diff --git a/frontend/src/components/admin/CrmOverviewSection.tsx b/frontend/src/components/admin/CrmOverviewSection.tsx
index 34a17978..72700a2c 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/admin/CrmOverviewSection.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/admin/CrmOverviewSection.tsx
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ export const CrmOverviewSection: React.FC = () => {
     // backend). Keep it small so it doesn't disrupt the page.
     return (
       <section className="mt-8">
-        <h2 className="text-xl font-bold text-theme mb-2">
+        <h2 className="text-xl font-bold text-neutral-900 dark:text-neutral-100 mb-2">
           {t('crmOverview.title', 'CRM overview')}
         </h2>
         <p className="text-sm text-red-600">
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ export const CrmOverviewSection: React.FC = () => {
 
   return (
     <section className="mt-8 space-y-5">
-      <h2 className="text-xl font-bold text-theme">
+      <h2 className="text-xl font-bold text-neutral-900 dark:text-neutral-100">
         {t('crmOverview.title', 'CRM overview')}
       </h2>
 
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ export const CrmOverviewSection: React.FC = () => {
       {quotesBlock && (
         <div>
           <div className="flex items-center justify-between mb-3">
-            <h3 className="text-base font-semibold flex items-center gap-2">
+            <h3 className="text-base font-semibold text-neutral-900 dark:text-neutral-100 flex items-center gap-2">
               <FileText className="w-5 h-5" />
               {t('crmOverview.quotes.title', 'Quotes')}
             </h3>
@@ -208,7 +208,7 @@ export const CrmOverviewSection: React.FC = () => {
       {invoicesBlock && (
         <div>
           <div className="flex items-center justify-between mb-3">
-            <h3 className="text-base font-semibold flex items-center gap-2">
+            <h3 className="text-base font-semibold text-neutral-900 dark:text-neutral-100 flex items-center gap-2">
               <Receipt className="w-5 h-5" />
               {t('crmOverview.invoices.title', 'Invoices')}
             </h3>
@@ -270,9 +270,9 @@ const StatCard: React.FC<StatCardProps> = ({ icon, label, value, sub, to, onClic
       <div className="flex items-start gap-3">
         <div className="shrink-0 mt-0.5">{icon}</div>
         <div className="min-w-0">
-          <div className="text-xs uppercase tracking-wider text-muted-theme">{label}</div>
+          <div className="text-xs uppercase tracking-wider text-neutral-500 dark:text-neutral-400">{label}</div>
           <div className="text-2xl font-bold tabular-nums mt-1">{value}</div>
-          {sub && <div className="text-xs text-muted-theme mt-1">{sub}</div>}
+          {sub && <div className="text-xs text-neutral-500 dark:text-neutral-400 mt-1">{sub}</div>}
         </div>
       </div>
     </Card>
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/admin/HoursSection.tsx b/frontend/src/components/admin/HoursSection.tsx
index 585f3a47..7a0e6b02 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/admin/HoursSection.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/admin/HoursSection.tsx
@@ -248,11 +248,15 @@ export const HoursSection: React.FC<HoursSectionProps> = ({
 
