diff --git a/backend/src/services/emailProcessor.js b/backend/src/services/emailProcessor.js
index ea4537d0..5e07f517 100644
--- a/backend/src/services/emailProcessor.js
+++ b/backend/src/services/emailProcessor.js
@@ -162,29 +162,52 @@ function darkenColor(hex, amount = 0.15) {
 
 // Wrap HTML body in the styled email template with header, footer, and logo
 async function wrapEmailHtml(htmlBody, subject, language = 'en') {
-  // Get branding settings for logo and email colors
+  // Email colour palette. The two original settings (email_primary_color and
+  // email_secondary_color) keep their existing semantics so emails sent by
+  // upgraded instances render byte-for-byte identically until an admin
+  // touches the new fields. The six new tokens unlock full email theming
+  // (body bg, container card, list panel, body text, muted text, button text)
+  // and default to the previously hard-coded literals when absent.
   let logoUrl = '';
   let companyName = 'PicPeak';
   let primaryColor = '#5C8762';
   let secondaryColor = '#f9f9f9';
+  let bodyBgColor = '#f5f5f5';        // outer wrapper + body background
+  let containerBgColor = '#ffffff';    // email card
+  let listBgColor = '#f9f9f9';         // <ul> info panel inside content
+  let bodyTextColor = '#333333';       // paragraph text + <strong>
+  let mutedTextColor = '#666666';      // footer text
+  let buttonTextColor = '#ffffff';     // CTA text on primary button
   try {
     const brandingSettings = await db('app_settings')
       .whereIn('setting_key', [
         'branding_logo_url', 'branding_company_name',
-        'email_primary_color', 'email_secondary_color'
+        'email_primary_color', 'email_secondary_color',
+        'email_body_bg_color', 'email_container_bg_color',
+        'email_list_bg_color', 'email_body_text_color',
+        'email_muted_text_color', 'email_button_text_color'
       ])
       .select('setting_key', 'setting_value');
 
+    const readSetting = (val, fallback) => {
+      if (!val) return fallback;
+      try { return JSON.parse(val); } catch (e) { return val; }
+    };
+
     brandingSettings.forEach(setting => {
       const val = setting.setting_value;
-      if (setting.setting_key === 'branding_logo_url' && val) {
-        try { logoUrl = JSON.parse(val); } catch (e) { logoUrl = val; }
-      } else if (setting.setting_key === 'branding_company_name' && val) {
-        try { companyName = JSON.parse(val); } catch (e) { companyName = val; }
-      } else if (setting.setting_key === 'email_primary_color' && val) {
-        try { primaryColor = JSON.parse(val); } catch (e) { primaryColor = val; }
-      } else if (setting.setting_key === 'email_secondary_color' && val) {
-        try { secondaryColor = JSON.parse(val); } catch (e) { secondaryColor = val; }
+      switch (setting.setting_key) {
+      case 'branding_logo_url':       logoUrl = readSetting(val, logoUrl); break;
+      case 'branding_company_name':   companyName = readSetting(val, companyName); break;
+      case 'email_primary_color':     primaryColor = readSetting(val, primaryColor); break;
+      case 'email_secondary_color':   secondaryColor = readSetting(val, secondaryColor); break;
+      case 'email_body_bg_color':     bodyBgColor = readSetting(val, bodyBgColor); break;
+      case 'email_container_bg_color': containerBgColor = readSetting(val, containerBgColor); break;
+      case 'email_list_bg_color':     listBgColor = readSetting(val, listBgColor); break;
+      case 'email_body_text_color':   bodyTextColor = readSetting(val, bodyTextColor); break;
+      case 'email_muted_text_color':  mutedTextColor = readSetting(val, mutedTextColor); break;
+      case 'email_button_text_color': buttonTextColor = readSetting(val, buttonTextColor); break;
+      default: break;
       }
     });
   } catch (error) {
@@ -211,17 +234,17 @@ async function wrapEmailHtml(htmlBody, subject, language = 'en') {
       margin: 0;
       padding: 0;
       font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, sans-serif;
-      background-color: #f5f5f5;
-      color: #333;
+      background-color: ${bodyBgColor};
+      color: ${bodyTextColor};
     }
     .email-wrapper {
-      background-color: #f5f5f5;
+      background-color: ${bodyBgColor};
       padding: 40px 20px;
     }
     .email-container {
       max-width: 600px;
       margin: 0 auto;
-      background-color: #ffffff;
+      background-color: ${containerBgColor};
       border-radius: 8px;
       box-shadow: 0 2px 4px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1);
       overflow: hidden;
@@ -250,7 +273,7 @@ async function wrapEmailHtml(htmlBody, subject, language = 'en') {
       margin-bottom: 15px;
     }
     .email-content ul {
-      background-color: #f9f9f9;
+      background-color: ${listBgColor};
       padding: 20px 20px 20px 40px;
       border-radius: 5px;
       margin: 20px 0;
@@ -262,7 +285,7 @@ async function wrapEmailHtml(htmlBody, subject, language = 'en') {
       display: inline-block;
       padding: 12px 30px;
       background-color: ${primaryColor};
-      color: white !important;
+      color: ${buttonTextColor} !important;
       text-decoration: none;
       border-radius: 5px;
       font-weight: 500;
@@ -284,7 +307,7 @@ async function wrapEmailHtml(htmlBody, subject, language = 'en') {
       opacity: 0.8;
     }
     .email-footer p {
-      color: #666;
+      color: ${mutedTextColor};
       font-size: 14px;
       margin: 5px 0;
     }
@@ -296,7 +319,7 @@ async function wrapEmailHtml(htmlBody, subject, language = 'en') {
       color: ${hoverColor};
     }
     strong {
-      color: #333;
+      color: ${bodyTextColor};
     }
     @media only screen and (max-width: 600px) {
       .email-wrapper {
@@ -565,12 +588,34 @@ async function processTemplate(template, variables, language = 'en') {
     };
     const ci18n = clientAccessI18n[language] || clientAccessI18n.en;
 
