diff --git a/src/components/Dashboard.tsx b/src/components/Dashboard.tsx
index 3d6b1ce..7cd3edc 100644
--- a/src/components/Dashboard.tsx
+++ b/src/components/Dashboard.tsx
@@ -65,10 +65,10 @@ export default function Dashboard({
   // Quick state checklist for the user to mark items as done as they test their lab!
   // (kept deliberately nerdy - morale is a critical infrastructure dependency)
   const [todoList, setTodoList] = useState([
-    { id: 't1', text: 'Ping 8.8.8.8 to confirm the Internet still exists', checked: false },
-    { id: 't2', text: 'Coffee level nominal ☕ - packets route faster on caffeine', checked: true },
-    { id: 't3', text: "Rule out DNS first (narrator: it was, in fact, always DNS)", checked: false },
-    { id: 't4', text: 'Layer-1 check: is it actually plugged in? (PEBKAC defense)', checked: false }
+    { id: 't1', text: 'Verify network connectivity (ping gateway)', checked: false },
+    { id: 't2', text: 'Coffee ready ☕', checked: true },
+    { id: 't3', text: 'Check DNS resolution', checked: false },
+    { id: 't4', text: 'Confirm physical connections are in place', checked: false }
   ]);
 
   const toggleTodo = (id: string) => {
@@ -91,58 +91,30 @@ export default function Dashboard({
   return (
     <div className="space-y-6" id="dashboard-cockpit-root">
       
-      {/* Banner Card Grid */}
-      <div className="grid grid-cols-1 md:grid-cols-12 gap-6 bg-gradient-to-br from-[#1E293B] to-[#111827] border border-slate-800 rounded-2xl p-6 shadow-sm overflow-hidden relative">
-        <div className="absolute top-0 right-0 p-8 text-slate-800 pointer-events-none select-none font-mono text-9xl font-extrabold opacity-10">
-          NET
-        </div>
-        
-        <div className="md:col-span-8 space-y-4">
-          <h2 className="text-2xl font-bold tracking-tight text-white leading-tight font-sans">
-            Welcome back, <span className="text-emerald-400">{currentUser.name}</span>!
+      {/* Banner */}
+      <div className="bg-[#1E293B] border border-slate-800 rounded-2xl p-6 flex flex-col sm:flex-row sm:items-center justify-between gap-4">
+        <div className="space-y-1.5">
+          <h2 className="text-xl font-bold tracking-tight text-white font-sans">
+            Welcome back, <span className="text-emerald-400">{currentUser.name}</span>
           </h2>
-          <p className="text-xs text-slate-300 leading-relaxed font-sans max-w-xl">
-            Your lab cockpit. Grab some hardware, block a time slot, and keep the rescue runbooks one click away for when a switch decides to packet-storm itself at 16:59 on a Friday. root@ghostgrid:~# have fun, break things (in the lab).
+          <p className="text-xs text-slate-400 font-sans">
+            Your lab management hub. Reserve hardware, track active sessions, and keep runbooks close.
           </p>
-
-          <div className="pt-2 flex items-center gap-3">
-            <button
-              onClick={onNavigateToCalendar}
-              className="px-4 py-2 bg-emerald-600 hover:bg-emerald-500 text-slate-950 font-sans font-bold text-xs rounded-lg transition-colors flex items-center gap-1.5 hover:cursor-pointer"
-            >
-              <Zap className="w-4 h-4 text-slate-950 fill-slate-950" />
-              Book Your Lab
-            </button>
-            <button
-              onClick={onNavigateToDevices}
-              className="px-4 py-2 bg-slate-900 hover:bg-slate-800 text-slate-200 border border-slate-800 hover:border-slate-700 rounded-lg text-xs font-semibold transition-all flex items-center gap-1 hover:cursor-pointer"
-            >
-              Browse Inventory
-            </button>
-          </div>
         </div>
-
-        <div className="md:col-span-4 bg-slate-950/60 p-4 rounded-xl border border-slate-850 flex flex-col justify-between font-sans">
-          <div>
-            <span className="text-[10px] font-mono uppercase tracking-widest text-slate-500 block">System Time</span>
-            <div className="text-2xl font-mono text-emerald-400 font-bold mt-1 tabular-nums">
-              {now.toLocaleTimeString([], { hour: '2-digit', minute: '2-digit', second: '2-digit' })}
-            </div>
-            <p className="text-[10px] text-slate-400 font-sans mt-0.5">
-              {now.toLocaleDateString([], { weekday: 'long', day: 'numeric', month: 'long', year: 'numeric' })}
-            </p>
-          </div>
-
-          <div className="mt-4 pt-4 border-t border-slate-850 grid grid-cols-2 gap-2 text-center text-[10px] text-slate-350">
-            <div className="bg-slate-900 p-2 rounded border border-slate-850">
-              <span className="block font-bold text-slate-100 font-mono">{devices.length}</span>
-              <span>Hardware Nodes</span>
-            </div>
-            <div className="bg-slate-900 p-2 rounded border border-slate-850">
-              <span className="block font-bold text-slate-100 font-mono">{labs.length}</span>
-              <span>Available Labs</span>
-            </div>
-          </div>
+        <div className="flex items-center gap-3 shrink-0">
+          <button
+            onClick={onNavigateToCalendar}
+            className="px-4 py-2 bg-emerald-600 hover:bg-emerald-500 text-slate-950 font-sans font-bold text-xs rounded-lg transition-colors flex items-center gap-1.5 hover:cursor-pointer"
+          >
+            <Zap className="w-4 h-4 text-slate-950 fill-slate-950" />
+            Book Your Lab
+          </button>
+          <button
+            onClick={onNavigateToDevices}
+            className="px-4 py-2 bg-slate-900 hover:bg-slate-800 text-slate-200 border border-slate-800 hover:border-slate-700 rounded-lg text-xs font-semibold transition-all flex items-center gap-1 hover:cursor-pointer"
+          >
+            Browse Inventory
+          </button>
         </div>
       </div>
 