   return (
     <Card padding="lg">
-      <h2 className="text-lg font-semibold text-theme mb-1 flex items-center gap-2">
+      {/* Explicit neutral colours (not `text-theme` / `text-muted-theme`):
+          those resolve to the gallery branding theme's --color-text, which
+          is applied globally on <html> and renders near-white inside the
+          light admin chrome (QA S13). */}
+      <h2 className="text-lg font-semibold text-neutral-900 dark:text-neutral-100 mb-1 flex items-center gap-2">
         <Clock className="w-5 h-5" />
         {t('customers.hours.section', 'Hours')}
       </h2>
-      <p className="text-xs text-muted-theme mb-4">
+      <p className="text-xs text-neutral-500 dark:text-neutral-400 mb-4">
         {isMonthly
           ? t('customers.hours.monthlyHint',
             'Entries auto-append to the current monthly draft. Edit / delete remains possible until the scheduler arms the draft for send.')
@@ -268,7 +272,7 @@ export const HoursSection: React.FC<HoursSectionProps> = ({
           is configured anywhere along the chain. */}
       {!compact && (
         <div className="mb-4">
-          <label className="block text-sm font-medium text-theme mb-1">
+          <label className="block text-sm font-medium text-neutral-700 dark:text-neutral-300 mb-1">
             {t('customers.field.hourlyRate', 'Default hourly rate')}
           </label>
           {onHourlyRateChange ? (
@@ -283,7 +287,7 @@ export const HoursSection: React.FC<HoursSectionProps> = ({
                 className="w-40 input"
                 placeholder="150.00"
               />
-              <p className="text-xs text-muted-theme mt-1">
+              <p className="text-xs text-neutral-500 dark:text-neutral-400 mt-1">
                 {t('customers.field.hourlyRateHint',
                   'Major units (e.g. 150.00 for {{currency}} 150). Leave blank to require a per-entry override on every block.',
                   { currency: profileDefaultCurrency })}
@@ -315,11 +319,11 @@ export const HoursSection: React.FC<HoursSectionProps> = ({
               </div>
             </div>
           ) : (
-            <p className="text-sm text-theme">
+            <p className="text-sm text-neutral-900 dark:text-neutral-100">
               <span className="tabular-nums font-medium">
                 {profileDefaultCurrency} {((effectiveDefaultRateMinor as number) / 100).toFixed(2)}
               </span>
-              <span className="text-xs text-muted-theme ml-2">
+              <span className="text-xs text-neutral-500 dark:text-neutral-400 ml-2">
                 {customerHourlyRateMinor != null
                   ? t('customers.hours.rateSource.customer', 'from this customer')
                   : t('customers.hours.rateSource.installDefault', 'install-wide default')}
@@ -333,28 +337,28 @@ export const HoursSection: React.FC<HoursSectionProps> = ({
           lives on the standalone /admin/clients/hours surface. */}
       {!compact && (
       <div className="border-t border-neutral-200 dark:border-neutral-700 pt-4 mb-4">
-        <h3 className="text-sm font-semibold mb-3">{t('customers.hours.form.title', 'Log new entry')}</h3>
+        <h3 className="text-sm font-semibold text-neutral-900 dark:text-neutral-100 mb-3">{t('customers.hours.form.title', 'Log new entry')}</h3>
         <div className="grid grid-cols-2 md:grid-cols-6 gap-3">
           <div>
-            <label className="block text-xs text-muted-theme mb-1">
+            <label className="block text-xs text-neutral-500 dark:text-neutral-400 mb-1">
               {t('customers.hours.form.date', 'Date')}
             </label>
             <LocalizedDateInput value={entryDate} onChange={setEntryDate} />
           </div>
           <div>
-            <label className="block text-xs text-muted-theme mb-1">
+            <label className="block text-xs text-neutral-500 dark:text-neutral-400 mb-1">
               {t('customers.hours.form.start', 'Start')}
             </label>
             <TimeField value={startTime} onChange={setStartTime} />
           </div>
           <div>
-            <label className="block text-xs text-muted-theme mb-1">
+            <label className="block text-xs text-neutral-500 dark:text-neutral-400 mb-1">
               {t('customers.hours.form.end', 'End')}
             </label>
             <TimeField value={endTime} onChange={setEndTime} />
           </div>
           <div>
-            <label className="block text-xs text-muted-theme mb-1">
+            <label className="block text-xs text-neutral-500 dark:text-neutral-400 mb-1">
               {t('customers.hours.form.duration', 'Duration')}
             </label>
             <input
@@ -375,7 +379,7 @@ export const HoursSection: React.FC<HoursSectionProps> = ({
               className="input w-full" />
           </div>
           <div>
-            <label className="block text-xs text-muted-theme mb-1">
+            <label className="block text-xs text-neutral-500 dark:text-neutral-400 mb-1">
               {t('customers.hours.form.rateOverride', 'Rate override')}
             </label>
             <input
@@ -390,7 +394,7 @@ export const HoursSection: React.FC<HoursSectionProps> = ({
           </div>
         </div>
         <div className="mt-3">
-          <label className="block text-xs text-muted-theme mb-1">
+          <label className="block text-xs text-neutral-500 dark:text-neutral-400 mb-1">
             {t('customers.hours.form.note', 'Note / description')}
           </label>
           <textarea rows={2} value={description}
@@ -460,16 +464,16 @@ export const HoursSection: React.FC<HoursSectionProps> = ({
 
