diff --git a/src/App.css b/src/App.css
index 695da14..81c7304 100644
--- a/src/App.css
+++ b/src/App.css
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@
 
 .lp__tagline {
     margin: 0;
-    color: #6b7280;
+    color: #4b505a;
     font-size: 0.9375rem;
     text-align: center;
     line-height: 1.65;
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@
 .lp__privacy {
     margin: 0;
     font-size: 0.8rem;
-    color: #9ca3af;
+    color: #6d727a;
     text-align: center;
 }
 
@@ -496,7 +496,7 @@
 }
 
 .journal-title-input::placeholder {
-    color: #c4bfb5;
+    color: #8a8480;
 }
 .journal-title-input:focus {
     border-bottom-color: #22c55e;
@@ -519,7 +519,7 @@
 }
 
 .journal-entry-textarea::placeholder {
-    color: #c4bfb5;
+    color: #8a8480;
     font-style: italic;
 }
 
@@ -672,12 +672,12 @@
     border: none;
     border-radius: 12px;
     cursor: pointer;
-    color: #9ca3af;
+    color: #6d727a;
     transition: all 0.2s ease;
     -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent;
 }
 .journal-icon-btn:hover {
-    color: #6b7280;
+    color: #4b505a;
     background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.05);
 }
 
@@ -860,7 +860,7 @@
     border: none;
     border-radius: 100px;
     cursor: pointer;
-    color: #9ca3af;
+    color: #6d727a;
     transition: all 0.18s ease;
     min-height: 44px;
     font-family: "Sniglet", system-ui;
@@ -905,7 +905,7 @@
 }
 
 .bottom-nav-btn:hover {
-    color: #6b7280;
+    color: #4b505a;
 }
 
 .bottom-nav-btn-active {
@@ -952,7 +952,7 @@
 .history-subtitle {
     margin: 0;
     font-size: 0.875rem;
-    color: #6b7280;
+    color: #4b505a;
     font-family: "Sniglet", system-ui;
 }
 
@@ -967,7 +967,7 @@
     border: 1px solid #e5e7eb;
     border-radius: 50%;
     cursor: pointer;
-    color: #6b7280;
+    color: #4b505a;
     transition: all 0.2s ease;
 }
 .history-search-btn:hover {
@@ -1027,7 +1027,7 @@
     border: none;
     border-radius: 8px;
     cursor: pointer;
-    color: #9ca3af;
+    color: #6d727a;
     transition: all 0.15s ease;
 }
 .calendar-nav-btn:hover {
@@ -1044,7 +1044,7 @@
 .calendar-weekday {
     font-size: 0.6875rem;
     font-weight: 500;
-    color: #9ca3af;
+    color: #6d727a;
     text-align: center;
     padding: 4px 0;
     font-family: "Sniglet", system-ui;
@@ -1110,7 +1110,7 @@
     font-size: 0.625rem;
     font-weight: 700;
     letter-spacing: 0.12em;
-    color: #9ca3af;
+    color: #6d727a;
     text-transform: uppercase;
     font-family: "Sniglet", system-ui;
 }
@@ -1195,14 +1195,14 @@
     font-size: 0.625rem;
     font-weight: 600;
     letter-spacing: 0.08em;
-    color: #6b7280;
+    color: #4b505a;
     text-transform: uppercase;
     font-family: "Sniglet", system-ui;
 }
 
 .entry-time {
     font-size: 0.6875rem;
-    color: #9ca3af;
+    color: #6d727a;
     font-family: "Sniglet", system-ui;
 }
 
@@ -1219,7 +1219,7 @@
     margin: 0;
     font-size: 0.8125rem;
     line-height: 1.5;
-    color: #6b7280;
+    color: #4b505a;
     font-family: "Sniglet", system-ui;
     display: -webkit-box;
     -webkit-line-clamp: 2;
@@ -1247,7 +1247,7 @@
 .settings-subtitle {
     margin: 0;
     font-size: 0.875rem;
-    color: #6b7280;
+    color: #4b505a;
     font-family: "Sniglet", system-ui;
 }
 
@@ -1445,7 +1445,7 @@
     font-size: 0.625rem;
     font-weight: 700;
     letter-spacing: 0.12em;
-    color: #9ca3af;
+    color: #6d727a;
     text-transform: uppercase;
     font-family: "Sniglet", system-ui;
 }
@@ -1492,7 +1492,7 @@
 }
 .settings-item-icon-gray {
     background: rgba(107, 114, 128, 0.1);
-    color: #6b7280;
+    color: #4b505a;
 }
 .settings-item-icon-orange {
     background: rgba(251, 146, 60, 0.12);
@@ -1523,7 +1523,7 @@
 .settings-item-subtitle {
     margin: 0;
     font-size: 0.75rem;
-    color: #9ca3af;
+    color: #6d727a;
     font-family: "Sniglet", system-ui;
 }
 