@@ -156,28 +128,16 @@ export default function Dashboard({
           <div className="bg-[#1E293B] border border-slate-800 rounded-xl p-5 shadow-sm">
             <h3 className="font-bold text-sm text-slate-100 flex items-center gap-2 mb-4 font-sans justify-between">
               <span className="flex items-center gap-2">
-                <Clock className="w-4.5 h-4.5 text-emerald-400" />
-                Active Reservations (your boxes, right now)
-              </span>
-              <span className="inline-flex items-center gap-1.5 text-[10px] font-mono font-bold text-emerald-400 bg-emerald-950/40 border border-emerald-900/50 rounded-full px-2.5 py-0.5">
-                <span className="relative flex h-1.5 w-1.5">
-                  <span className="animate-ping absolute inline-flex h-full w-full rounded-full bg-emerald-400 opacity-75"></span>
-                  <span className="relative inline-flex rounded-full h-1.5 w-1.5 bg-emerald-500"></span>
-                </span>
-                LIVE
+                <Clock className="w-4 h-4 text-emerald-400" />
+                Active Reservations
               </span>
+              <span className="w-2 h-2 rounded-full bg-emerald-500 shrink-0" />
             </h3>
 
             {activeBookings.length === 0 ? (
-              <div className="text-center py-10 bg-slate-900/35 rounded-lg border border-slate-850 p-6 font-sans">
-                <PlayCircle className="w-8 h-8 text-slate-700 mx-auto mb-2 opacity-50" />
-                <p className="text-xs text-slate-400">No boxes checked out right now. idle hands, idle hardware.</p>
-                <button
-                  onClick={onNavigateToCalendar}
-                  className="text-xs text-emerald-400 font-semibold underline mt-2 hover:text-emerald-300"
-                >
-                  grab a slot -&gt;
-                </button>
+              <div className="text-center py-8 bg-slate-900/35 rounded-lg border border-slate-800 font-sans">
+                <PlayCircle className="w-7 h-7 text-slate-600 mx-auto mb-2 opacity-50" />
+                <p className="text-xs text-slate-400">No active sessions.</p>
               </div>
             ) : (
               <div className="space-y-4 font-sans">
@@ -209,28 +169,24 @@ export default function Dashboard({
                         </span>
                       </div>
 
