diff --git a/frontend/src/components/admin/CustomerAccountPicker.tsx b/frontend/src/components/admin/CustomerAccountPicker.tsx
index 9dea5bce..9d2f710a 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/admin/CustomerAccountPicker.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/admin/CustomerAccountPicker.tsx
@@ -120,10 +120,10 @@ export const CustomerAccountPicker: React.FC<Props> = ({ value, onChange, disabl
 
   return (
     <div ref={containerRef} className="relative">
-      <label className="block text-sm font-medium text-theme mb-1">
+      <label className="block text-sm font-medium text-neutral-900 dark:text-neutral-100 mb-1">
         {t('events.customerPicker.label', 'Customer accounts')}
       </label>
-      <p className="text-xs text-muted-theme mb-2">{helpText}</p>
+      <p className="text-xs text-neutral-500 dark:text-neutral-400 mb-2">{helpText}</p>
 
       {/* Selected chips */}
       {value.length > 0 && (
@@ -131,16 +131,11 @@ export const CustomerAccountPicker: React.FC<Props> = ({ value, onChange, disabl
           {value.map((c) => (
             <span
               key={c.id}
-              className="inline-flex items-center gap-1 px-2 py-1 rounded-full text-xs"
-              style={{
-                backgroundColor: 'var(--color-elevated, #f5f5f5)',
-                color: 'var(--color-text)',
-                border: '1px solid var(--color-surface-border, #e5e5e5)',
-              }}
+              className="inline-flex items-center gap-1 px-2 py-1 rounded-full text-xs bg-neutral-100 dark:bg-neutral-800 text-neutral-900 dark:text-neutral-100 border border-neutral-200 dark:border-neutral-700"
             >
               <span className="font-medium">{c.displayName?.trim() || c.email}</span>
               {c.displayName?.trim() && c.email !== c.displayName && (
-                <span className="text-muted-theme">· {c.email}</span>
+                <span className="text-neutral-500 dark:text-neutral-400">· {c.email}</span>
               )}
               {!disabled && (
                 <button
@@ -174,18 +169,14 @@ export const CustomerAccountPicker: React.FC<Props> = ({ value, onChange, disabl
       {/* Dropdown */}
       {isOpen && query.trim() !== '' && (
         <div
-          className="absolute left-0 right-0 mt-1 z-20 rounded-lg shadow-lg border max-h-72 overflow-y-auto"
-          style={{
-            backgroundColor: 'var(--color-surface, #ffffff)',
-            borderColor: 'var(--color-surface-border, #e5e5e5)',
-          }}
+          className="absolute left-0 right-0 mt-1 z-20 rounded-lg shadow-lg border max-h-72 overflow-y-auto bg-white dark:bg-neutral-900 border-neutral-200 dark:border-neutral-700"
         >
           {isSearching ? (
-            <div className="px-3 py-3 text-sm text-muted-theme">
+            <div className="px-3 py-3 text-sm text-neutral-500 dark:text-neutral-400">
               {t('events.customerPicker.searching', 'Searching…')}
             </div>
           ) : results.length === 0 ? (
-            <div className="px-3 py-3 text-sm text-muted-theme">
+            <div className="px-3 py-3 text-sm text-neutral-500 dark:text-neutral-400">
               {t('events.customerPicker.noResults', 'No matches. Invite this customer from Clients → Accounts first.')}
             </div>
           ) : (
@@ -197,7 +188,7 @@ export const CustomerAccountPicker: React.FC<Props> = ({ value, onChange, disabl
                     onClick={() => select(r)}
                     className="w-full text-left px-3 py-2 text-sm hover:bg-neutral-100 dark:hover:bg-neutral-700 flex items-center gap-2"
                   >
-                    <UserPlus className="w-4 h-4 text-muted-theme flex-shrink-0" />
+                    <UserPlus className="w-4 h-4 text-neutral-500 dark:text-neutral-400 flex-shrink-0" />
                     <span className="flex-1 truncate">{labelFor(r)}</span>
                   </button>
                 </li>
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/admin/CustomerCrmPanels.tsx b/frontend/src/components/admin/CustomerCrmPanels.tsx
index 9f58f324..bc5c3109 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/admin/CustomerCrmPanels.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/admin/CustomerCrmPanels.tsx
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ const QuotesPanel: React.FC<Props> = ({ customerAccountId }) => {
   return (
     <Card padding="lg">
       <div className="flex items-center justify-between mb-3">
-        <h2 className="text-lg font-semibold text-theme flex items-center gap-2">
+        <h2 className="text-lg font-semibold text-neutral-900 dark:text-neutral-100 flex items-center gap-2">
           <FileText className="w-5 h-5" /> {t('customers.detail.quotesSection', 'Quotes')}
         </h2>
         <div className="flex gap-2">
@@ -78,18 +78,18 @@ const QuotesPanel: React.FC<Props> = ({ customerAccountId }) => {
       </div>
 
       {isLoading ? <Loading /> : !data || data.quotes.length === 0 ? (
-        <p className="text-sm text-muted-theme">
+        <p className="text-sm text-neutral-500 dark:text-neutral-400">
           {t('customers.detail.noQuotes', 'No quotes for this customer yet.')}
         </p>
       ) : (
-        <ul className="divide-y" style={{ borderColor: 'var(--color-surface-border)' }}>
+        <ul className="divide-y divide-neutral-200 dark:divide-neutral-700">
           {data.quotes.map((q) => (
             <li key={q.id} className="py-2 flex items-center justify-between gap-3">
               <div className="min-w-0 flex-1">
-                <Link to={`/admin/clients/quotes/${q.id}`} className="text-theme hover:underline font-mono text-sm">
+                <Link to={`/admin/clients/quotes/${q.id}`} className="text-neutral-900 dark:text-neutral-100 hover:underline font-mono text-sm">
                   {q.quoteNumber}
                 </Link>
-                <span className="text-xs text-muted-theme ml-2">{q.eventName || fmtDate(q.issueDate)}</span>
+                <span className="text-xs text-neutral-500 dark:text-neutral-400 ml-2">{q.eventName || fmtDate(q.issueDate)}</span>
               </div>
               <span className="text-sm tabular-nums">{formatMoney(Number(q.totalAmountMinor) / 100, q.currency)}</span>
               <span className={`px-2 py-0.5 rounded text-xs font-medium ${
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ const ContractsPanel: React.FC<Props> = ({ customerAccountId }) => {
   return (
     <Card padding="lg">
       <div className="flex items-center justify-between mb-3">
-        <h2 className="text-lg font-semibold text-theme flex items-center gap-2">
+        <h2 className="text-lg font-semibold text-neutral-900 dark:text-neutral-100 flex items-center gap-2">
           <ScrollText className="w-5 h-5" /> {t('customers.detail.contractsSection', 'Contracts')}
         </h2>
         <div className="flex gap-2">
@@ -132,18 +132,18 @@ const ContractsPanel: React.FC<Props> = ({ customerAccountId }) => {
       </div>
 
       {isLoading ? <Loading /> : !data || data.contracts.length === 0 ? (
-        <p className="text-sm text-muted-theme">
+        <p className="text-sm text-neutral-500 dark:text-neutral-400">
           {t('customers.detail.noContracts', 'No contracts for this customer yet.')}
         </p>
       ) : (
-        <ul className="divide-y" style={{ borderColor: 'var(--color-surface-border)' }}>
+        <ul className="divide-y divide-neutral-200 dark:divide-neutral-700">
           {data.contracts.map((c) => (
             <li key={c.id} className="py-2 flex items-center justify-between gap-3">
               <div className="min-w-0 flex-1">
-                <Link to={`/admin/clients/contracts/${c.id}`} className="text-theme hover:underline font-mono text-sm">
+                <Link to={`/admin/clients/contracts/${c.id}`} className="text-neutral-900 dark:text-neutral-100 hover:underline font-mono text-sm">
                   {c.contractNumber}
                 </Link>
-                <span className="text-xs text-muted-theme ml-2 truncate">{c.title || fmtDate(c.issueDate)}</span>
+                <span className="text-xs text-neutral-500 dark:text-neutral-400 ml-2 truncate">{c.title || fmtDate(c.issueDate)}</span>
               </div>
               <span className={`px-2 py-0.5 rounded text-xs font-medium ${
                 c.status === 'fully_signed' ? 'bg-green-100 text-green-800'
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ const InvoicesPanel: React.FC<Props> = ({ customerAccountId }) => {
   return (
     <Card padding="lg">
       <div className="flex items-center justify-between mb-3">
-        <h2 className="text-lg font-semibold text-theme flex items-center gap-2">
+        <h2 className="text-lg font-semibold text-neutral-900 dark:text-neutral-100 flex items-center gap-2">
           <Receipt className="w-5 h-5" /> {t('customers.detail.billsSection', 'Invoices')}
         </h2>
         <div className="flex gap-2">
@@ -187,18 +187,18 @@ const InvoicesPanel: React.FC<Props> = ({ customerAccountId }) => {
       </div>
 
