diff --git a/packages/theme/scripts/schema-generator.mjs b/packages/theme/scripts/schema-generator.mjs
index 96fca5871..4dc71ec9e 100644
--- a/packages/theme/scripts/schema-generator.mjs
+++ b/packages/theme/scripts/schema-generator.mjs
@@ -34,8 +34,6 @@ const generator = tsj.createGenerator({
 const schema = generator.createSchema("ThemeDefinition");
 
 removeProperty("ThemeDefinition", "codeBlockCSS");
-removeProperty("Colors", "shade");
-removeProperty("PartialOrFullColors<false>", "shade");
 addProperty(
   "ThemeDefinition",
   "$schema",
@@ -46,14 +44,21 @@ addProperty(
   },
   true
 );
+makePropertyOptional("Colors", "shade");
+makePropertyOptional("PartialOrFullColors<false>", "shade");
+makePropertyOptional("Colors", "textSelection");
+makePropertyOptional("PartialOrFullColors<false>", "textSelection");
 await writeFile(`v1.schema.json`, JSON.stringify(schema, undefined, 2));
 
 function removeProperty(definition, propertyName) {
   delete schema.definitions[definition].properties[propertyName];
-  const required = schema.definitions[definition].required;
+  makePropertyOptional(definition, propertyName);
+}
 
+function makePropertyOptional(definition, propertyName) {
+  const required = schema.definitions[definition].required;
   if (required && required.includes(propertyName)) {
-    required.splice(required.indexOf("shade"), 1);
+    required.splice(required.indexOf(propertyName), 1);
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/packages/theme/src/theme-engine/types.ts b/packages/theme/src/theme-engine/types.ts
index e0885a083..2bb7e2636 100644
--- a/packages/theme/src/theme-engine/types.ts
+++ b/packages/theme/src/theme-engine/types.ts
@@ -226,7 +226,18 @@ export type Colors = {
    */
   backdrop: string;
 
+  /**
+   * Hex RGB & ARGB values both are supported. (e.g. #dbdbdb99)
+   * @pattern ^#(?:(?:[\da-fA-F]{3}){1,2}|(?:[\da-fA-F]{4}){1,2})$
+   * @deprecated true
+   */
   shade: string;
+  /**
+   * Hex RGB & ARGB values both are supported. (e.g. #dbdbdb99)
+   * @pattern ^#(?:(?:[\da-fA-F]{3}){1,2}|(?:[\da-fA-F]{4}){1,2})$
+   * @deprecated true
+   */
+  textSelection: string;
 };
 
 export type VariantsWithStaticColors<TRequired extends boolean = false> =
diff --git a/packages/theme/v1.schema.json b/packages/theme/v1.schema.json
index e836ffba4..ba3230f22 100644
--- a/packages/theme/v1.schema.json
+++ b/packages/theme/v1.schema.json
@@ -255,6 +255,18 @@
           "type": "string",
           "description": "Hex RGB & ARGB values both are supported. (e.g. #dbdbdb99)",
           "pattern": "^#(?:(?:[\\da-fA-F]{3}){1,2}|(?:[\\da-fA-F]{4}){1,2})$"
+        },
+        "shade": {
+          "type": "string",
+          "description": "Hex RGB & ARGB values both are supported. (e.g. #dbdbdb99)",
+          "pattern": "^#(?:(?:[\\da-fA-F]{3}){1,2}|(?:[\\da-fA-F]{4}){1,2})$",
+          "deprecated": true
+        },
+        "textSelection": {
+          "type": "string",
+          "description": "Hex RGB & ARGB values both are supported. (e.g. #dbdbdb99)",
+          "pattern": "^#(?:(?:[\\da-fA-F]{3}){1,2}|(?:[\\da-fA-F]{4}){1,2})$",
+          "deprecated": true
         }
       },
       "required": [
@@ -353,6 +365,18 @@
           "type": "string",
           "description": "Hex RGB & ARGB values both are supported. (e.g. #dbdbdb99)",
           "pattern": "^#(?:(?:[\\da-fA-F]{3}){1,2}|(?:[\\da-fA-F]{4}){1,2})$"
+        },
+        "shade": {
+          "type": "string",
+          "description": "Hex RGB & ARGB values both are supported. (e.g. #dbdbdb99)",
+          "pattern": "^#(?:(?:[\\da-fA-F]{3}){1,2}|(?:[\\da-fA-F]{4}){1,2})$",
+          "deprecated": true
+        },
+        "textSelection": {
+          "type": "string",
+          "description": "Hex RGB & ARGB values both are supported. (e.g. #dbdbdb99)",
+          "pattern": "^#(?:(?:[\\da-fA-F]{3}){1,2}|(?:[\\da-fA-F]{4}){1,2})$",
+          "deprecated": true
         }
       },
       "additionalProperties": false