-                      <p className="text-xs text-slate-300 leading-relaxed font-sans mb-3 italic">
-                        "{booking.notes || 'no notes - running blind'}"
-                      </p>
-
-                      <div className="pt-3 border-t border-slate-900/60 flex justify-between items-center text-[10px]">
+                      <div className="pt-3 border-t border-slate-800/60 flex justify-between items-center text-[10px]">
                         <span className="font-mono text-slate-400">
-                          Active window: {startF} - {endF}
+                          {startF} – {endF}
                         </span>
                         <div className="flex gap-2">
                           <button
                             onClick={() => onSelectBookingDetails(booking)}
-                            className="px-2.5 py-1 bg-emerald-950/80 border border-emerald-500/30 text-emerald-400 hover:text-emerald-300 rounded flex items-center gap-1 transition-all font-semibold hover:cursor-pointer"
+                            className="px-3 py-1.5 bg-emerald-950/80 border border-emerald-500/30 text-emerald-400 hover:text-emerald-300 rounded-lg text-xs font-semibold transition-all hover:cursor-pointer"
                           >
-                            Inspect Details (Rest / Ansible)
+                            Details
                           </button>
                           <button
                             onClick={() => {
-                              if (confirm('Are you sure you want to release these nodes early? Hardware holds will terminate immediately.')) {
+                              if (confirm('Release this reservation early?')) {
                                 onCancelBooking(booking.id);
                               }
                             }}
-                            className="px-2.5 py-1 bg-rose-950/40 border border-rose-700/50 text-rose-400 hover:bg-rose-900/60 hover:border-rose-500 hover:text-rose-300 rounded flex items-center gap-1 transition-all font-semibold hover:cursor-pointer"
+                            className="px-3 py-1.5 bg-rose-950/40 border border-rose-700/50 text-rose-400 hover:bg-rose-900/60 hover:border-rose-500 hover:text-rose-300 rounded-lg text-xs font-semibold transition-all hover:cursor-pointer"
                           >
                             Release
                           </button>
@@ -245,13 +201,13 @@ export default function Dashboard({
 
           {/* Upcoming Sessions */}
           <div className="bg-[#1E293B] border border-slate-800 rounded-xl p-5 shadow-sm font-sans">
-            <h3 className="font-bold text-sm text-slate-101 flex items-center gap-2 mb-3.5">
-              <Calendar className="w-4.5 h-4.5 text-indigo-400" />
-              Upcoming in the Queue ({upcomingBookings.length})
+            <h3 className="font-bold text-sm text-slate-100 flex items-center gap-2 mb-3.5">
+              <Calendar className="w-4 h-4 text-slate-400" />
+              Upcoming ({upcomingBookings.length})
             </h3>
 
             {upcomingBookings.length === 0 ? (
-              <p className="text-xs text-slate-400 py-4 italic text-center">Queue is empty. crontab clean, nothing scheduled.</p>
+              <p className="text-xs text-slate-400 py-4 text-center">No upcoming reservations.</p>
             ) : (
               <div className="grid grid-cols-1 md:grid-cols-2 gap-3">
                 {upcomingBookings.map((booking) => {
@@ -260,14 +216,14 @@ export default function Dashboard({
                   const startF = new Date(booking.startDateTime).toLocaleTimeString('en-US', { hour: '2-digit', minute: '2-digit' });
                   const endF = new Date(booking.endDateTime).toLocaleTimeString('en-US', { hour: '2-digit', minute: '2-digit' });
                   return (
-                    <div key={booking.id} className="p-3 bg-slate-905/30 border border-slate-850 hover:border-slate-800 rounded-lg flex flex-col justify-between">
+                    <div key={booking.id} className="p-3 bg-slate-900/30 border border-slate-800 hover:border-slate-700 rounded-lg flex flex-col justify-between">
                       <div>
                         <div className="flex justify-between items-start mb-1">
-                          <span className="font-mono font-bold text-[10px] text-indigo-405 bg-indigo-950/50 border border-indigo-900 px-2 py-0.5 rounded">
+                          <span className="font-mono font-bold text-[10px] text-indigo-400 bg-indigo-950/50 border border-indigo-900/50 px-2 py-0.5 rounded">
                             {dayStr}
                           </span>
                           <span className="text-[10px] font-mono text-slate-500">
-                            {startF} - {endF}
+                            {startF} – {endF}
                           </span>
                         </div>
                         <h4 className="text-xs font-bold text-slate-200 mt-1 font-sans">{lab?.name}</h4>
@@ -276,32 +232,32 @@ export default function Dashboard({
                         </p>
                       </div>
 