       {isLoading ? <Loading /> : !data || data.invoices.length === 0 ? (
-        <p className="text-sm text-muted-theme">
+        <p className="text-sm text-neutral-500 dark:text-neutral-400">
           {t('customers.detail.noBills', 'No invoices for this customer yet.')}
         </p>
       ) : (
-        <ul className="divide-y" style={{ borderColor: 'var(--color-surface-border)' }}>
+        <ul className="divide-y divide-neutral-200 dark:divide-neutral-700">
           {data.invoices.map((inv) => (
             <li key={inv.id} className="py-2 flex items-center justify-between gap-3">
               <div className="min-w-0 flex-1">
-                <Link to={`/admin/clients/bills/${inv.id}`} className="text-theme hover:underline font-mono text-sm">
+                <Link to={`/admin/clients/bills/${inv.id}`} className="text-neutral-900 dark:text-neutral-100 hover:underline font-mono text-sm">
                   {inv.invoiceNumber}
                 </Link>
-                <span className="text-xs text-muted-theme ml-2">
+                <span className="text-xs text-neutral-500 dark:text-neutral-400 ml-2">
                   {fmtDate(inv.dueDate)}
                   {inv.installmentTotal > 1 ? ` · ${inv.installmentIndex + 1}/${inv.installmentTotal}` : ''}
                 </span>
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/admin/CustomerDashboardBrandingCard.tsx b/frontend/src/components/admin/CustomerDashboardBrandingCard.tsx
index a461104c..a9f51d71 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/admin/CustomerDashboardBrandingCard.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/admin/CustomerDashboardBrandingCard.tsx
@@ -62,8 +62,8 @@ const Toggle: React.FC<ToggleProps> = ({ enabled, onChange, label, hint, icon: I
       role="switch"
       aria-checked={enabled}
       onClick={onChange}
-      className="relative inline-flex h-6 w-11 flex-shrink-0 items-center rounded-full transition-colors focus-visible:outline-none focus-visible:ring-2 focus-visible:ring-offset-2"
-      style={{ backgroundColor: enabled ? 'var(--color-accent, #5C8762)' : '#cbd5e1' }}
+      className={`relative inline-flex h-6 w-11 flex-shrink-0 items-center rounded-full transition-colors focus-visible:outline-none focus-visible:ring-2 focus-visible:ring-offset-2 ${enabled ? '' : 'bg-neutral-300 dark:bg-neutral-600'}`}
+      style={enabled ? { backgroundColor: 'var(--color-accent, #5C8762)' } : undefined}
     >
       <span
         className={`inline-block h-4 w-4 transform rounded-full bg-white transition-transform ${enabled ? 'translate-x-6' : 'translate-x-1'}`}
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/admin/DocumentLineageCard.tsx b/frontend/src/components/admin/DocumentLineageCard.tsx
index 84cf2b06..715f9657 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/admin/DocumentLineageCard.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/admin/DocumentLineageCard.tsx
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ export const DocumentLineageCard: React.FC<DocumentLineageCardProps> = ({
   if (isLoading) {
     return (
       <Card padding="md" className={className}>
-        <p className="text-sm text-muted-theme">
+        <p className="text-sm text-neutral-500 dark:text-neutral-400">
           {t('dealLineage.loading', 'Loading related documents…')}
         </p>
       </Card>
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ export const DocumentLineageCard: React.FC<DocumentLineageCardProps> = ({
         <h2 className="font-semibold mb-1 flex items-center gap-2">
           {t('dealLineage.title', 'Related documents')}
         </h2>
-        <p className="text-xs text-muted-theme">
+        <p className="text-xs text-neutral-500 dark:text-neutral-400">
           {t('dealLineage.empty', 'No other documents share this deal yet. New invoices, contracts, or installments will show up here once created.')}
         </p>
       </Card>
@@ -256,7 +256,7 @@ const Group: React.FC<{
   action?: React.ReactNode;
 }> = ({ icon, label, count, children, action }) => (
   <div className="mb-3 last:mb-0">
-    <div className="flex items-center gap-2 text-xs uppercase tracking-wider text-muted-theme mb-1">
+    <div className="flex items-center gap-2 text-xs uppercase tracking-wider text-neutral-500 dark:text-neutral-400 mb-1">
       {icon}
       <span>{label}</span>
       <span>({count})</span>
@@ -282,19 +282,19 @@ const Row: React.FC<{
   const inner = (
     <div className="flex items-center justify-between gap-3 py-1.5">
       <div className="flex items-center gap-2 min-w-0">
-        <span className={`font-mono text-sm ${isCurrent ? 'text-muted-theme' : ''}`}>{number}</span>
+        <span className={`font-mono text-sm ${isCurrent ? 'text-neutral-500 dark:text-neutral-400' : ''}`}>{number}</span>
         {badge && (
           <span className="text-[10px] uppercase tracking-wider px-1.5 py-0.5 rounded font-semibold bg-purple-100 text-purple-800 dark:bg-purple-900/40 dark:text-purple-300">
             {badge}
           </span>
         )}
         {meta && (
-          <span className="text-xs text-muted-theme truncate">{meta}</span>
+          <span className="text-xs text-neutral-500 dark:text-neutral-400 truncate">{meta}</span>
         )}
       </div>
       <div className="flex items-center gap-2 shrink-0 text-xs">
         {right && <span className="tabular-nums">{right}</span>}
-        <span className="text-muted-theme">{t(statusKey, statusFallback)}</span>
+        <span className="text-neutral-500 dark:text-neutral-400">{t(statusKey, statusFallback)}</span>
       </div>
     </div>
   );
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/admin/EditInstallmentPlanModal.tsx b/frontend/src/components/admin/EditInstallmentPlanModal.tsx
index 41a243c6..ebb5e9c9 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/admin/EditInstallmentPlanModal.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/admin/EditInstallmentPlanModal.tsx
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ export const EditInstallmentPlanModal: React.FC<EditInstallmentPlanModalProps> =
             <h2 className="text-xl font-semibold">
               {t('dealLineage.editPlanModalTitle', 'Edit installment plan')}
             </h2>
-            <p className="text-xs text-muted-theme mt-1">
+            <p className="text-xs text-neutral-500 dark:text-neutral-400 mt-1">
               {t('dealLineage.editPlanHelp',
                 'Atomically reshape this plan: change percents, labels, triggers, add or remove rows. The plan total stays fixed; existing invoice numbers are kept where possible. Refused once any invoice has shipped.')}
             </p>
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/admin/InstallmentsPanel.tsx b/frontend/src/components/admin/InstallmentsPanel.tsx
index e735274c..d71b15da 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/admin/InstallmentsPanel.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/admin/InstallmentsPanel.tsx
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ export const InstallmentsPanel: React.FC<InstallmentsPanelProps> = ({
 
       {enabled && (
         <>
-          <p className="text-xs text-muted-theme mb-3">
+          <p className="text-xs text-neutral-500 dark:text-neutral-400 mb-3">
             {advanced
               ? t('installments.advancedHint',
                 'Pick a trigger (quote accepted, before/after event, on delivery, fixed date) plus offset in days. Triggers re-resolve if the event date later shifts.')
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@ export const InstallmentsPanel: React.FC<InstallmentsPanelProps> = ({
                 className="grid grid-cols-12 gap-2 items-end p-2 rounded-md bg-neutral-50 dark:bg-neutral-800/40"
               >
                 <div className="col-span-2">
-                  <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('installments.percent', '%')}
                   </label>
                   <Input
@@ -206,7 +206,7 @@ export const InstallmentsPanel: React.FC<InstallmentsPanelProps> = ({
                   />
                 </div>
                 <div className="col-span-4">
-                  <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('installments.label', 'Label')}
                   </label>
                   <Input
@@ -219,11 +219,11 @@ export const InstallmentsPanel: React.FC<InstallmentsPanelProps> = ({
 
                 {!advanced ? (
                   <div className="col-span-5">
-                    <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('installments.sendOn', 'Send on')}
                     </label>
                     {row.trigger === 'after_delivery' ? (
-                      <div className="text-xs text-muted-theme py-2">
+                      <div className="text-xs text-neutral-500 dark:text-neutral-400 py-2">
                         {t('installments.onDeliveryHint',
                           'On delivery — admin releases manually. Switch to advanced to change.')}
                       </div>
@@ -242,7 +242,7 @@ export const InstallmentsPanel: React.FC<InstallmentsPanelProps> = ({
                 ) : (
                   <>
                     <div className="col-span-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('installments.trigger', 'Trigger')}
                       </label>
                       <select
@@ -262,7 +262,7 @@ export const InstallmentsPanel: React.FC<InstallmentsPanelProps> = ({
                       </select>
                     </div>
                     <div className="col-span-2">
-                      <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('installments.offsetDays', 'Offset (days)')}
                       </label>
                       <Input
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/admin/PasswordResetModal.tsx b/frontend/src/components/admin/PasswordResetModal.tsx
index 592a23b1..a8337145 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/admin/PasswordResetModal.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/admin/PasswordResetModal.tsx
@@ -87,12 +87,12 @@ export const PasswordResetModal: React.FC<PasswordResetModalProps> = ({
     <div className="fixed inset-0 bg-black/50 flex items-center justify-center z-50 p-4">
       <Card className="max-w-md w-full">
         <div className="flex items-center justify-between mb-4">
-          <h2 className="text-xl font-semibold text-neutral-900">
+          <h2 className="text-xl font-semibold text-neutral-900 dark:text-neutral-100">
             {resultPassword ? t('events.passwordReset.newTitle') : t('events.passwordReset.title')}
           </h2>
           <button
             onClick={onClose}
-            className="text-neutral-400 hover:text-neutral-600"
+            className="text-neutral-400 hover:text-neutral-600 dark:hover:text-neutral-300"
           >
             <X className="w-5 h-5" />
           </button>
@@ -163,12 +163,12 @@ export const PasswordResetModal: React.FC<PasswordResetModalProps> = ({
                   type="checkbox"
                   checked={sendEmail}
                   onChange={(e) => setSendEmail(e.target.checked)}
-                  className="w-4 h-4 text-accent bg-neutral-100 border-neutral-300 rounded focus:ring-primary-500 focus:ring-2"
+                  className="w-4 h-4 text-accent bg-neutral-100 dark:bg-neutral-700 border-neutral-300 dark:border-neutral-600 rounded focus:ring-primary-500 focus:ring-2"
                 />
                 <div className="flex-1">
                   <div className="flex items-center gap-2">
                     <Mail className="w-4 h-4 text-neutral-500" />
-                    <span className="text-sm font-medium text-neutral-700">
+                    <span className="text-sm font-medium text-neutral-700 dark:text-neutral-300">
                       {t('events.passwordReset.sendEmail')}
                     </span>
                   </div>
diff --git a/frontend/src/pages/admin/CustomerDetailPage.tsx b/frontend/src/pages/admin/CustomerDetailPage.tsx
index ae2acd58..b91bb492 100644
--- a/frontend/src/pages/admin/CustomerDetailPage.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/pages/admin/CustomerDetailPage.tsx
@@ -301,13 +301,13 @@ export const CustomerDetailPage: React.FC = () => {
             className="p-2 -ml-2 rounded hover:bg-neutral-100 dark:hover:bg-neutral-700"
             aria-label={t('common.back', 'Back')}
           >
-            <ArrowLeft className="w-4 h-4 text-muted-theme" />
+            <ArrowLeft className="w-4 h-4 text-neutral-500 dark:text-neutral-400" />
           </Link>
           <div className="min-w-0">
-            <h1 className="text-2xl font-bold text-theme truncate">
+            <h1 className="text-2xl font-bold text-neutral-900 dark:text-neutral-100 truncate">
               {customer.displayName || customer.email}
             </h1>
-            <p className="text-sm text-muted-theme truncate">{customer.email}</p>
+            <p className="text-sm text-neutral-500 dark:text-neutral-400 truncate">{customer.email}</p>
           </div>
         </div>
         <div className="flex flex-col items-end gap-1">
@@ -333,7 +333,7 @@ export const CustomerDetailPage: React.FC = () => {
               {t('customers.passive.badge', 'Passive — admin only')}
             </span>
           ) : (
-            <span className="text-[11px] text-muted-theme">
+            <span className="text-[11px] text-neutral-500 dark:text-neutral-400">
               {t('customers.passive.activeLabel', 'Has portal access')}
             </span>
           )}
@@ -342,16 +342,16 @@ export const CustomerDetailPage: React.FC = () => {
 
