"
- * when Vector is the active skin.
+ * when legacy Vector is the active skin.
  */
 
 @import 'mediawiki.skin.defaults.less';
 @import '../mediawiki.less/mediawiki.skin.variables.less';
 
-// Restore pre July 2022 colors for links (T213778)
+// Set pre July 2022 colors for links (T213778).
 @color-link: #0645ad;
 @color-link--visited: #0b0080;
diff --git a/resources/mediawiki.less/mediawiki.skin.variables.less b/resources/mediawiki.less/mediawiki.skin.variables.less
index af4a4c96..0de585d2 100644
--- a/resources/mediawiki.less/mediawiki.skin.variables.less
+++ b/resources/mediawiki.less/mediawiki.skin.variables.less
@@ -1,14 +1,39 @@
 /**
- * This file is a LESS import match for "mediawiki.skin.variables.less"
- * when Vector is the active skin.
+ * ###IMPORTANT:##
+ * If editing this file, please also edit the respective file in the MinervaNeue skin.
+ * ####
+ *
+ * This file is a LESS @import match for "mediawiki.skin.variables.less"
+ * when Vector 2022 is the active skin.
+ * Please note, that legacy Vector is handled by
+ * "mediwiki.less.legacy/mediawiki.skin.variables.less".
+ *
+ * Please also note, that both current Wikimedia Design Style Guide based skins,
+ * Vector 2022 and Minerva Neue are using the same variable values respectively in their
+ * repositories.
  */
 
 @import 'mediawiki.skin.defaults.less';
 
+// == Colors ==
+@color-link: #36c;
+@color-link--visited: #795cb2;
+@color-link--active: #faa700;
+// Link colors for new or missing articles, also known as “Red links”.
+// https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q13417974#sitelinks-wikipedia
+@color-link-new: #d33;
+@color-link-new--visited: #a55858;
+// Link colors for a power user feature to highlight links to other projects.
+// In Vector 2022 we unify these colors by default for simpler orientation by average users.
+// It's still possible to overwrite the styles per user.
+@color-link-external: #36c;
+@color-link-external--visited: #795cb2;
+@color-link-external--active: #faa700;
+
 // Body content uses the user setting in browser / the system default sans-serif font:
 // Arial on Windows, Roboto on Android.
 // FIXME: Use WikimediaUI Base's OS specific default sans-serif fonts.
 @font-family-sans: sans-serif;
 
-// Matches wikimedia-ui-base and OOUI/wikimedia
+// Matches WikimediaUI Base and Codex, OOUI/wikimedia
 @border-radius-base: 2px;