+    // The client-access CTA used to be a hard-coded #5C8762 fill; now it
+    // mirrors the configurable email_primary_color so the brand colour is
+    // consistent across every button in the email. Defaults match the
+    // historical literal so unchanged installs render identically.
+    let cli_primary = '#5C8762';
+    let cli_buttonText = '#ffffff';
+    try {
+      const rows = await db('app_settings')
+        .whereIn('setting_key', ['email_primary_color', 'email_button_text_color'])
+        .select('setting_key', 'setting_value');
+      rows.forEach((row) => {
+        if (!row.setting_value) return;
+        let parsed;
+        try { parsed = JSON.parse(row.setting_value); } catch (e) { parsed = row.setting_value; }
+        if (row.setting_key === 'email_primary_color') cli_primary = parsed || cli_primary;
+        if (row.setting_key === 'email_button_text_color') cli_buttonText = parsed || cli_buttonText;
+      });
+    } catch (e) {
+      // Non-fatal — fall back to literals so the email still renders.
+      logger.warn('Failed to read email colours for client-access block', { error: e.message });
+    }
+
     htmlBody += `
       <div style="margin-top: 24px; padding: 20px; background: #fff3cd; border-left: 4px solid #ffc107; border-radius: 4px;">
         <strong style="font-size: 15px;">&#128274; ${ci18n.label}</strong>
         <p style="margin: 10px 0 8px;">${ci18n.desc}</p>
         <p style="margin: 8px 0;">
-          <a href="${processedVariables.client_link}" style="display: inline-block; padding: 10px 20px; background-color: #5C8762; color: #ffffff; text-decoration: none; border-radius: 6px; font-weight: 600;">${ci18n.link}</a>
+          <a href="${processedVariables.client_link}" style="display: inline-block; padding: 10px 20px; background-color: ${cli_primary}; color: ${cli_buttonText}; text-decoration: none; border-radius: 6px; font-weight: 600;">${ci18n.link}</a>
         </p>
         <p style="margin: 8px 0;">${ci18n.pin}: <strong>${processedVariables.client_password}</strong></p>
         <p style="color: #856404; font-size: 12px; margin: 8px 0 0;">&#9888;&#65039; ${ci18n.warning}</p>
diff --git a/frontend/src/pages/admin/EmailConfigPage.tsx b/frontend/src/pages/admin/EmailConfigPage.tsx
index 66bd5e99..60814535 100644
--- a/frontend/src/pages/admin/EmailConfigPage.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/pages/admin/EmailConfigPage.tsx
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ import { toast } from 'react-toastify';
 import { Button, Input, Card, Loading } from '../../components/common';
 import { EmailPreviewModal } from '../../components/admin/EmailPreviewModal';
 import { EmailTemplateEditor } from '../../components/admin/EmailTemplateEditor';
-import { Palette } from 'lucide-react';
+import { Palette, RefreshCw, Info } from 'lucide-react';
 import { useQuery, useMutation, useQueryClient } from '@tanstack/react-query';
 import { emailService, type EmailConfig, type EmailTemplate, type EmailTemplateTranslation } from '../../services/email.service';
 import { settingsService } from '../../services/settings.service';
@@ -110,8 +110,19 @@ export const EmailConfigPage: React.FC = () => {
     htmlContent: '',
     textContent: ''
   });
+  // 8-token email palette. The first two are the historical settings —
+  // upgraded installs keep their saved values. The last six are new and
+  // default to the literals previously hard-coded into emailProcessor.js,
+  // which means an admin who never opens this card sees emails render
+  // exactly as before. Touching any picker enables full email theming.
   const [emailPrimaryColor, setEmailPrimaryColor] = useState('#5C8762');
   const [emailSecondaryColor, setEmailSecondaryColor] = useState('#f9f9f9');
+  const [emailBodyBgColor, setEmailBodyBgColor] = useState('#f5f5f5');
+  const [emailContainerBgColor, setEmailContainerBgColor] = useState('#ffffff');
+  const [emailListBgColor, setEmailListBgColor] = useState('#f9f9f9');
+  const [emailBodyTextColor, setEmailBodyTextColor] = useState('#333333');
+  const [emailMutedTextColor, setEmailMutedTextColor] = useState('#666666');
+  const [emailButtonTextColor, setEmailButtonTextColor] = useState('#ffffff');
   const queryClient = useQueryClient();
 