       {/* Account section */}
       <Card padding="lg">
-        <h2 className="text-lg font-semibold text-theme mb-4 flex items-center gap-2">
+        <h2 className="text-lg font-semibold text-neutral-900 dark:text-neutral-100 mb-4 flex items-center gap-2">
           <Mail className="w-5 h-5" /> {t('customers.detail.accountSection', 'Account')}
         </h2>
         <div className="grid grid-cols-1 md:grid-cols-2 gap-4">
           <div>
-            <label className="block text-sm font-medium text-theme mb-1">{t('customers.detail.email', 'Email')}</label>
+            <label className="block text-sm font-medium text-neutral-900 dark:text-neutral-100 mb-1">{t('customers.detail.email', 'Email')}</label>
             <Input type="email" value={form.email || ''} onChange={setField('email')} />
           </div>
           <div>
-            <label className="block text-sm font-medium text-theme mb-1">{t('customers.detail.preferredLanguage', 'Preferred language')}</label>
+            <label className="block text-sm font-medium text-neutral-900 dark:text-neutral-100 mb-1">{t('customers.detail.preferredLanguage', 'Preferred language')}</label>
             <select
               value={form.preferredLanguage || profileDefaultLocale}
               onChange={setField('preferredLanguage')}
@@ -375,12 +375,12 @@ export const CustomerDetailPage: React.FC = () => {
 
       {/* Personal section */}
       <Card padding="lg">
-        <h2 className="text-lg font-semibold text-theme mb-4">
+        <h2 className="text-lg font-semibold text-neutral-900 dark:text-neutral-100 mb-4">
           {t('customers.detail.personalSection', 'Personal information')}
         </h2>
         <div className="grid grid-cols-1 md:grid-cols-3 gap-4">
           <div>
-            <label className="block text-sm font-medium text-theme mb-1">{t('customers.detail.salutation', 'Salutation')}</label>
+            <label className="block text-sm font-medium text-neutral-900 dark:text-neutral-100 mb-1">{t('customers.detail.salutation', 'Salutation')}</label>
             {/* Salutation values are stored verbatim in the DB ("Herr",
                 "Frau", "Mx", "Dr") — those are the canonical token values
                 across locales. Display labels are translated; the value
@@ -400,25 +400,25 @@ export const CustomerDetailPage: React.FC = () => {
             </select>
           </div>
           <div>
-            <label className="block text-sm font-medium text-theme mb-1">{t('customers.detail.firstName', 'First name')}</label>
+            <label className="block text-sm font-medium text-neutral-900 dark:text-neutral-100 mb-1">{t('customers.detail.firstName', 'First name')}</label>
             <Input value={form.firstName || ''} onChange={setField('firstName')} />
           </div>
           <div>
-            <label className="block text-sm font-medium text-theme mb-1">{t('customers.detail.lastName', 'Last name')}</label>
+            <label className="block text-sm font-medium text-neutral-900 dark:text-neutral-100 mb-1">{t('customers.detail.lastName', 'Last name')}</label>
             <Input value={form.lastName || ''} onChange={setField('lastName')} />
           </div>
           <div>
-            <label className="block text-sm font-medium text-theme mb-1">{t('customers.detail.displayName', 'Display name')}</label>
+            <label className="block text-sm font-medium text-neutral-900 dark:text-neutral-100 mb-1">{t('customers.detail.displayName', 'Display name')}</label>
             <Input value={form.displayName || ''} onChange={setField('displayName')} />
           </div>
           <div>
-            <label className="block text-sm font-medium text-theme mb-1 flex items-center gap-1">
+            <label className="block text-sm font-medium text-neutral-900 dark:text-neutral-100 mb-1 flex items-center gap-1">
               <Phone className="w-4 h-4" /> {t('customers.detail.phone', 'Phone')}
             </label>
             <Input value={form.phone || ''} onChange={setField('phone')} />
           </div>
           <div>
-            <label className="block text-sm font-medium text-theme mb-1 flex items-center gap-1">
+            <label className="block text-sm font-medium text-neutral-900 dark:text-neutral-100 mb-1 flex items-center gap-1">
               <Building2 className="w-4 h-4" /> {t('customers.detail.company', 'Company')}
             </label>
             <Input value={form.companyName || ''} onChange={setField('companyName')} />
@@ -437,10 +437,10 @@ export const CustomerDetailPage: React.FC = () => {
 
       {/* Notes (admin-only) */}
       <Card padding="lg">
-        <h2 className="text-lg font-semibold text-theme mb-4 flex items-center gap-2">
+        <h2 className="text-lg font-semibold text-neutral-900 dark:text-neutral-100 mb-4 flex items-center gap-2">
           <FileText className="w-5 h-5" /> {t('customers.detail.notesSection', 'Internal notes')}
         </h2>
-        <p className="text-xs text-muted-theme mb-3">
+        <p className="text-xs text-neutral-500 dark:text-neutral-400 mb-3">
           {t('customers.detail.notesHint', 'Visible only to admins. Never shown to the customer.')}
         </p>
         <textarea
@@ -454,7 +454,7 @@ export const CustomerDetailPage: React.FC = () => {
       {/* Assigned events */}
       <Card padding="lg">
         <div className="flex items-center justify-between gap-4 mb-4 flex-wrap">
-          <h2 className="text-lg font-semibold text-theme flex items-center gap-2">
+          <h2 className="text-lg font-semibold text-neutral-900 dark:text-neutral-100 flex items-center gap-2">
             <Calendar className="w-5 h-5" /> {t('customers.detail.eventsSection', 'Assigned events')}
           </h2>
           {/* Manage galleries: opens the multi-select dialog that
@@ -473,17 +473,17 @@ export const CustomerDetailPage: React.FC = () => {
           </Button>
         </div>
         {customer.events.length === 0 ? (
-          <p className="text-sm text-muted-theme">
+          <p className="text-sm text-neutral-500 dark:text-neutral-400">
             {t('customers.detail.noEvents', 'Not assigned to any events yet. Use "Manage galleries" to add some.')}
           </p>
         ) : (
-          <ul className="divide-y" style={{ borderColor: 'var(--color-surface-border)' }}>
+          <ul className="divide-y divide-neutral-200 dark:divide-neutral-700">
             {customer.events.map((ev) => (
               <li key={ev.id} className="py-2 flex items-center justify-between">
-                <Link to={`/admin/events/${ev.id}`} className="text-theme hover:underline">
+                <Link to={`/admin/events/${ev.id}`} className="text-neutral-900 dark:text-neutral-100 hover:underline">
                   {ev.eventName}
                 </Link>
-                <span className="text-xs text-muted-theme">
+                <span className="text-xs text-neutral-500 dark:text-neutral-400">
                   {ev.eventDate ? fmtDate(ev.eventDate) : ''}
                   {ev.expiresAt ? ` · ${t('customers.detail.expires', 'expires')} ${fmtDate(ev.expiresAt)}` : ''}
                 </span>
@@ -509,36 +509,36 @@ export const CustomerDetailPage: React.FC = () => {
 