@@ -1678,7 +1678,7 @@
     margin-bottom: 1rem;
     font-size: 0.9375rem;
     font-weight: 600;
-    color: #6b7280;
+    color: #4b505a;
     background: var(--color-surface);
     border: none;
     border-radius: 14px;
@@ -1777,14 +1777,14 @@
     font-size: 0.625rem;
     font-weight: 700;
     letter-spacing: 0.1em;
-    color: #6b7280;
+    color: #4b505a;
     text-transform: uppercase;
     font-family: "Sniglet", system-ui;
 }
 
 .entry-modal-time {
     font-size: 0.6875rem;
-    color: #9ca3af;
+    color: #6d727a;
     font-family: "Sniglet", system-ui;
 }
 
@@ -1798,7 +1798,7 @@
     border: none;
     border-radius: 50%;
     background: #f3f4f6;
-    color: #6b7280;
+    color: #4b505a;
     cursor: pointer;
     transition:
         background 0.2s,
@@ -1837,7 +1837,7 @@
 }
 
 .entry-modal-empty {
-    color: #9ca3af;
+    color: #6d727a;
     font-style: italic;
 }
 
@@ -1896,7 +1896,7 @@
 }
 
 .delete-confirm-body {
-    color: #6b7280;
+    color: #4b505a;
     font-size: 0.9rem;
     font-family: "Sniglet", system-ui;
     margin: 0 0 1.5rem;
@@ -2136,7 +2136,7 @@
 
 .confirm-modal-desc {
     font-size: 0.85rem;
-    color: #6b7280;
+    color: #4b505a;
     margin: 0 0 1rem;
     line-height: 1.5;
 }
@@ -2231,7 +2231,7 @@
 
 .ios-install-subtitle {
     font-size: 0.85rem;
-    color: #6b7280;
+    color: #4b505a;
     margin: 0 0 1rem;
     text-align: center;
 }
@@ -2492,7 +2492,7 @@
 /* -- Placeholder text -- */
 [data-theme="dark"] .journal-title-input::placeholder,
 [data-theme="dark"] .journal-entry-textarea::placeholder {
-    color: #4a5a4a;
+    color: #8a9e8a;
 }
 
 /* -- Muted text -- */
@@ -2506,7 +2506,7 @@
 [data-theme="dark"] .settings-section-title,
 [data-theme="dark"] .recent-entries-title,
 [data-theme="dark"] .calendar-weekday {
-    color: #7a8a7a;
+    color: #a2ada2;
 }
 
 /* -- Green accent text brighter in dark -- */
@@ -2518,7 +2518,7 @@
 
 /* -- Calendar -- */
 [data-theme="dark"] .calendar-day {
-    color: #b0b8b0;
+    color: #c8cdc8;
 }
 
 [data-theme="dark"] .calendar-day:not(.calendar-day-empty):hover {
@@ -2638,7 +2638,7 @@
 
 [data-theme="dark"] .settings-item-icon-gray {
     background: rgba(156, 163, 175, 0.1);
-    color: #9ca3af;
+    color: #babfc7;
 }
 
 [data-theme="dark"] .settings-item-icon-orange {
@@ -2691,7 +2691,7 @@
 
 [data-theme="dark"] .settings-signout-btn {
     background: var(--color-surface);
-    color: #9ca3af;
+    color: #babfc7;
     box-shadow: 0 2px 8px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.3);
 }
 
@@ -2757,7 +2757,7 @@
 [data-theme="dark"] .history-search-btn {
     background: var(--color-surface);
     border-color: #2a2a2a;
-    color: #7a8a7a;
+    color: #a2ada2;
 }
 
 [data-theme="dark"] .history-search-btn:hover {
@@ -2798,11 +2798,11 @@
 }
 
 [data-theme="dark"] .entry-modal-content {
-    color: #b0b8b0;
+    color: #c8cdc8;
 }
 
 [data-theme="dark"] .entry-modal-date {
-    color: #7a8a7a;
+    color: #a2ada2;
 }
 
 [data-theme="dark"] .entry-modal-time {
@@ -2811,7 +2811,7 @@
 
 [data-theme="dark"] .entry-modal-close {
     background: #252525;
-    color: #7a8a7a;
+    color: #a2ada2;
 }
 