   // SMTP Configuration state
@@ -142,6 +153,12 @@ export const EmailConfigPage: React.FC = () => {
     if (allSettings) {
       if (allSettings.email_primary_color) setEmailPrimaryColor(allSettings.email_primary_color);
       if (allSettings.email_secondary_color) setEmailSecondaryColor(allSettings.email_secondary_color);
+      if (allSettings.email_body_bg_color) setEmailBodyBgColor(allSettings.email_body_bg_color);
+      if (allSettings.email_container_bg_color) setEmailContainerBgColor(allSettings.email_container_bg_color);
+      if (allSettings.email_list_bg_color) setEmailListBgColor(allSettings.email_list_bg_color);
+      if (allSettings.email_body_text_color) setEmailBodyTextColor(allSettings.email_body_text_color);
+      if (allSettings.email_muted_text_color) setEmailMutedTextColor(allSettings.email_muted_text_color);
+      if (allSettings.email_button_text_color) setEmailButtonTextColor(allSettings.email_button_text_color);
     }
   }, [allSettings]);
 
@@ -213,7 +230,7 @@ export const EmailConfigPage: React.FC = () => {
   });
 
   const saveEmailColorsMutation = useMutation({
-    mutationFn: (colors: { email_primary_color: string; email_secondary_color: string }) =>
+    mutationFn: (colors: Record<string, string>) =>
       settingsService.updateSettings(colors),
     onSuccess: () => {
       toast.success(t('toast.saveSuccess'));
@@ -228,9 +245,53 @@ export const EmailConfigPage: React.FC = () => {
     saveEmailColorsMutation.mutate({
       email_primary_color: emailPrimaryColor,
       email_secondary_color: emailSecondaryColor,
+      email_body_bg_color: emailBodyBgColor,
+      email_container_bg_color: emailContainerBgColor,
+      email_list_bg_color: emailListBgColor,
+      email_body_text_color: emailBodyTextColor,
+      email_muted_text_color: emailMutedTextColor,
+      email_button_text_color: emailButtonTextColor,
     });
   };
 