       {/* Address + billing */}
       <Card padding="lg">
-        <h2 className="text-lg font-semibold text-theme mb-4 flex items-center gap-2">
+        <h2 className="text-lg font-semibold text-neutral-900 dark:text-neutral-100 mb-4 flex items-center gap-2">
           <MapPin className="w-5 h-5" /> {t('customers.detail.billingSection', 'Address & billing')}
         </h2>
         <div className="grid grid-cols-1 md:grid-cols-2 gap-4">
           <div>
-            <label className="block text-sm font-medium text-theme mb-1">{t('customers.detail.billingEmail', 'Billing email')}</label>
+            <label className="block text-sm font-medium text-neutral-900 dark:text-neutral-100 mb-1">{t('customers.detail.billingEmail', 'Billing email')}</label>
             <Input type="email" value={form.billingEmail || ''} onChange={setField('billingEmail')} />
           </div>
           <div>
-            <label className="block text-sm font-medium text-theme mb-1">{t('customers.detail.vatId', 'VAT / tax ID')}</label>
+            <label className="block text-sm font-medium text-neutral-900 dark:text-neutral-100 mb-1">{t('customers.detail.vatId', 'VAT / tax ID')}</label>
             <Input value={form.vatId || ''} onChange={setField('vatId')} />
           </div>
           <div className="md:col-span-2">
-            <label className="block text-sm font-medium text-theme mb-1">{t('customers.detail.addressLine1', 'Address line 1')}</label>
+            <label className="block text-sm font-medium text-neutral-900 dark:text-neutral-100 mb-1">{t('customers.detail.addressLine1', 'Address line 1')}</label>
             <Input value={form.addressLine1 || ''} onChange={setField('addressLine1')} />
           </div>
           <div className="md:col-span-2">
-            <label className="block text-sm font-medium text-theme mb-1">{t('customers.detail.addressLine2', 'Address line 2')}</label>
+            <label className="block text-sm font-medium text-neutral-900 dark:text-neutral-100 mb-1">{t('customers.detail.addressLine2', 'Address line 2')}</label>
             <Input value={form.addressLine2 || ''} onChange={setField('addressLine2')} />
           </div>
           <div>
-            <label className="block text-sm font-medium text-theme mb-1">{t('customers.detail.postalCode', 'Postal code')}</label>
+            <label className="block text-sm font-medium text-neutral-900 dark:text-neutral-100 mb-1">{t('customers.detail.postalCode', 'Postal code')}</label>
             <Input value={form.postalCode || ''} onChange={setField('postalCode')} />
           </div>
           <div>
-            <label className="block text-sm font-medium text-theme mb-1">{t('customers.detail.city', 'City')}</label>
+            <label className="block text-sm font-medium text-neutral-900 dark:text-neutral-100 mb-1">{t('customers.detail.city', 'City')}</label>
             <Input value={form.city || ''} onChange={setField('city')} />
           </div>
           <div>
-            <label className="block text-sm font-medium text-theme mb-1">{t('customers.detail.state', 'State / region')}</label>
+            <label className="block text-sm font-medium text-neutral-900 dark:text-neutral-100 mb-1">{t('customers.detail.state', 'State / region')}</label>
             <Input value={form.state || ''} onChange={setField('state')} />
           </div>
           <div>
@@ -575,11 +575,11 @@ export const CustomerDetailPage: React.FC = () => {
           the moment any master flag is re-enabled. */}
       {(flags.calendar || flags.quotes || flags.bills || flags.hoursLogging || flags.contracts) && (
       <Card padding="lg">
-        <h2 className="text-lg font-semibold text-theme mb-1 flex items-center gap-2">
+        <h2 className="text-lg font-semibold text-neutral-900 dark:text-neutral-100 mb-1 flex items-center gap-2">
           <ToggleLeft className="w-5 h-5" />
           {t('customers.detail.featuresSection', 'Customer features')}
         </h2>
-        <p className="text-xs text-muted-theme mb-4">
+        <p className="text-xs text-neutral-500 dark:text-neutral-400 mb-4">
           {t(
             'customers.detail.featuresHint',
             'Per-customer overrides for the customer-surface tabs. The global toggles in Settings → Features are the master switch — when global is OFF nobody sees the tab, regardless of what you set here. Defaults are ON, so flip a switch OFF to hide a tab for this specific customer.'
@@ -619,7 +619,7 @@ export const CustomerDetailPage: React.FC = () => {
             const enabled = !!form[key];
             return (
               <label key={key} className="flex items-center justify-between gap-3 cursor-pointer">
-                <span className="text-sm font-medium text-theme flex items-center gap-2">
+                <span className="text-sm font-medium text-neutral-900 dark:text-neutral-100 flex items-center gap-2">
                   {t(labelKey, fallback)}
                   {/* Status pill — 'soon' = amber, 'new' = green.
                       Colors match Settings → Features StatusBadge so
@@ -639,8 +639,8 @@ export const CustomerDetailPage: React.FC = () => {
                   role="switch"
                   aria-checked={enabled}
                   onClick={() => toggleFeature(key)}
-                  className="relative inline-flex h-6 w-11 items-center rounded-full transition-colors focus-visible:outline-none focus-visible:ring-2 focus-visible:ring-offset-2"
-                  style={{ backgroundColor: enabled ? 'var(--color-accent)' : 'var(--color-surface-border)' }}
+                  className={`relative inline-flex h-6 w-11 items-center rounded-full transition-colors focus-visible:outline-none focus-visible:ring-2 focus-visible:ring-offset-2 ${enabled ? '' : 'bg-neutral-300 dark:bg-neutral-600'}`}
+                  style={enabled ? { backgroundColor: 'var(--color-accent)' } : undefined}
                 >
                   <span
                     className={`inline-block h-4 w-4 transform rounded-full bg-white transition-transform ${enabled ? 'translate-x-6' : 'translate-x-1'}`}
@@ -659,7 +659,7 @@ export const CustomerDetailPage: React.FC = () => {
             per-entry basis from the standalone Hours logging page. */}
         {flags.hoursLogging && form.featureHoursLogging && (
           <div className="mt-4 pt-4 border-t border-neutral-200 dark:border-neutral-700">
-            <label className="block text-sm font-medium text-theme mb-1">
+            <label className="block text-sm font-medium text-neutral-900 dark:text-neutral-100 mb-1">
               {t('customers.field.hourlyRate', 'Default hourly rate')}
             </label>
             <DecimalInput
@@ -674,7 +674,7 @@ export const CustomerDetailPage: React.FC = () => {
               placeholder="150.00"
               className="w-40 input"
             />
-            <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 })}
@@ -693,17 +693,17 @@ export const CustomerDetailPage: React.FC = () => {
           off — admin has nothing to bill, so cadence is moot. */}
       {flags.bills && (
       <Card padding="lg">
-        <h2 className="text-lg font-semibold text-theme mb-1 flex items-center gap-2">
+        <h2 className="text-lg font-semibold text-neutral-900 dark:text-neutral-100 mb-1 flex items-center gap-2">
           <Calendar className="w-5 h-5" />
           {t('customers.billing.section', 'Billing cadence')}
         </h2>
-        <p className="text-xs text-muted-theme mb-4">
+        <p className="text-xs text-neutral-500 dark:text-neutral-400 mb-4">
           {t('customers.billing.hint',
             'Per-event (default): every invoice is sent on its own schedule. Monthly: all invoices issued in the period accumulate into one bill that fires on the configured day.')}
         </p>
         <div className="grid grid-cols-1 md:grid-cols-2 gap-3">
           <div>
-            <label className="block text-sm font-medium text-theme mb-1">
+            <label className="block text-sm font-medium text-neutral-900 dark:text-neutral-100 mb-1">
               {t('customers.billing.cadence', 'Billing cadence')}
             </label>
             <select
@@ -719,7 +719,7 @@ export const CustomerDetailPage: React.FC = () => {
           </div>
           {(form.billingCadence === 'monthly' || form.billingCadence === 'quarterly') && (
             <div>
-              <label className="block text-sm font-medium text-theme mb-1">
+              <label className="block text-sm font-medium text-neutral-900 dark:text-neutral-100 mb-1">
                 {t('customers.billing.cycleDay', 'Cycle day')}
               </label>
               <input
@@ -730,7 +730,7 @@ export const CustomerDetailPage: React.FC = () => {
                 onChange={(e) => setForm((prev) => ({ ...prev, billingCycleDay: Number(e.target.value) } as any))}
                 className="input w-full"
               />
-              <p className="text-xs text-muted-theme mt-1">
+              <p className="text-xs text-neutral-500 dark:text-neutral-400 mt-1">
                 {t('customers.billing.cycleDayHint',
                   '1..28 = day of month. Use negative -1..-15 for "N days before month end" (so -3 fires on the 28th of a 31-day month).')}
               </p>
@@ -741,7 +741,7 @@ export const CustomerDetailPage: React.FC = () => {
         {/* Per-customer Skonto opt-out (migration 112). For B2B
             customers who negotiated "no early-payment discount" — set
             once instead of ticking the per-invoice toggle every time. */}
-        <label className="mt-4 flex items-start gap-2 text-sm text-theme">
+        <label className="mt-4 flex items-start gap-2 text-sm text-neutral-900 dark:text-neutral-100">
           <input
             type="checkbox"
             checked={!!form.skontoDisabled}
@@ -750,7 +750,7 @@ export const CustomerDetailPage: React.FC = () => {
           />
           <span>
             {t('customers.billing.skontoDisabled', 'No Skonto for this customer')}
-            <span className="block text-xs text-muted-theme">
+            <span className="block text-xs text-neutral-500 dark:text-neutral-400">
               {t('customers.billing.skontoDisabledHint',
                 'Disables the early-payment discount on all of this customer’s invoices, regardless of template or global defaults.')}
             </span>
@@ -765,14 +765,14 @@ export const CustomerDetailPage: React.FC = () => {
         {(form.billingCadence === 'monthly' || form.billingCadence === 'manual') && monthlyDraft && monthlyDraft.lineItems.length > 0 && (
           <div className="mt-4 pt-4 border-t border-neutral-200 dark:border-neutral-700">
             <div className="flex items-center justify-between mb-2">
-              <h3 className="text-sm font-semibold text-theme">
+              <h3 className="text-sm font-semibold text-neutral-900 dark:text-neutral-100">
                 {form.billingCadence === 'manual'
                   ? t('customers.billing.draftPreview.titleManual',
                       'Pending — ships on manual trigger')
                   : t('customers.billing.draftPreview.title',
                       'Pending in this month\'s bill')}
               </h3>
-              <span className="text-xs text-muted-theme">
+              <span className="text-xs text-neutral-500 dark:text-neutral-400">
                 {monthlyDraft.periodStart && monthlyDraft.periodEnd
                   ? t('customers.billing.draftPreview.periodRange',
                       '{{number}} · {{from}} – {{to}}',
@@ -806,10 +806,10 @@ export const CustomerDetailPage: React.FC = () => {
                 <tbody>
                   {monthlyDraft.lineItems.map((li) => (
                     <tr key={li.id} className="border-t border-neutral-200 dark:border-neutral-700">
-                      <td className="px-3 py-1.5 tabular-nums text-muted-theme">{li.position}</td>
+                      <td className="px-3 py-1.5 tabular-nums text-neutral-500 dark:text-neutral-400">{li.position}</td>
                       <td className="px-3 py-1.5">
                         {li.parentPosition != null && (
-                          <span className="text-muted-theme mr-1">↳</span>
+                          <span className="text-neutral-500 dark:text-neutral-400 mr-1">↳</span>
                         )}
                         {li.description}
                       </td>
@@ -863,7 +863,7 @@ export const CustomerDetailPage: React.FC = () => {
             >
               {t('customers.billing.triggerNow', 'Trigger invoice now')}
             </Button>
-            <p className="text-xs text-muted-theme mt-2">
+            <p className="text-xs text-neutral-500 dark:text-neutral-400 mt-2">
               {form.billingCadence === 'manual'
                 ? t('customers.billing.triggerHintManual',
                     'Issues the running draft immediately. Manual-cadence drafts never ship automatically — this is the only way to send them. Refuses when nothing has been queued.')
@@ -899,13 +899,13 @@ export const CustomerDetailPage: React.FC = () => {
           firing the standard portal-invitation email. We show ONE
           card with the right action based on the customer's state. */}
       <Card padding="lg">
-        <h2 className="text-lg font-semibold text-theme mb-1 flex items-center gap-2">
+        <h2 className="text-lg font-semibold text-neutral-900 dark:text-neutral-100 mb-1 flex items-center gap-2">
           <KeyRound className="w-5 h-5" />
           {t('customers.detail.passwordSection', 'Account actions')}
         </h2>
         {customer.isPassive ? (
           <>
-            <p className="text-xs text-muted-theme mb-4">
+            <p className="text-xs text-neutral-500 dark:text-neutral-400 mb-4">
               {t(
                 'customers.passive.detailHint',
                 'This customer has no portal access (admin-only record). Click below to email them a portal sign-up link. The customer\'s existing invoices, quotes, and gallery assignments are preserved when they claim the invitation.',
@@ -921,7 +921,7 @@ export const CustomerDetailPage: React.FC = () => {
               {t('customers.passive.sendInvite', 'Send portal invitation')}
             </Button>
             {!customer.isActive && (
-              <p className="text-xs text-muted-theme mt-2">
+              <p className="text-xs text-neutral-500 dark:text-neutral-400 mt-2">
                 {t('customers.passive.deactivatedHint',
                   'Reactivate the customer before sending the invitation.')}
               </p>
@@ -929,7 +929,7 @@ export const CustomerDetailPage: React.FC = () => {
           </>
         ) : (
           <>
-            <p className="text-xs text-muted-theme mb-4">
+            <p className="text-xs text-neutral-500 dark:text-neutral-400 mb-4">
               {t(
                 'customers.detail.passwordHint',
                 'Sends a 7-day single-use reset link to the customer\'s email. The customer\'s current password keeps working until they click the link and set a new one.'
@@ -945,7 +945,7 @@ export const CustomerDetailPage: React.FC = () => {
               {t('customers.detail.passwordReset.button', 'Send password reset email')}
             </Button>
             {!customer.isActive && (
-              <p className="text-xs text-muted-theme mt-2">
+              <p className="text-xs text-neutral-500 dark:text-neutral-400 mt-2">
                 {t('customers.detail.passwordReset.inactive', 'Reactivate the customer before sending a reset.')}
               </p>
             )}
@@ -1002,15 +1002,15 @@ export const CustomerDetailPage: React.FC = () => {
 