 [data-theme="dark"] .entry-modal-close:hover {
@@ -2877,11 +2877,11 @@
     color: #e8f5e8;
 }
 [data-theme="dark"] .delete-confirm-body {
-    color: #7a8a7a;
+    color: #a2ada2;
 }
 [data-theme="dark"] .delete-confirm-cancel {
     background: #252525;
-    color: #b0b8b0;
+    color: #c8cdc8;
 }
 [data-theme="dark"] .delete-confirm-cancel:hover:not(:disabled) {
     background: #303030;
@@ -2906,11 +2906,11 @@
 }
 
 [data-theme="dark"] .confirm-modal-desc {
-    color: #7a8a7a;
+    color: #a2ada2;
 }
 
 [data-theme="dark"] .confirm-modal-label {
-    color: #b0b8b0;
+    color: #c8cdc8;
 }
 
 [data-theme="dark"] .confirm-modal-input {
@@ -2926,7 +2926,7 @@
 
 [data-theme="dark"] .confirm-modal-cancel {
     background: #252525;
-    color: #9ca3af;
+    color: #babfc7;
 }
 
 [data-theme="dark"] .confirm-modal-cancel:hover:not(:disabled) {
@@ -3023,7 +3023,7 @@
     font-size: 0.7rem;
     font-weight: 700;
     font-family: inherit;
-    color: var(--color-text-muted, #6b7280);
+    color: var(--color-text-muted, #4b505a);
     padding: 0.25rem 0.5rem;
     cursor: pointer;
     transition: background 0.15s, color 0.15s, border-color 0.15s;
@@ -3081,7 +3081,7 @@
 }
 
 .clock-picker__tick {
-    stroke: var(--color-text-muted, #9ca3af);
+    stroke: var(--color-text-muted, #6d727a);
     stroke-width: 1.5;
     opacity: 0.4;
 }
@@ -3098,7 +3098,7 @@
     font-size: 0.7rem;
     font-weight: 600;
     font-family: inherit;
-    color: var(--color-text-muted, #6b7280);
+    color: var(--color-text-muted, #4b505a);
     padding: 0.25rem 0.75rem;
     cursor: pointer;
     transition: all 0.15s;
@@ -3127,7 +3127,7 @@
 
 [data-theme="dark"] .clock-picker__ampm-btn {
     background: #2a2a2a;
-    color: #9ca3af;
+    color: #babfc7;
 }
 
 [data-theme="dark"] .clock-picker__ampm-btn--active {
@@ -3170,7 +3170,7 @@
 
 [data-theme="dark"] .clock-picker__mode-btn {
     border-color: #333;
-    color: #9ca3af;
+    color: #babfc7;
 }
 
 /* ============================
@@ -3251,7 +3251,7 @@
 
 [data-theme="liquid-glass"] .journal-title-input::placeholder,
 [data-theme="liquid-glass"] .journal-entry-textarea::placeholder {
-    color: rgba(30, 41, 59, 0.45);
+    color: rgba(30, 41, 59, 0.65);
 }
 
 [data-theme="liquid-glass"] .journal-title-input {
@@ -3339,7 +3339,7 @@
     color: #334155;
 }
 [data-theme="liquid-glass"] .settings-enc {
-    color: rgba(15, 23, 42, 0.45);
+    color: rgba(15, 23, 42, 0.65);
 }
 [data-theme="liquid-glass"] .settings-edit-btn {
     background: rgba(34, 197, 94, 0.2);
@@ -3546,7 +3546,7 @@
     font-family: "Sniglet", system-ui;
     font-size: 0.9rem;
     line-height: 1.6;
-    color: var(--color-text-muted, #6b7280);
+    color: var(--color-text-muted, #4b505a);
     margin: 0 0 1.75rem;
 }
 
@@ -3578,7 +3578,7 @@
 .welcome-modal-skip {
     font-family: "Sniglet", system-ui;
     font-size: 0.8125rem;
-    color: var(--color-text-muted, #6b7280);
+    color: var(--color-text-muted, #4b505a);
     background: none;
     border: none;
     cursor: pointer;
@@ -3611,13 +3611,13 @@
     font-family: "Sniglet", system-ui !important;
     font-size: 0.85rem !important;
     line-height: 1.55 !important;
-    color: var(--color-text-muted, #6b7280) !important;
+    color: var(--color-text-muted, #4b505a) !important;
 }
 