+  /**
+   * Sync email colours from the active Branding theme so admins can hit one
+   * button and have email + site share an identical palette.
+   *
+   * Mapping (Branding token → email token):
+   *   accentDarkColor   → email_primary_color    (header bg, H2, button bg, link)
+   *   surfaceColor      → email_secondary_color  (footer bg)
+   *   backgroundColor   → email_body_bg_color    (outer wrapper)
+   *   surfaceColor      → email_container_bg_color (email card)
+   *   elevatedColor     → email_list_bg_color    (info <ul> panel)
+   *   textColor         → email_body_text_color
+   *   mutedTextColor    → email_muted_text_color
+   *   (constant)        → email_button_text_color (#ffffff — no Branding equivalent)
+   *
+   * Just updates local state — admin still has to click Save to persist.
+   * That two-step keeps the flow predictable and avoids surprise saves.
+   */
+  const handleSyncFromBranding = () => {
+    const theme = allSettings?.theme_config || {};
+    const accentDark = theme.accentDarkColor || theme.primaryColor || '#5C8762';
+    const surface = theme.surfaceColor || '#ffffff';
+    const background = theme.backgroundColor || '#fafafa';
+    const elevated = theme.elevatedColor || '#f5f5f5';
+    const textColor = theme.textColor || '#171717';
+    const mutedText = theme.mutedTextColor || '#737373';
+
+    setEmailPrimaryColor(accentDark);
+    setEmailSecondaryColor(surface);
+    setEmailBodyBgColor(background);
+    setEmailContainerBgColor(surface);
+    setEmailListBgColor(elevated);
+    setEmailBodyTextColor(textColor);
+    setEmailMutedTextColor(mutedText);
+    // Button text stays #ffffff — needs to read on accent-dark fill regardless
+    // of branding accent choice. Admins can still override it manually.
+    toast.info(t('email.syncedFromBranding', 'Email colours synced from Branding. Click Save to apply.'));
+  };
+
   const handleSaveSmtp = () => {
     // Validate SMTP config
     if (!smtpConfig.smtp_host || !smtpConfig.smtp_port || !smtpConfig.from_email) {
@@ -579,56 +640,66 @@ export const EmailConfigPage: React.FC = () => {
       {activeTab === 'smtp' && (
         <div className="mt-6">
           <Card padding="md">
-            <div className="flex items-center gap-2 mb-4">
-              <Palette className="w-5 h-5 text-neutral-500" />
-              <h2 className="text-lg font-semibold text-neutral-900 dark:text-neutral-100">{t('email.brandingTitle')}</h2>
+            <div className="flex items-center justify-between gap-4 mb-4">
+              <div className="flex items-center gap-2">
+                <Palette className="w-5 h-5 text-neutral-500" />
+                <h2 className="text-lg font-semibold text-neutral-900 dark:text-neutral-100">{t('email.brandingTitle')}</h2>
+              </div>
+              {/* One-click copy from Branding theme so email + site share an
+                  identical palette. Just stages the values — admin still has
+                  to click Save to persist (avoids surprise mass-saves). */}
+              <Button
+                variant="outline"
+                size="sm"
+                onClick={handleSyncFromBranding}
+                leftIcon={<RefreshCw className="w-4 h-4" />}
+              >
+                {t('email.syncFromBranding', 'Sync from Branding')}
+              </Button>
             </div>
             <p className="text-sm text-neutral-500 dark:text-neutral-400 mb-6">{t('email.brandingDescription')}</p>
 