       {confirmDeactivate && (
         <div className="fixed inset-0 z-50 flex items-center justify-center bg-black/50 px-4">
-          <div className="w-full max-w-md rounded-xl shadow-lg" style={{ backgroundColor: 'var(--color-surface)' }}>
+          <div className="w-full max-w-md rounded-xl shadow-lg bg-white dark:bg-neutral-900">
             <div className="p-6">
               <div className="flex items-start gap-3 mb-4">
                 <AlertTriangle className="w-5 h-5 mt-0.5 text-amber-500" />
                 <div>
-                  <h2 className="text-lg font-semibold text-theme">
+                  <h2 className="text-lg font-semibold text-neutral-900 dark:text-neutral-100">
                     {t('customers.deactivate.title', 'Deactivate customer?')}
                   </h2>
-                  <p className="mt-1 text-sm text-muted-theme">
+                  <p className="mt-1 text-sm text-neutral-500 dark:text-neutral-400">
                     {t('customers.deactivate.body',
                       'They will no longer be able to log in. You can re-activate or fully erase them later.')}
                   </p>
@@ -1039,15 +1039,15 @@ export const CustomerDetailPage: React.FC = () => {
           and audit-log references are preserved. */}
       {confirmErase && (
         <div className="fixed inset-0 z-50 flex items-center justify-center bg-black/50 px-4">
-          <div className="w-full max-w-md rounded-xl shadow-lg" style={{ backgroundColor: 'var(--color-surface)' }}>
+          <div className="w-full max-w-md rounded-xl shadow-lg bg-white dark:bg-neutral-900">
             <div className="p-6">
               <div className="flex items-start gap-3 mb-4">
                 <AlertTriangle className="w-5 h-5 mt-0.5 text-red-600" />
                 <div>
-                  <h2 className="text-lg font-semibold text-theme">
+                  <h2 className="text-lg font-semibold text-neutral-900 dark:text-neutral-100">
                     {t('customers.erase.title', 'Erase customer data?')}
                   </h2>
-                  <p className="mt-1 text-sm text-muted-theme">
+                  <p className="mt-1 text-sm text-neutral-500 dark:text-neutral-400">
                     {t('customers.erase.body',
                       'Removes the customer\'s name, email, phone, address, company and credentials. The account row stays so historical event-access records and audit logs still reference it. This is irreversible — you cannot restore the data afterwards.')}
                   </p>
diff --git a/frontend/src/pages/admin/CustomerManagementPage.tsx b/frontend/src/pages/admin/CustomerManagementPage.tsx
index ef1a1181..93001ea6 100644
--- a/frontend/src/pages/admin/CustomerManagementPage.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/pages/admin/CustomerManagementPage.tsx
@@ -118,16 +118,16 @@ export const CustomerManagementPage: React.FC = () => {
     const display = c.displayName?.trim()
       || [c.firstName, c.lastName].filter(Boolean).join(' ').trim()
       || c.companyName?.trim();
-    return display || <span className="text-muted-theme italic">{t('customers.unnamed', 'Unnamed')}</span>;
+    return display || <span className="text-neutral-500 dark:text-neutral-400 italic">{t('customers.unnamed', 'Unnamed')}</span>;
   };
 
   const renderTabs = () => (
-    <div className="flex gap-6 border-b mb-6" style={{ borderColor: 'var(--color-surface-border)' }}>
+    <div className="flex gap-6 border-b border-neutral-200 dark:border-neutral-700 mb-6">
       <button
         type="button"
         onClick={() => setActiveTab('customers')}
         className={`pb-3 -mb-px border-b-2 text-sm font-medium ${
-          activeTab === 'customers' ? 'border-accent text-accent' : 'border-transparent text-muted-theme hover:text-theme'
+          activeTab === 'customers' ? 'border-accent text-accent' : 'border-transparent text-neutral-500 dark:text-neutral-400 hover:text-neutral-900 dark:hover:text-neutral-100'
         }`}
       >
         {t('customers.tabs.customers', 'Customers')}
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ export const CustomerManagementPage: React.FC = () => {
         type="button"
         onClick={() => setActiveTab('invitations')}
         className={`pb-3 -mb-px border-b-2 text-sm font-medium ${
-          activeTab === 'invitations' ? 'border-accent text-accent' : 'border-transparent text-muted-theme hover:text-theme'
+          activeTab === 'invitations' ? 'border-accent text-accent' : 'border-transparent text-neutral-500 dark:text-neutral-400 hover:text-neutral-900 dark:hover:text-neutral-100'
         }`}
       >
         {t('customers.tabs.invitations', 'Invitations')}
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ export const CustomerManagementPage: React.FC = () => {
       <div className="flex items-center justify-between mb-6">
         <div>
           <div className="flex items-center gap-2">
-            <h1 className="text-2xl font-bold text-theme">{t('customers.pageTitle', 'Customers')}</h1>
+            <h1 className="text-2xl font-bold text-neutral-900 dark:text-neutral-100">{t('customers.pageTitle', 'Customers')}</h1>
             {/* Beta badge — Calendar/Quotes/Bills tabs in the customer
                 surface are placeholders, so flag the whole feature as
                 still evolving. Keeps expectations honest. */}
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ export const CustomerManagementPage: React.FC = () => {
               {t('navigation.betaTag', 'Beta')}
             </span>
           </div>
-          <p className="text-sm text-muted-theme mt-1">
+          <p className="text-sm text-neutral-500 dark:text-neutral-400 mt-1">
             {t('customers.pageSubtitle', 'Recurring customer accounts that can log in at /customer/login.')}
           </p>
         </div>
@@ -197,14 +197,14 @@ export const CustomerManagementPage: React.FC = () => {
               {t('customers.loadError', 'Could not load customers')}
             </div>
           ) : filteredCustomers.length === 0 ? (
-            <div className="text-center text-muted-theme py-12">
+            <div className="text-center text-neutral-500 dark:text-neutral-400 py-12">
               {t('customers.empty', 'No customers yet. Click "Invite customer" to add one.')}
             </div>
           ) : (
             <div className="overflow-x-auto">
               <table className="min-w-full text-sm">
                 <thead>
-                  <tr className="text-left text-muted-theme">
+                  <tr className="text-left text-neutral-500 dark:text-neutral-400">
                     <th className="px-3 py-2 font-medium">{t('customers.table.name', 'Name')}</th>
                     <th className="px-3 py-2 font-medium">{t('customers.table.email', 'Email')}</th>
                     <th className="px-3 py-2 font-medium">{t('customers.table.company', 'Company')}</th>
@@ -216,16 +216,16 @@ export const CustomerManagementPage: React.FC = () => {
                 </thead>
                 <tbody>
                   {filteredCustomers.map((c) => (
-                    <tr key={c.id} className="border-t" style={{ borderColor: 'var(--color-surface-border)' }}>
+                    <tr key={c.id} className="border-t border-neutral-200 dark:border-neutral-700">
                       <td className="px-3 py-3">
-                        <Link to={`/admin/clients/accounts/${c.id}`} className="text-theme hover:underline">
+                        <Link to={`/admin/clients/accounts/${c.id}`} className="text-neutral-900 dark:text-neutral-100 hover:underline">
                           {renderCustomerName(c)}
                         </Link>
                       </td>
-                      <td className="px-3 py-3 text-muted-theme">{c.email}</td>
-                      <td className="px-3 py-3 text-muted-theme">{c.companyName || '—'}</td>
-                      <td className="px-3 py-3 text-muted-theme">{c.eventCount ?? 0}</td>
-                      <td className="px-3 py-3 text-muted-theme">{formatDate(c.lastLogin)}</td>
+                      <td className="px-3 py-3 text-neutral-500 dark:text-neutral-400">{c.email}</td>
+                      <td className="px-3 py-3 text-neutral-500 dark:text-neutral-400">{c.companyName || '—'}</td>
+                      <td className="px-3 py-3 text-neutral-500 dark:text-neutral-400">{c.eventCount ?? 0}</td>
+                      <td className="px-3 py-3 text-neutral-500 dark:text-neutral-400">{formatDate(c.lastLogin)}</td>
                       <td className="px-3 py-3">
                         <div className="flex flex-col gap-1">
                           {c.isActive ? (
@@ -278,14 +278,14 @@ export const CustomerManagementPage: React.FC = () => {
               {t('customers.loadInvitationsError', 'Could not load invitations')}
             </div>
           ) : filteredInvitations.length === 0 ? (
-            <div className="text-center text-muted-theme py-12">
+            <div className="text-center text-neutral-500 dark:text-neutral-400 py-12">
               {t('customers.invitations.empty', 'No pending invitations.')}
             </div>
           ) : (
             <div className="overflow-x-auto">
               <table className="min-w-full text-sm">
                 <thead>
-                  <tr className="text-left text-muted-theme">
+                  <tr className="text-left text-neutral-500 dark:text-neutral-400">
                     <th className="px-3 py-2 font-medium">{t('customers.invitations.email', 'Email')}</th>
                     <th className="px-3 py-2 font-medium">{t('customers.invitations.invitedBy', 'Invited by')}</th>
                     <th className="px-3 py-2 font-medium">{t('customers.invitations.expiresAt', 'Expires')}</th>
@@ -295,16 +295,16 @@ export const CustomerManagementPage: React.FC = () => {
                 </thead>
                 <tbody>
                   {filteredInvitations.map((inv: CustomerInvitationSummary) => (
-                    <tr key={inv.id} className="border-t" style={{ borderColor: 'var(--color-surface-border)' }}>
-                      <td className="px-3 py-3 text-theme">{inv.email}</td>
-                      <td className="px-3 py-3 text-muted-theme">{inv.invitedBy || '—'}</td>
-                      <td className="px-3 py-3 text-muted-theme">
+                    <tr key={inv.id} className="border-t border-neutral-200 dark:border-neutral-700">
+                      <td className="px-3 py-3 text-neutral-900 dark:text-neutral-100">{inv.email}</td>
+                      <td className="px-3 py-3 text-neutral-500 dark:text-neutral-400">{inv.invitedBy || '—'}</td>
+                      <td className="px-3 py-3 text-neutral-500 dark:text-neutral-400">
                         <span className="inline-flex items-center gap-1">
                           <Clock className="w-3.5 h-3.5" />
                           {formatDate(inv.expiresAt)}
                         </span>
                       </td>
-                      <td className="px-3 py-3 text-muted-theme">{formatDate(inv.createdAt)}</td>
+                      <td className="px-3 py-3 text-neutral-500 dark:text-neutral-400">{formatDate(inv.createdAt)}</td>
                       <td className="px-3 py-3 text-right">
                         <Button
                           type="button"
@@ -338,8 +338,7 @@ export const CustomerManagementPage: React.FC = () => {
           onClick={() => setCreateMode(null)}
         >
           <div
-            className="w-full max-w-2xl rounded-xl shadow-lg max-h-[90vh] overflow-y-auto"
-            style={{ backgroundColor: 'var(--color-surface)' }}
+            className="w-full max-w-2xl rounded-xl shadow-lg max-h-[90vh] overflow-y-auto bg-white dark:bg-neutral-900"
             onClick={(e) => e.stopPropagation()}
           >
             <div className="p-6">
@@ -359,17 +358,17 @@ export const CustomerManagementPage: React.FC = () => {
 
