diff --git a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/shonar/desktop/Theme.kt b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/shonar/desktop/Theme.kt
index b302a5e..8dbabea 100644
--- a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/shonar/desktop/Theme.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/shonar/desktop/Theme.kt
@@ -81,10 +81,10 @@ data class ShonarPalette(
  *  interactive accent; the reference's hot pink is reserved for
  *  highlighting recordings (see [ShonarPalette.highlight]). */
 private val DarkPalette = ShonarPalette(
-    background = Color(0xFF141619),      // page: per fainter reference
-    surface = Color(0xFF1B1E25),         // cards, fields, pills
-    surfaceAlt = Color(0xFF101216),      // pressed / hover / inset
-    border = Color(0xFF282C35),          // hairline on dark
+    background = Color(0xFF15161A),      // page: sampled from reference
+    surface = Color(0xFF232323),         // cards: neutral gray, per reference
+    surfaceAlt = Color(0xFF1B1B1D),      // pressed / hover / inset
+    border = Color(0xFF323232),          // hairline: sampled from reference
     accent = Color(0xFF6190E5),          // blue: chips, links, progress
     accentStrong = Color(0xFF4C6FAD),    // filled-accent hover depth
     accentGlow = Color(0x336190E5),      // soft halo (~20% blue)