+            {/* 8 email colour pickers. Each row uses the same compact label
+                + info-tooltip pattern as the gallery palette in
+                ThemeCustomizerEnhanced — keeps the two configurators visually
+                consistent without sharing the React component (the email
+                state is local to this page and saved through a different
+                endpoint, so reuse would be more friction than value). */}
             <div className="grid grid-cols-1 sm:grid-cols-2 gap-6">
-              <div>
-                <label className="block text-sm font-medium text-neutral-700 dark:text-neutral-300 mb-2">
-                  {t('email.primaryColor')}
-                </label>
-                <p className="text-xs text-neutral-500 dark:text-neutral-400 mb-2">{t('email.primaryColorHint')}</p>
-                <div className="flex items-center gap-3">
-                  <input
-                    type="color"
-                    value={emailPrimaryColor}
-                    onChange={(e) => setEmailPrimaryColor(e.target.value)}
-                    className="w-10 h-10 rounded border border-neutral-300 dark:border-neutral-600 cursor-pointer"
-                  />
-                  <Input
-                    type="text"
-                    value={emailPrimaryColor}
-                    onChange={(e) => setEmailPrimaryColor(e.target.value)}
-                    className="w-32"
-                    placeholder="#5C8762"
-                  />
+              {[
+                { label: t('email.primaryColor', 'Primary'), help: t('email.primaryColorHelp', 'Header bar, H2 headings, button background, link colour. Maps to Branding → Accent (filled).'), value: emailPrimaryColor, setter: setEmailPrimaryColor, fallback: '#5C8762' },
+                { label: t('email.secondaryColor', 'Footer background'), help: t('email.secondaryColorHelp', 'Footer bar background. Maps to Branding → Surface.'), value: emailSecondaryColor, setter: setEmailSecondaryColor, fallback: '#f9f9f9' },
+                { label: t('email.bodyBgColor', 'Page background'), help: t('email.bodyBgColorHelp', 'The wrapper around the email card — what the recipient sees behind the email itself. Maps to Branding → Background.'), value: emailBodyBgColor, setter: setEmailBodyBgColor, fallback: '#f5f5f5' },
+                { label: t('email.containerBgColor', 'Email card'), help: t('email.containerBgColorHelp', 'The white card that holds the email content. Maps to Branding → Surface.'), value: emailContainerBgColor, setter: setEmailContainerBgColor, fallback: '#ffffff' },
+                { label: t('email.listBgColor', 'Info panel'), help: t('email.listBgColorHelp', 'Background of the bulleted info panels inside the email body. Maps to Branding → Elevated.'), value: emailListBgColor, setter: setEmailListBgColor, fallback: '#f9f9f9' },
+                { label: t('email.bodyTextColor', 'Body text'), help: t('email.bodyTextColorHelp', 'Paragraph and bold text colour. Maps to Branding → Primary text.'), value: emailBodyTextColor, setter: setEmailBodyTextColor, fallback: '#333333' },
+                { label: t('email.mutedTextColor', 'Footer text'), help: t('email.mutedTextColorHelp', 'Footer text and copyright line. Maps to Branding → Secondary text.'), value: emailMutedTextColor, setter: setEmailMutedTextColor, fallback: '#666666' },
+                { label: t('email.buttonTextColor', 'Button text'), help: t('email.buttonTextColorHelp', 'Text colour on filled buttons. Should contrast cleanly against the Primary colour. No Branding equivalent — usually white.'), value: emailButtonTextColor, setter: setEmailButtonTextColor, fallback: '#ffffff' },
+              ].map(({ label, help, value, setter, fallback }) => (
+                <div key={label}>
+                  <label className="flex items-center gap-1.5 text-sm font-medium text-neutral-700 dark:text-neutral-300 mb-2">
+                    {label}
+                    <span className="info-tooltip text-neutral-400 dark:text-neutral-500" data-tooltip={help} tabIndex={0}>
+                      <Info className="w-3.5 h-3.5" />
+                    </span>
+                  </label>
+                  <div className="flex items-center gap-3">
+                    <input
+                      type="color"
+                      value={value}
+                      onChange={(e) => setter(e.target.value)}
+                      className="w-10 h-10 rounded border border-neutral-300 dark:border-neutral-600 cursor-pointer"
+                    />
+                    <Input
+                      type="text"
+                      value={value}
+                      onChange={(e) => setter(e.target.value)}
+                      className="w-32"
+                      placeholder={fallback}
+                    />
+                  </div>
                 </div>
-              </div>
-
-              <div>
-                <label className="block text-sm font-medium text-neutral-700 dark:text-neutral-300 mb-2">
-                  {t('email.secondaryColor')}
-                </label>
-                <p className="text-xs text-neutral-500 dark:text-neutral-400 mb-2">{t('email.secondaryColorHint')}</p>
-                <div className="flex items-center gap-3">
-                  <input
-                    type="color"
-                    value={emailSecondaryColor}
-                    onChange={(e) => setEmailSecondaryColor(e.target.value)}
-                    className="w-10 h-10 rounded border border-neutral-300 dark:border-neutral-600 cursor-pointer"
-                  />
-                  <Input
-                    type="text"
-                    value={emailSecondaryColor}
-                    onChange={(e) => setEmailSecondaryColor(e.target.value)}
-                    className="w-32"
-                    placeholder="#f9f9f9"
-                  />
-                </div>
-              </div>
+              ))}
             </div>
 
             <div className="mt-6">