       {confirm && (
         <div className="fixed inset-0 z-50 flex items-center justify-center bg-black/50 px-4">
-          <div className="w-full max-w-md rounded-xl shadow-lg" style={{ backgroundColor: 'var(--color-surface)' }}>
+          <div className="w-full max-w-md rounded-xl shadow-lg bg-white dark:bg-neutral-900">
             <div className="p-6">
               <div className="flex items-start gap-3 mb-4">
                 <AlertTriangle className="w-5 h-5 mt-0.5 text-amber-500" />
                 <div>
-                  <h2 className="text-lg font-semibold text-theme">
+                  <h2 className="text-lg font-semibold text-neutral-900 dark:text-neutral-100">
                     {confirm.kind === 'deactivate'
                       ? t('customers.deactivate.title', 'Deactivate customer?')
                       : t('customers.cancelInvitation.title', 'Cancel invitation?')}
                   </h2>
-                  <p className="mt-1 text-sm text-muted-theme">
+                  <p className="mt-1 text-sm text-neutral-500 dark:text-neutral-400">
                     {confirm.kind === 'deactivate'
                       ? t('customers.deactivate.body',
                         'They will no longer be able to log in. You can re-invite them later.')
diff --git a/frontend/src/pages/admin/bills/BillDetailPage.tsx b/frontend/src/pages/admin/bills/BillDetailPage.tsx
index 6440eb38..0e60ec73 100644
--- a/frontend/src/pages/admin/bills/BillDetailPage.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/pages/admin/bills/BillDetailPage.tsx
@@ -394,7 +394,7 @@ export const BillDetailPage: React.FC = () => {
             <div><div className="text-neutral-600 dark:text-neutral-300">{t('bills.field.eventName', 'Event')}</div>
               <div>
                 {inv.eventId ? (
-                  <Link to={`/admin/events/${inv.eventId}`} className="text-theme hover:underline">{inv.eventName}</Link>
+                  <Link to={`/admin/events/${inv.eventId}`} className="text-neutral-900 dark:text-neutral-100 hover:underline">{inv.eventName}</Link>
                 ) : inv.eventName}
                 {inv.eventDate ? ` · ${fmtDate(inv.eventDate)}` : ''}
               </div>
diff --git a/frontend/src/pages/admin/bills/BillsListPage.tsx b/frontend/src/pages/admin/bills/BillsListPage.tsx
index e25fcbd6..346b010f 100644
--- a/frontend/src/pages/admin/bills/BillsListPage.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/pages/admin/bills/BillsListPage.tsx
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ export const BillsListPage: React.FC = () => {
       <div className="flex items-center justify-between mb-6">
         <div>
           <div className="flex items-center gap-2">
-            <h1 className="text-2xl font-bold text-theme">{t('bills.title', 'Invoices')}</h1>
+            <h1 className="text-2xl font-bold text-neutral-900 dark:text-neutral-100">{t('bills.title', 'Invoices')}</h1>
             {/* Beta badge — matches the Customers + Quotes pages. */}
             <span
               className="text-[10px] uppercase tracking-wider px-1.5 py-0.5 rounded font-semibold bg-amber-100 text-amber-800 dark:bg-amber-900/40 dark:text-amber-300"
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ export const BillsListPage: React.FC = () => {
               {t('navigation.betaTag', 'Beta')}
             </span>
           </div>
-          <p className="text-sm text-muted-theme mt-1">
+          <p className="text-sm text-neutral-500 dark:text-neutral-400 mt-1">
             {t('bills.subtitle', 'Schedule, send, track payments and chase late invoices.')}
           </p>
         </div>
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ export const BillsListPage: React.FC = () => {
         {/* Body inside the same card (matches Customers + Quotes). */}
         <div className="mt-4">
           {isLoading ? <Loading /> : !data || data.invoices.length === 0 ? (
-            <p className="text-center text-muted-theme py-8">{t('bills.empty', 'No invoices yet.')}</p>
+            <p className="text-center text-neutral-500 dark:text-neutral-400 py-8">{t('bills.empty', 'No invoices yet.')}</p>
           ) : (
             <div className="rounded-lg border border-neutral-200 dark:border-neutral-700 overflow-hidden">
               <div className="overflow-x-auto">
@@ -173,11 +173,11 @@ export const BillsListPage: React.FC = () => {
                         <td className="px-3 py-2 truncate max-w-xs">
                           {inv.eventName
                             ? (inv.eventId
-                                ? <Link to={`/admin/events/${inv.eventId}`} className="text-theme hover:underline" onClick={(e) => e.stopPropagation()}>{inv.eventName}</Link>
+                                ? <Link to={`/admin/events/${inv.eventId}`} className="text-neutral-900 dark:text-neutral-100 hover:underline" onClick={(e) => e.stopPropagation()}>{inv.eventName}</Link>
                                 : inv.eventName)
                             : '—'}
                         </td>
-                        <td className="px-3 py-2 text-xs text-muted-theme">
+                        <td className="px-3 py-2 text-xs text-neutral-500 dark:text-neutral-400">
                           {inv.installmentTotal > 1 ? `${inv.installmentIndex + 1}/${inv.installmentTotal} · ${inv.installmentLabel || ''}` : '—'}
                         </td>
                         <td className="px-3 py-2 whitespace-nowrap">{inv.issueDate ? fmtDate(inv.issueDate) : '—'}</td>
diff --git a/frontend/src/pages/admin/clients/CalendarPage.tsx b/frontend/src/pages/admin/clients/CalendarPage.tsx
index c32df0fd..e950328a 100644
--- a/frontend/src/pages/admin/clients/CalendarPage.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/pages/admin/clients/CalendarPage.tsx
@@ -436,10 +436,10 @@ export const CalendarPage: React.FC = () => {
     <div className="space-y-4">
       <div className="flex items-center justify-between flex-wrap gap-3">
         <div>
-          <h1 className="text-2xl font-bold text-theme">
+          <h1 className="text-2xl font-bold text-neutral-900 dark:text-neutral-100">
             {t('calendar.pageTitle', 'Calendar')}
           </h1>
-          <p className="text-sm text-muted-theme">
+          <p className="text-sm text-neutral-500 dark:text-neutral-400">
             {t('calendar.subtitle',
               'Events, logged hours, and pending quotes/contracts in one view.')}
           </p>
@@ -466,7 +466,7 @@ export const CalendarPage: React.FC = () => {
 
       <Card padding="md">
         {itemsLoading && !itemsResp && (
-          <div className="mb-3 flex items-center gap-2 text-sm text-muted-theme">
+          <div className="mb-3 flex items-center gap-2 text-sm text-neutral-500 dark:text-neutral-400">
             <Loading />
             <span>{t('calendar.loading', 'Loading items…')}</span>
           </div>
@@ -609,6 +609,11 @@ export const CalendarPage: React.FC = () => {
             and the active state (selected view) all read from these
             vars so the calendar respects custom branding palettes. */}
       <style>{`
+        /* Admin-toggle-aware chrome vars — gallery theme writes inline
+           --color-* on :root which would otherwise override .dark; scope
+           local vars so the calendar follows the admin light/dark toggle. */
+        .fc { --cal-border: #e5e5e5; --cal-muted: #737373; --cal-text: #171717; }
+        .dark .fc { --cal-border: #262626; --cal-muted: #a3a3a3; --cal-text: #f5f5f5; }
         .cal-dashed {
           border-style: dashed !important;
           background-color: transparent !important;
@@ -624,8 +629,8 @@ export const CalendarPage: React.FC = () => {
         /* FC button restyle — match picpeak admin .btn-outline shape. */
         .fc .fc-button-primary {
           background-color: transparent;
-          border: 1px solid var(--color-surface-border);
-          color: var(--color-muted-text);
+          border: 1px solid var(--cal-border);
+          color: var(--cal-muted);
           text-transform: none;
           font-weight: 500;
           box-shadow: none;
@@ -634,8 +639,8 @@ export const CalendarPage: React.FC = () => {
         .fc .fc-button-primary:hover:not(:disabled) {
           opacity: 0.8;
           background-color: transparent;
-          border-color: var(--color-surface-border);
-          color: var(--color-muted-text);
+          border-color: var(--cal-border);
+          color: var(--cal-muted);
         }
         .fc .fc-button-primary:focus,
         .fc .fc-button-primary:focus-visible {
@@ -652,14 +657,14 @@ export const CalendarPage: React.FC = () => {
         .fc .fc-button-primary:disabled {
           opacity: 0.5;
           background-color: transparent;
-          border-color: var(--color-surface-border);
-          color: var(--color-muted-text);
+          border-color: var(--cal-border);
+          color: var(--cal-muted);
         }
         /* Toolbar title (month / week range) reads the regular text
            colour rather than FC's hardcoded #333 so dark mode looks
            right. */
         .fc .fc-toolbar-title {
-          color: var(--color-text);
+          color: var(--cal-text);
           font-size: 1.125rem;
           font-weight: 600;
         }
@@ -677,12 +682,12 @@ export const CalendarPage: React.FC = () => {
            selector that maps to a day column so the rule works
            regardless of which DOM shape FC ends up rendering. */
         .fc {
-          --fc-border-color: var(--color-surface-border);
+          --fc-border-color: var(--cal-border);
         }
         .fc .fc-timegrid-col:not(:first-of-type),
         .fc .fc-day:not(:first-child),
         .fc .fc-timegrid-cols > table > tbody > tr > td:not(:first-child) {
-          box-shadow: inset 1px 0 0 var(--color-surface-border);
+          box-shadow: inset 1px 0 0 var(--cal-border);
         }
       `}</style>
     </div>
@@ -698,7 +703,7 @@ const Legend: React.FC = () => {
   const { t } = useTranslation();
   return (
     <Card padding="sm">
-      <div className="flex flex-wrap gap-4 text-xs text-muted-theme">
+      <div className="flex flex-wrap gap-4 text-xs text-neutral-500 dark:text-neutral-400">
         <LegendSwatch color={COLOR_EVENT} label={t('calendar.legend.events', 'Events')} />
         <LegendSwatch color={COLOR_HOURS} label={t('calendar.legend.hours', 'Hours')} />
         <LegendSwatch
diff --git a/frontend/src/pages/admin/clients/CrmDevelopmentPage.tsx b/frontend/src/pages/admin/clients/CrmDevelopmentPage.tsx
index dcb6ee85..11136884 100644
--- a/frontend/src/pages/admin/clients/CrmDevelopmentPage.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/pages/admin/clients/CrmDevelopmentPage.tsx
@@ -239,14 +239,14 @@ export const CrmDevelopmentPage: React.FC = () => {
           <MailCheck className="w-4 h-4" />
           {t('crmDev.paymentCheck.title', 'Test payment-check email (real invoice)')}
         </h3>
-        <p className="text-sm text-muted-theme mb-4">
+        <p className="text-sm text-neutral-500 dark:text-neutral-400 mb-4">
           {t('crmDev.paymentCheck.help',
             'Fires the admin payment-check email for a real sent/overdue invoice, bypassing the 24h throttle. The three buttons in the email are real signed tokens — clicking them will affect the invoice status.')}
         </p>
 