       {/* Entry list table. */}
       {isLoading ? (
-        <p className="text-sm text-muted-theme">{t('common.loading', 'Loading…')}</p>
+        <p className="text-sm text-neutral-500 dark:text-neutral-400">{t('common.loading', 'Loading…')}</p>
       ) : entries.length === 0 ? (
-        <p className="text-sm text-muted-theme">
+        <p className="text-sm text-neutral-500 dark:text-neutral-400">
           {t('customers.hours.empty', 'No entries logged yet.')}
         </p>
       ) : (
         <div className="overflow-x-auto">
           <table className="w-full text-sm">
             <thead>
-              <tr className="text-left text-xs uppercase text-muted-theme">
+              <tr className="text-left text-xs uppercase text-neutral-500 dark:text-neutral-400">
                 <th className="py-2 pr-3">{t('customers.hours.col.date', 'Date')}</th>
                 <th className="py-2 pr-3">{t('customers.hours.col.range', 'Time')}</th>
                 <th className="py-2 pr-3 text-right">{t('customers.hours.col.hours', 'Hours')}</th>
diff --git a/frontend/src/pages/admin/SystemHealthPage.tsx b/frontend/src/pages/admin/SystemHealthPage.tsx
index 22a58b3f..21198aa2 100644
--- a/frontend/src/pages/admin/SystemHealthPage.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/pages/admin/SystemHealthPage.tsx
@@ -39,8 +39,8 @@ export const SystemHealthPage: React.FC = () => {
   return (
     <div className="container py-6">
       <div className="mb-6">
-        <h1 className="text-2xl font-bold text-theme">{t('systemHealth.title', 'System health')}</h1>
-        <p className="text-sm text-muted-theme mt-1">
+        <h1 className="text-2xl font-bold text-neutral-900 dark:text-neutral-100">{t('systemHealth.title', 'System health')}</h1>
+        <p className="text-sm text-neutral-500 dark:text-neutral-400 mt-1">
           {t('systemHealth.subtitle', 'Background failures that need attention.')}
         </p>
       </div>
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ export const SystemHealthPage: React.FC = () => {
             {t('systemHealth.stuckEmails.title', 'Stuck / failed emails')}
           </h2>
           {!isLoading && (
-            <span className="ml-1 text-sm text-muted-theme">({stuckEmails.length})</span>
+            <span className="ml-1 text-sm text-neutral-500 dark:text-neutral-400">({stuckEmails.length})</span>
           )}
         </div>
 
diff --git a/frontend/src/pages/admin/__tests__/brandingThemeTextLeak.test.ts b/frontend/src/pages/admin/__tests__/brandingThemeTextLeak.test.ts
index b022f196..0ce18cc0 100644
--- a/frontend/src/pages/admin/__tests__/brandingThemeTextLeak.test.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/pages/admin/__tests__/brandingThemeTextLeak.test.ts
@@ -28,8 +28,23 @@ const HEADING_FILES = [
   'pages/admin/settings/CrmSettingsPage.tsx',
   'pages/admin/settings/ReminderTemplatesPage.tsx',
   'pages/public/LegalPage.tsx',
+  // Follow-up (QA B14): these three were the known remaining offenders —
+  // they set `text-theme` explicitly, which beats the AdminLayout default.
+  'pages/admin/SystemHealthPage.tsx',
+  'components/admin/CrmOverviewSection.tsx',
+  'components/admin/HoursSection.tsx',
 ];
 
+// Admin-only surfaces: the themed utilities are correct on the customer
+// portal and the public token pages, but wrong here.
+const ADMIN_ONLY_FILES = [
+  'pages/admin/SystemHealthPage.tsx',
+  'components/admin/CrmOverviewSection.tsx',
+  'components/admin/HoursSection.tsx',
+];
+
+const THEMED_TEXT_CLASS = /className="[^"]*\btext-(muted-)?theme\b/;
+
 describe('branding-theme text colour leak (QA S3 / S4 / S13)', () => {
   it.each(HEADING_FILES)('every heading in %s declares an explicit text colour', (rel) => {
     const source = read(rel);
@@ -44,6 +59,10 @@ describe('branding-theme text colour leak (QA S3 / S4 / S13)', () => {
     expect(offenders).toEqual([]);
   });
 
+  it.each(ADMIN_ONLY_FILES)('%s uses no themed text utility at all', (rel) => {
+    expect(THEMED_TEXT_CLASS.test(read(rel))).toBe(false);
+  });
+
   it('gives the LegalPage CMS body an explicit colour instead of the themed body colour', () => {
     const source = read('pages/public/LegalPage.tsx');
     expect(source).toMatch(/className="prose prose-neutral max-w-none text-neutral-\d00"/);