 .gj-tour-popover .driver-popover-progress-text {
     font-family: "Sniglet", system-ui !important;
     font-size: 0.75rem !important;
-    color: var(--color-text-muted, #6b7280) !important;
+    color: var(--color-text-muted, #4b505a) !important;
 }
 
 .gj-tour-popover .driver-popover-navigation-btns button {
@@ -3642,13 +3642,13 @@
 }
 
 .gj-tour-popover .driver-popover-prev-btn {
-    color: var(--color-text-muted, #6b7280) !important;
+    color: var(--color-text-muted, #4b505a) !important;
     border: 1px solid var(--color-border, #d4e8d4) !important;
     background: transparent !important;
 }
 
 .gj-tour-popover .driver-popover-close-btn {
-    color: var(--color-text-muted, #6b7280) !important;
+    color: var(--color-text-muted, #4b505a) !important;
     outline: none !important;
     box-shadow: none !important;
     border: none !important;
@@ -3679,16 +3679,16 @@
 }
 
 [data-theme="dark"] .gj-tour-popover .driver-popover-description {
-    color: #7a8a7a !important;
+    color: #a2ada2 !important;
 }
 
 [data-theme="dark"] .gj-tour-popover .driver-popover-prev-btn {
     border-color: rgba(74, 222, 128, 0.15) !important;
-    color: #7a8a7a !important;
+    color: #a2ada2 !important;
 }
 
 [data-theme="dark"] .gj-tour-popover .driver-popover-close-btn {
-    color: #7a8a7a !important;
+    color: #a2ada2 !important;
     outline: none !important;
     box-shadow: none !important;
     border: none !important;
@@ -3773,7 +3773,7 @@
 
 .static-page__updated {
     font-size: 0.875rem;
-    color: #6b7280;
+    color: #4b505a;
     margin-bottom: 1.75rem !important;
 }
 
@@ -3804,7 +3804,7 @@
 }
 
 .static-page__footer span {
-    color: #9ca3af;
+    color: #6d727a;
 }
 
 /* ============================
@@ -3870,7 +3870,7 @@ body.gj-has-bg .settings-page {
 .bg-grid-add {
     border: 2px dashed var(--color-border, #d4e8d4);
     background: var(--color-accent-light, #dcfce7);
-    color: var(--color-text-muted, #6b7280);
+    color: var(--color-text-muted, #4b505a);
 }
 
 .bg-grid-add:hover:not(:disabled) {
@@ -3947,7 +3947,7 @@ body.gj-has-bg .settings-page {
     border-radius: 10px;
     border: 1.5px solid var(--color-border, #d4e8d4);
     background: transparent;
-    color: var(--color-text-muted, #6b7280);
+    color: var(--color-text-muted, #4b505a);
     font-size: 0.85rem;
     font-weight: 500;
     cursor: pointer;
@@ -4019,7 +4019,7 @@ body.gj-has-bg .settings-page {
 .cropper-cancel-btn {
     background: none;
     border: none;
-    color: #9ca3af;
+    color: #6d727a;
     font-size: 0.9rem;
     cursor: pointer;
     padding: 0.3rem 0.5rem;
@@ -4127,7 +4127,7 @@ body.gj-has-bg .settings-page {
 [data-theme="dark"] .bg-grid-add {
     background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.05);
     border-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.12);
-    color: #9ca3af;
+    color: #babfc7;
 }
 
 [data-theme="dark"] .bg-grid-add:hover:not(:disabled) {
@@ -4142,7 +4142,7 @@ body.gj-has-bg .settings-page {
 
 [data-theme="dark"] .bg-default-btn {
     border-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.12);
-    color: #9ca3af;
+    color: #babfc7;
 }
 
 [data-theme="dark"] .bg-default-btn:hover:not(:disabled) {
diff --git a/src/index.css b/src/index.css
index 9a25f2a..6198d6d 100644
--- a/src/index.css
+++ b/src/index.css
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ input, textarea {
     --color-surface: rgb(255 255 255 / var(--card-bg-opacity));
     --color-accent-light: #dcfce7;
     --color-text: #1a1a1a;
-    --color-text-muted: #6b7280;
+    --color-text-muted: #4b505a;
     --color-border: #d4e8d4;
 
     color: var(--color-text);
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ button:focus-visible {
     --color-surface: rgb(26 26 26 / var(--card-bg-opacity));
     --color-accent-light: rgba(74, 222, 128, 0.12);
     --color-text: #e8f5e8;
-    --color-text-muted: #7a8a7a;
+    --color-text-muted: #a2ada2;
     --color-border: rgba(74, 222, 128, 0.12);
 
     color: var(--color-text);