         {invoiceListLoading ? <Loading /> : (
           <>
-            <label className="block text-xs uppercase tracking-wider text-muted-theme mb-1">
+            <label className="block text-xs uppercase tracking-wider text-neutral-500 dark:text-neutral-400 mb-1">
               {t('crmDev.paymentCheck.selectInvoice', 'Sent or overdue invoice')}
             </label>
             <select
@@ -262,7 +262,7 @@ export const CrmDevelopmentPage: React.FC = () => {
               ))}
             </select>
             {invoiceList && invoiceList.invoices.length === 0 && (
-              <p className="text-sm text-muted-theme mb-3">
+              <p className="text-sm text-neutral-500 dark:text-neutral-400 mb-3">
                 {t('crmDev.paymentCheck.noneAvailable',
                   'No sent or overdue invoices in the database.')}
               </p>
@@ -285,7 +285,7 @@ export const CrmDevelopmentPage: React.FC = () => {
           <Mail className="w-4 h-4" />
           {t('crmDev.templates.title', 'Send any CRM email to me (mock data)')}
         </h3>
-        <p className="text-sm text-muted-theme mb-4">
+        <p className="text-sm text-neutral-500 dark:text-neutral-400 mb-4">
           {t('crmDev.templates.help',
             'Queues the chosen template to your own admin email with placeholder values. When the install has a real quote / invoice on file, the appropriate PDF is attached so you can verify the full output.')}
         </p>
@@ -294,12 +294,12 @@ export const CrmDevelopmentPage: React.FC = () => {
           // Env gate banner above already explains the situation —
           // keep this card empty rather than rendering a misleading
           // "0 templates" list.
-          <p className="text-sm text-muted-theme">
+          <p className="text-sm text-neutral-500 dark:text-neutral-400">
             {t('crmDev.envDisabled.cardHint',
               'Email templates can\'t be listed until the dev-tools env gate is opened.')}
           </p>
         ) : (templates && templates.length === 0) ? (
-          <p className="text-sm text-muted-theme">
+          <p className="text-sm text-neutral-500 dark:text-neutral-400">
             {t('crmDev.templates.empty',
               'No CRM email templates found — run migrations to seed them.')}
           </p>
@@ -323,7 +323,7 @@ export const CrmDevelopmentPage: React.FC = () => {
                     </div>
                     <div className="text-sm font-medium mt-0.5">{title}</div>
                     {description && (
-                      <div className="text-xs text-muted-theme mt-0.5">{description}</div>
+                      <div className="text-xs text-neutral-500 dark:text-neutral-400 mt-0.5">{description}</div>
                     )}
                   </div>
                   <Button
diff --git a/frontend/src/pages/admin/clients/HourEntryDragCreateModal.tsx b/frontend/src/pages/admin/clients/HourEntryDragCreateModal.tsx
index 748780e1..dd5ba1c5 100644
--- a/frontend/src/pages/admin/clients/HourEntryDragCreateModal.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/pages/admin/clients/HourEntryDragCreateModal.tsx
@@ -238,7 +238,7 @@ export const HourEntryDragCreateModal: React.FC<HourEntryDragCreateModalProps> =
         <h2 className="font-semibold text-lg mb-1">
           {t('calendar.hourEntry.createTitle', 'Log hours')}
         </h2>
-        <p className="text-xs text-muted-theme mb-4">
+        <p className="text-xs text-neutral-500 dark:text-neutral-400 mb-4">
           {/* The pre-filled range is part of the page state, not editable
               from this modal. Admin can edit start/end after creating
               via the inline-edit popover (also in this commit). */}
diff --git a/frontend/src/pages/admin/clients/HourEntryInlinePopover.tsx b/frontend/src/pages/admin/clients/HourEntryInlinePopover.tsx
index f4290919..8a4ee84d 100644
--- a/frontend/src/pages/admin/clients/HourEntryInlinePopover.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/pages/admin/clients/HourEntryInlinePopover.tsx
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ export const HourEntryInlinePopover: React.FC<HourEntryInlinePopoverProps> = ({
             <h2 className="font-semibold text-lg">
               {item.customerName || t('calendar.hourEntry.untitledCustomer', 'Hours')}
             </h2>
-            <p className="text-xs text-muted-theme">
+            <p className="text-xs text-neutral-500 dark:text-neutral-400">
               {item.entryDate} · {item.startTime}–{item.endTime}
             </p>
           </div>
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ export const HourEntryInlinePopover: React.FC<HourEntryInlinePopoverProps> = ({
           // here so the admin can't accidentally type into a locked
           // entry. The invoice link is omitted for now — clicking
           // through to the bill belongs on a follow-up commit.
-          <p className="text-sm text-muted-theme">
+          <p className="text-sm text-neutral-500 dark:text-neutral-400">
             {item.description || t('calendar.hourEntry.noDescription', 'No description.')}
           </p>
         ) : (
diff --git a/frontend/src/pages/admin/clients/HoursLoggingPage.tsx b/frontend/src/pages/admin/clients/HoursLoggingPage.tsx
index 02bc77cc..5ea2198b 100644
--- a/frontend/src/pages/admin/clients/HoursLoggingPage.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/pages/admin/clients/HoursLoggingPage.tsx
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ export const HoursLoggingPage: React.FC = () => {
       <div className="flex items-center justify-between">
         <div>
           <div className="flex items-center gap-2">
-            <h1 className="text-2xl font-bold text-theme">
+            <h1 className="text-2xl font-bold text-neutral-900 dark:text-neutral-100">
               {t('hoursLogging.title', 'Hours logging')}
             </h1>
             {/* Beta badge — matches Customers + Quotes + Contracts +
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ export const HoursLoggingPage: React.FC = () => {
               {t('navigation.betaTag', 'Beta')}
             </span>
           </div>
-          <p className="text-sm text-muted-theme mt-1">
+          <p className="text-sm text-neutral-500 dark:text-neutral-400 mt-1">
             {t('hoursLogging.subtitle',
               'Pick a customer and log billable time blocks. Entries flow into the next monthly bill or are billed on demand for per-event customers.')}
           </p>
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ export const HoursLoggingPage: React.FC = () => {
       </div>
 
       <Card padding="lg">
-        <label className="block text-sm font-medium text-theme mb-2">
+        <label className="block text-sm font-medium text-neutral-900 dark:text-neutral-100 mb-2">
           {t('hoursLogging.pickCustomer', 'Customer')}
         </label>
         <CustomerPicker
@@ -158,22 +158,22 @@ export const HoursLoggingPage: React.FC = () => {
       {!selectedId && (
         <Card padding="lg">
           <div className="flex items-center gap-2 mb-1">
-            <Clock className="w-4 h-4 text-muted-theme" />
-            <h2 className="text-base font-semibold text-theme">
+            <Clock className="w-4 h-4 text-neutral-500 dark:text-neutral-400" />
+            <h2 className="text-base font-semibold text-neutral-900 dark:text-neutral-100">
               {t('hoursLogging.openHours.title', 'Open hours across all customers')}
             </h2>
           </div>
-          <p className="text-sm text-muted-theme mb-4">
+          <p className="text-sm text-neutral-500 dark:text-neutral-400 mb-4">
             {t('hoursLogging.openHours.subtitle',
               'Unbilled time blocks waiting to be billed. Pick a customer above, or click a row to drill in.')}
           </p>
 
