diff --git a/packages/react-strict-dom/src/native/css/__tests__/customProperties-test.js b/packages/react-strict-dom/src/native/css/__tests__/customProperties-test.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c12c7368
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/react-strict-dom/src/native/css/__tests__/customProperties-test.js
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+/**
+ * Copyright (c) Meta Platforms, Inc. and affiliates.
+ *
+ * This source code is licensed under the MIT license found in the
+ * LICENSE file in the root directory of this source tree.
+ */
+
+import { CSSUnparsedValue } from '../typed-om/CSSUnparsedValue';
+import { resolveVariableReferences } from '../customProperties';
+
+function resolve(registry, colorScheme) {
+  return resolveVariableReferences(
+    'color',
+    CSSUnparsedValue.parse('color', 'var(--fg)'),
+    registry,
+    colorScheme
+  );
+}
+
+describe('resolveVariableReferences', () => {
+  test('uses the dark value in dark mode', () => {
+    const registry = {
+      fg: { default: 'black', '@media (prefers-color-scheme: dark)': 'white' }
+    };
+    expect(resolve(registry, 'light')).toBe('black');
+    expect(resolve(registry, 'dark')).toBe('white');
+  });
+
+  test('falls back to the default value in dark mode when no dark value is defined', () => {
+    const registry = {
+      fg: { default: 'black', '@media (min-width: 400px)': 'gray' }
+    };
+    expect(resolve(registry, 'light')).toBe('black');
+    expect(resolve(registry, 'dark')).toBe('black');
+  });
+});
diff --git a/packages/react-strict-dom/src/native/css/__tests__/parseTextShadow-test.js b/packages/react-strict-dom/src/native/css/__tests__/parseTextShadow-test.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..17fb7be5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/react-strict-dom/src/native/css/__tests__/parseTextShadow-test.js
@@ -0,0 +1,60 @@
+/**
+ * Copyright (c) Meta Platforms, Inc. and affiliates.
+ *
+ * This source code is licensed under the MIT license found in the
+ * LICENSE file in the root directory of this source tree.
+ */
+
+import { parseTextShadow } from '../parseTextShadow';
+
+describe('parseTextShadow', () => {
+  test('parses lengths followed by a color', () => {
+    expect(parseTextShadow('1px 2px 3px red')).toEqual({
+      textShadowColor: 'red',
+      textShadowOffset: { width: 1, height: 2 },
+      textShadowRadius: 3
+    });
+  });
+
+  test('parses a color that precedes the lengths', () => {
+    expect(parseTextShadow('red 1px 2px 3px')).toEqual({
+      textShadowColor: 'red',
+      textShadowOffset: { width: 1, height: 2 },
+      textShadowRadius: 3
+    });
+  });
+
+  test('parses functional colors', () => {
+    expect(parseTextShadow('rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.5) 1px 2px')).toEqual({
+      textShadowColor: 'rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.5)',
+      textShadowOffset: { width: 1, height: 2 },
+      textShadowRadius: undefined
+    });
+  });
+
+  test('parses negative and decimal lengths without a color', () => {
+    expect(parseTextShadow('2px -2px')).toEqual({
+      textShadowColor: null,
+      textShadowOffset: { width: 2, height: -2 },
+      textShadowRadius: undefined
+    });
+    expect(parseTextShadow('-1px 0.5px 1.5px')).toEqual({
+      textShadowColor: null,
+      textShadowOffset: { width: -1, height: 0.5 },
+      textShadowRadius: 1.5
+    });
+    expect(parseTextShadow('1px 1px .5px blue')).toEqual({
+      textShadowColor: 'blue',
+      textShadowOffset: { width: 1, height: 1 },
+      textShadowRadius: 0.5
+    });
+  });
+
+  test('ignores repeated whitespace', () => {
+    expect(parseTextShadow('1px  2px   red')).toEqual({
+      textShadowColor: 'red',
+      textShadowOffset: { width: 1, height: 2 },
+      textShadowRadius: undefined
+    });
+  });
+});
diff --git a/packages/react-strict-dom/src/native/css/customProperties.js b/packages/react-strict-dom/src/native/css/customProperties.js
index 7389215f..d9f56abe 100644
--- a/packages/react-strict-dom/src/native/css/customProperties.js
+++ b/packages/react-strict-dom/src/native/css/customProperties.js
@@ -68,7 +68,10 @@ function resolveVariableReferenceValue(
   if (variableValue != null) {
     if (typeof variableValue === 'object' && variableValue.default != null) {
       let defaultValue = variableValue.default;
-      if (colorScheme === 'dark') {
+      if (
+        colorScheme === 'dark' &&
+        Object.hasOwn(variableValue, '@media (prefers-color-scheme: dark)')
+      ) {
         defaultValue = variableValue['@media (prefers-color-scheme: dark)'];
       }
       return defaultValue;
diff --git a/packages/react-strict-dom/src/native/css/parseTextShadow.js b/packages/react-strict-dom/src/native/css/parseTextShadow.js
index 6b641600..8bca6f0d 100644
--- a/packages/react-strict-dom/src/native/css/parseTextShadow.js
+++ b/packages/react-strict-dom/src/native/css/parseTextShadow.js
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ import { warnMsg } from '../../shared/logUtils';
 
 const VALUES_REG = /,(?![^(]*\))/;
 const PARTS_REG = /\s(?![^(]*\))/;
-const LENGTH_REG = /^[0-9]+[a-zA-Z%]+?$/;
+const LENGTH_REG = /^-?([0-9]*\.)?[0-9]+[a-zA-Z%]+$/;
 
 function isLength(v: string): boolean {
   return v === '0' || LENGTH_REG.test(v);
@@ -24,10 +24,10 @@ function toMaybeNum(v: string): number | string {
 }
 
 function parseValue(str: string) {
-  const parts = str.split(PARTS_REG);
+  const parts = str.split(PARTS_REG).filter((p) => p !== '');
   const inset = parts.includes('inset');
-  const last = parts.slice(-1)[0];
-  const color = !isLength(last) ? last : null;
+  // The color may appear before or after the lengths
+  const color = parts.find((p) => p !== 'inset' && !isLength(p)) ?? null;
 
   const nums = parts
     .filter((n) => n !== 'inset')