diff --git a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/shonar/desktop/Components.kt b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/shonar/desktop/Components.kt
index cf8d4ad..c44f712 100644
--- a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/shonar/desktop/Components.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/shonar/desktop/Components.kt
@@ -165,12 +165,15 @@ fun ShonarGhostButton(
     )
 }
 
-/** Destructive action: quiet red outline — visible without shouting. */
+/** Destructive action: quiet red outline — visible without shouting.
+ *  ink overrides the label/icon color (detail-page Play/Delete use
+ *  TextPrimary = white-on-dark per user directive, Sep 21). */
 @Composable
 fun ShonarDangerButton(
     onClick: () -> Unit,
     modifier: Modifier = Modifier,
     enabled: Boolean = true,
+    ink: Color = Shonar.Error,
     content: @Composable RowScope.() -> Unit,
 ) {
     OutlinedButton(
@@ -180,33 +183,7 @@ fun ShonarDangerButton(
         shape = Shonar.ShapeButton,
         border = BorderStroke(1.dp, Shonar.Error.copy(alpha = 0.5f)),
         colors = ButtonDefaults.outlinedButtonColors(
-            contentColor = Shonar.Error,
-            disabledContentColor = Shonar.TextMuted,
-        ),
-        content = content,
-    )
-}
-
-/** Solid destructive fill: one red, no transparency, black ink.
- *  Used for Play + Delete on the recording detail page (user directive:
- *  same solid red as the delete button, black text). */
-@Composable
-fun ShonarDangerFilledButton(
-    onClick: () -> Unit,
-    modifier: Modifier = Modifier,
-    enabled: Boolean = true,
-    content: @Composable RowScope.() -> Unit,
-) {
-    Button(
-        onClick = onClick,
-        modifier = modifier.height(Shonar.ControlH).shonarFocus(Shonar.ShapeButton),
-        enabled = enabled,
-        shape = Shonar.ShapeButton,
-        elevation = null,
-        colors = ButtonDefaults.buttonColors(
-            containerColor = Shonar.Error,
-            contentColor = Color.Black,
-            disabledContainerColor = Shonar.SurfaceAlt,
+            contentColor = ink,
             disabledContentColor = Shonar.TextMuted,
         ),
         content = content,
diff --git a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/shonar/desktop/Screens.kt b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/shonar/desktop/Screens.kt
index 5cbdfcd..5997322 100644
--- a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/shonar/desktop/Screens.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/shonar/desktop/Screens.kt
@@ -719,9 +719,10 @@ fun DetailScreen(state: DesktopState) {
                     ?.let(state::openDetail) },
                 enabled = state.neighborOf(detail.file, forward = true) != null,
             ) { Text("Next →") }
-            ShonarDangerFilledButton(
+            ShonarDangerButton(
                 { confirmDelete = true },
                 enabled = detail.busy == null,
+                ink = Shonar.TextPrimary,
             ) {
                 Text("Delete")
             }
@@ -762,7 +763,8 @@ fun DetailScreen(state: DesktopState) {
                     Spacer(Modifier.weight(1f))
                 }
             } else {
-                ShonarDangerFilledButton({ state.playFrom(detail.file) }) {
+                ShonarDangerButton({ state.playFrom(detail.file) },
+                    ink = Shonar.TextPrimary) {
                     Icon(Icons.Filled.PlayArrow, contentDescription = null,
                         modifier = Modifier.size(Shonar.IconSm))
                     Spacer(Modifier.width(Shonar.Space2))