           {summaryLoading ? (
-            <p className="text-sm text-muted-theme py-6 text-center">
+            <p className="text-sm text-neutral-500 dark:text-neutral-400 py-6 text-center">
               {t('common.loading', 'Loading…')}
             </p>
           ) : summary.length === 0 ? (
-            <p className="text-sm text-muted-theme py-6 text-center">
+            <p className="text-sm text-neutral-500 dark:text-neutral-400 py-6 text-center">
               {t('hoursLogging.openHours.empty',
                 'No unbilled hours right now — everything is billed or no time has been logged yet.')}
             </p>
@@ -188,14 +188,14 @@ export const HoursLoggingPage: React.FC = () => {
                 >
                   <div className="min-w-0">
                     <div className="flex items-center gap-2">
-                      <span className="font-medium text-theme truncate">{summaryLabel(r)}</span>
+                      <span className="font-medium text-neutral-900 dark:text-neutral-100 truncate">{summaryLabel(r)}</span>
                       {r.isPassive && (
                         <span className="text-[10px] uppercase tracking-wider px-1.5 py-0.5 rounded bg-neutral-100 text-neutral-600 dark:bg-neutral-700 dark:text-neutral-300">
                           {t('hoursLogging.openHours.passive', 'Passive')}
                         </span>
                       )}
                     </div>
-                    <div className="text-xs text-muted-theme mt-0.5">
+                    <div className="text-xs text-neutral-500 dark:text-neutral-400 mt-0.5">
                       {t('hoursLogging.openHours.entryLine', {
                         count: r.entryCount,
                         hours: (r.totalMinutes / 60).toFixed(2),
@@ -206,7 +206,7 @@ export const HoursLoggingPage: React.FC = () => {
                   <div className="flex items-center gap-3 shrink-0">
                     <div className="text-right">
                       {r.rateResolvable ? (
-                        <div className="font-semibold text-theme tabular-nums">
+                        <div className="font-semibold text-neutral-900 dark:text-neutral-100 tabular-nums">
                           {formatMoneyMinor(r.openAmountMinor, currency)}
                         </div>
                       ) : (
@@ -216,7 +216,7 @@ export const HoursLoggingPage: React.FC = () => {
                         </div>
                       )}
                     </div>
-                    <ChevronRight className="w-4 h-4 text-muted-theme" />
+                    <ChevronRight className="w-4 h-4 text-neutral-500 dark:text-neutral-400" />
                   </div>
                 </button>
               ))}
diff --git a/frontend/src/pages/admin/clients/TaxReportPage.tsx b/frontend/src/pages/admin/clients/TaxReportPage.tsx
index 4b162232..51f02487 100644
--- a/frontend/src/pages/admin/clients/TaxReportPage.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/pages/admin/clients/TaxReportPage.tsx
@@ -608,12 +608,12 @@ export const TaxReportPage: React.FC = () => {
                             colour scheme distinguishes the row kinds at
                             a glance across both surfaces. */}
                         {row.kind === 'storno' && (
-                          <span className="ml-2 inline-block px-1.5 py-0.5 text-[10px] uppercase tracking-wider rounded bg-purple-100 text-purple-800 font-semibold not-italic">
+                          <span className="ml-2 inline-block px-1.5 py-0.5 text-[10px] uppercase tracking-wider rounded bg-purple-100 dark:bg-purple-900/40 text-purple-800 dark:text-purple-300 font-semibold not-italic">
                             {t('bills.kind.storno', 'Storno')}
                           </span>
                         )}
                         {row.isReissue && (
-                          <span className="ml-2 inline-block px-1.5 py-0.5 text-[10px] uppercase tracking-wider rounded bg-blue-100 text-blue-800 font-semibold not-italic">
+                          <span className="ml-2 inline-block px-1.5 py-0.5 text-[10px] uppercase tracking-wider rounded bg-blue-100 dark:bg-blue-900/40 text-blue-800 dark:text-blue-300 font-semibold not-italic">
                             {t('bills.kind.reissue', 'Reissue')}
                           </span>
                         )}
diff --git a/frontend/src/pages/admin/contracts/BlockLibraryPage.tsx b/frontend/src/pages/admin/contracts/BlockLibraryPage.tsx
index f2938578..c851b0f2 100644
--- a/frontend/src/pages/admin/contracts/BlockLibraryPage.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/pages/admin/contracts/BlockLibraryPage.tsx
@@ -243,10 +243,10 @@ export const BlockLibraryPage: React.FC = () => {
           <ArrowLeft className="w-4 h-4" />
           {t('contracts.blocks.back', 'Back to contracts')}
         </Link>
-        <h1 className="text-2xl font-bold flex-1 text-theme">
+        <h1 className="text-2xl font-bold flex-1 text-neutral-900 dark:text-neutral-100">
           {t('contracts.blocks.title', 'Contract block library')}
         </h1>
-        <label className="flex items-center gap-2 text-sm text-muted-theme">
+        <label className="flex items-center gap-2 text-sm text-neutral-500 dark:text-neutral-400">
           <input type="checkbox" checked={hideInactive} onChange={(e) => setHideInactive(e.target.checked)} />
           {t('contracts.blocks.hideInactive', 'Hide inactive')}
         </label>
@@ -340,7 +340,7 @@ export const BlockLibraryPage: React.FC = () => {
                 );
               })}
               {blocks.length === 0 && (
-                <p className="text-center text-sm text-muted-theme py-6">
+                <p className="text-center text-sm text-neutral-500 dark:text-neutral-400 py-6">
                   {t('contracts.blocks.empty', 'No blocks yet.')}
                 </p>
               )}
@@ -352,7 +352,7 @@ export const BlockLibraryPage: React.FC = () => {
           <div className="lg:col-span-2">
             {selection === null ? (
               <Card padding="md">
-                <p className="text-center text-muted-theme py-8">
+                <p className="text-center text-neutral-500 dark:text-neutral-400 py-8">
                   {t('contracts.blocks.selectPrompt', 'Select a block on the left or create a new one to start editing.')}
                 </p>
               </Card>
@@ -366,7 +366,7 @@ export const BlockLibraryPage: React.FC = () => {
                   </h3>
                   <div className="flex gap-2 items-center flex-wrap">
                     {selection.mode === 'edit' && (
-                      <label className="flex items-center gap-2 text-sm text-muted-theme mr-2">
+                      <label className="flex items-center gap-2 text-sm text-neutral-500 dark:text-neutral-400 mr-2">
                         <input
                           type="checkbox"
                           checked={selection.block.isActive}
diff --git a/frontend/src/pages/admin/contracts/ContractDetailPage.tsx b/frontend/src/pages/admin/contracts/ContractDetailPage.tsx
index fc4325fc..78bf3947 100644
--- a/frontend/src/pages/admin/contracts/ContractDetailPage.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/pages/admin/contracts/ContractDetailPage.tsx
@@ -590,7 +590,7 @@ export const ContractDetailPage: React.FC = () => {
       {c.convertedEventId && (
         <Card padding="md" className="mb-4">
           <p className="text-sm">
-            <span className="text-muted-theme mr-2">
+            <span className="text-neutral-500 dark:text-neutral-400 mr-2">
               {t('contracts.detail.convertedToEvent', 'Converted to event')}:
             </span>
             <Link to={`/admin/events/${c.convertedEventId}`} className="font-medium text-primary-600 dark:text-primary-400 hover:underline">
diff --git a/frontend/src/pages/admin/contracts/ContractsListPage.tsx b/frontend/src/pages/admin/contracts/ContractsListPage.tsx
index 2e15af6b..d29974d8 100644
--- a/frontend/src/pages/admin/contracts/ContractsListPage.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/pages/admin/contracts/ContractsListPage.tsx
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ export const ContractsListPage: React.FC = () => {
       <div className="flex items-center justify-between mb-6">
         <div>
           <div className="flex items-center gap-2">
-            <h1 className="text-2xl font-bold text-theme">{t('contracts.title', 'Contracts')}</h1>
+            <h1 className="text-2xl font-bold text-neutral-900 dark:text-neutral-100">{t('contracts.title', 'Contracts')}</h1>
             {/* Beta badge — matches Customers + Quotes + Invoices. */}
             <span
               className="text-[10px] uppercase tracking-wider px-1.5 py-0.5 rounded font-semibold bg-amber-100 text-amber-800 dark:bg-amber-900/40 dark:text-amber-300"
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ export const ContractsListPage: React.FC = () => {
               {t('navigation.betaTag', 'Beta')}
             </span>
           </div>
-          <p className="text-sm text-muted-theme mt-1">
+          <p className="text-sm text-neutral-500 dark:text-neutral-400 mt-1">
             {t('contracts.subtitle', 'Compose contracts from reusable blocks and have customers sign in-browser or upload a wet-signed PDF.')}
           </p>
         </div>
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ export const ContractsListPage: React.FC = () => {
             single-card layout used by Customers / Quotes / Invoices. */}
         <div className="mt-4">
           {isLoading ? <Loading /> : !data || data.contracts.length === 0 ? (
-            <p className="text-center text-muted-theme py-8">{t('contracts.list.empty', 'No contracts yet.')}</p>
+            <p className="text-center text-neutral-500 dark:text-neutral-400 py-8">{t('contracts.list.empty', 'No contracts yet.')}</p>
           ) : (
             <div className="rounded-lg border border-neutral-200 dark:border-neutral-700 overflow-hidden">
               <div className="overflow-x-auto">
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ export const ContractsListPage: React.FC = () => {
               </div>
               {totalPages > 1 && (
                 <div className="flex justify-between items-center px-3 py-2 border-t border-neutral-200 dark:border-neutral-700 text-sm">
-                  <span className="text-muted-theme">
+                  <span className="text-neutral-500 dark:text-neutral-400">
                     {t('contracts.list.pagination', 'Page {{page}} of {{total}} · {{count}} contracts', {
                       page, total: totalPages, count: data.total,
                     })}
diff --git a/frontend/src/pages/admin/quotes/QuotesListPage.tsx b/frontend/src/pages/admin/quotes/QuotesListPage.tsx
index 21c2ec34..3be76fb5 100644
--- a/frontend/src/pages/admin/quotes/QuotesListPage.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/pages/admin/quotes/QuotesListPage.tsx
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ export const QuotesListPage: React.FC = () => {
       <div className="flex items-center justify-between mb-6">
         <div>
           <div className="flex items-center gap-2">
-            <h1 className="text-2xl font-bold text-theme">{t('quotes.title', 'Quotes')}</h1>
+            <h1 className="text-2xl font-bold text-neutral-900 dark:text-neutral-100">{t('quotes.title', 'Quotes')}</h1>
             {/* Beta badge — feature is functional but the surface is
                 still evolving (matches Customers + Invoices). */}
             <span
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ export const QuotesListPage: React.FC = () => {
               {t('navigation.betaTag', 'Beta')}
             </span>
           </div>
-          <p className="text-sm text-muted-theme mt-1">
+          <p className="text-sm text-neutral-500 dark:text-neutral-400 mt-1">
             {t('quotes.subtitle', 'Send, track and convert quotes into events.')}
           </p>
         </div>
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ export const QuotesListPage: React.FC = () => {
             single-card layout used by Customers/Invitations. */}
         <div className="mt-4">
           {isLoading ? <Loading /> : !data || data.quotes.length === 0 ? (
-            <p className="text-center text-muted-theme py-8">{t('quotes.empty', 'No quotes yet.')}</p>
+            <p className="text-center text-neutral-500 dark:text-neutral-400 py-8">{t('quotes.empty', 'No quotes yet.')}</p>
           ) : (
             <div className="rounded-lg border border-neutral-200 dark:border-neutral-700 overflow-hidden">
               <div className="overflow-x-auto">
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ export const QuotesListPage: React.FC = () => {
               </div>
               {data.pagination.totalPages > 1 && (
                 <div className="flex justify-between items-center px-3 py-2 border-t border-neutral-200 dark:border-neutral-700 text-sm">
-                  <span className="text-muted-theme">
+                  <span className="text-neutral-500 dark:text-neutral-400">
                     {t('quotes.pagination', 'Page {{page}} of {{total}} · {{count}} quotes', {
                       page: data.pagination.page, total: data.pagination.totalPages, count: data.pagination.total,
                     })}
diff --git a/frontend/src/pages/admin/settings/CrmSettingsPage.tsx b/frontend/src/pages/admin/settings/CrmSettingsPage.tsx
index 29654362..f54134a9 100644
--- a/frontend/src/pages/admin/settings/CrmSettingsPage.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/pages/admin/settings/CrmSettingsPage.tsx
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ export const CrmSettingsPage: React.FC = () => {
 
       {!anySection && (
         <Card>
-          <p className="text-sm text-muted-theme">
+          <p className="text-sm text-neutral-500 dark:text-neutral-400">
             {t('crmSettings.emptyState',
               'No CRM features are currently enabled. Turn on Quotes, Invoices, or Contracts in Settings → Features to see the matching configuration here.')}
           </p>
diff --git a/frontend/src/pages/admin/settings/SettingsBusinessProfilePage.tsx b/frontend/src/pages/admin/settings/SettingsBusinessProfilePage.tsx
index 7c4c03b6..8bf35e60 100644
--- a/frontend/src/pages/admin/settings/SettingsBusinessProfilePage.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/pages/admin/settings/SettingsBusinessProfilePage.tsx
@@ -349,8 +349,8 @@ const PdfToggleRow: React.FC<PdfToggleRowProps> = ({ label, description, enabled
       role="switch"
       aria-checked={enabled}
       onClick={() => onChange(!enabled)}
-      className="relative inline-flex h-6 w-11 items-center rounded-full transition-colors focus-visible:outline-none focus-visible:ring-2 focus-visible:ring-offset-2 shrink-0"
-      style={{ backgroundColor: enabled ? 'var(--color-accent)' : 'var(--color-surface-border)' }}
+      className={`relative inline-flex h-6 w-11 items-center rounded-full transition-colors focus-visible:outline-none focus-visible:ring-2 focus-visible:ring-offset-2 shrink-0 ${enabled ? '' : 'bg-neutral-300 dark:bg-neutral-600'}`}
+      style={enabled ? { backgroundColor: 'var(--color-accent)' } : undefined}
     >
       <span
         className={`inline-block h-4 w-4 transform rounded-full bg-white transition-transform ${enabled ? 'translate-x-6' : 'translate-x-1'}`}