-                      <div className="pt-2 mt-2 border-t border-slate-850 flex justify-end gap-1.5 pt-2">
+                      <div className="pt-2 mt-2 border-t border-slate-800 flex justify-end gap-1.5">
                         <button
                           onClick={() => onSelectBookingDetails(booking)}
-                          className="px-2.5 py-1 text-[9px] text-emerald-400 hover:text-emerald-350 bg-emerald-950/40 border border-emerald-990/30 rounded font-semibold transition hover:cursor-pointer"
+                          className="px-2.5 py-1 text-xs text-emerald-400 hover:text-emerald-300 bg-emerald-950/40 border border-emerald-900/30 rounded-lg font-semibold transition hover:cursor-pointer"
                         >
-                          Specs / REST API
+                          Details
                         </button>
                         <button
                           onClick={() => {
-                            if (confirm('Cancel this upcoming reservation? Linked SMTP alerts will notify appropriate parties.')) {
+                            if (confirm('Cancel this upcoming reservation?')) {
                               onCancelBooking(booking.id);
                             }
                           }}
-                          className="px-2 py-1 text-[9px] text-slate-400 hover:text-white hover:bg-slate-800 rounded border border-transparent hover:cursor-pointer"
+                          className="px-2.5 py-1 text-xs text-slate-400 hover:text-slate-200 hover:bg-slate-800 rounded-lg border border-slate-700/50 hover:cursor-pointer transition"
                         >
-                          Cancel Slot
+                          Cancel
                         </button>
                         <button
                           onClick={() => {
-                            if (confirm('Are you sure you want to permanently delete this reservation from SQLite storage? This action cannot be reversed.')) {
+                            if (confirm('Permanently delete this reservation?')) {
                               onDeleteBooking(booking.id);
                             }
                           }}
-                          className="px-2 py-1 text-[9px] text-rose-400 hover:text-rose-300 hover:bg-rose-950/30 rounded border border-transparent hover:cursor-pointer"
+                          className="px-2.5 py-1 text-xs text-rose-400 hover:text-rose-300 hover:bg-rose-950/30 rounded-lg border border-rose-900/30 hover:cursor-pointer transition"
                         >
-                          Purge SQLite
+                          Purge
                         </button>
                       </div>
                     </div>
@@ -316,62 +272,58 @@ export default function Dashboard({
         {/* RIGHT COLUMN: Checklist and simulated action panel */}
         <div className="lg:col-span-4 space-y-6">
           
-          {/* Workflows Checklist */}
+          {/* Lab Checklist */}
           <div className="bg-[#1E293B] border border-slate-800 rounded-xl p-5 shadow-sm font-sans">
-            <h3 className="font-bold text-sm text-slate-101 flex items-center gap-2 mb-3.5">
-              <ListTodo className="w-4.5 h-4.5 text-amber-500" />
-              Pre-Flight Checklist (before you blame the network)
+            <h3 className="font-bold text-sm text-slate-100 flex items-center gap-2 mb-3.5">
+              <ListTodo className="w-4 h-4 text-slate-400" />
+              Lab Checklist
             </h3>
-            
-            <div className="space-y-2.5">
+
+            <div className="space-y-2">
               {todoList.map((item) => (
-                <div 
-                  key={item.id} 
+                <div
+                  key={item.id}
                   onClick={() => toggleTodo(item.id)}
-                  className="flex items-start gap-2.5 p-2 bg-slate-1000/40 hover:bg-slate-900 rounded-lg cursor-pointer transition-all border border-slate-850/60"
+                  className="flex items-start gap-2.5 p-2 bg-slate-900/40 hover:bg-slate-900 rounded-lg cursor-pointer transition-all border border-slate-800/60"
                 >
                   <input
                     type="checkbox"
                     checked={item.checked}
                     onChange={() => {}}
-                    className="mt-0.5 rounded border-slate-800 text-emerald-500 focus:ring-emerald-450 w-3.5 h-3.5 shrink-0"
+                    className="mt-0.5 rounded border-slate-700 text-emerald-500 w-3.5 h-3.5 shrink-0"
                   />
-                  <span className={`text-[11px] leading-tight ${item.checked ? 'text-slate-500 line-through' : 'text-slate-200'}`}>
+                  <span className={`text-xs leading-tight ${item.checked ? 'text-slate-500 line-through' : 'text-slate-300'}`}>
                     {item.text}
                   </span>
                 </div>
               ))}
             </div>
-
-            <div className="mt-4 pt-3 border-t border-slate-850 text-[10px] text-slate-450 text-center">
-              Works on my machine (TM). check the boxes anyway.
-            </div>
           </div>
 
-          {/* Quick Links - shortcut into the shared tooling dashboard */}
+          {/* Quick Links */}
           <div className="bg-[#1E293B] border border-slate-800 rounded-xl p-5 shadow-sm font-sans">
-            <h3 className="font-bold text-sm text-slate-101 flex items-center gap-2 mb-3.5 justify-between">
+            <h3 className="font-bold text-sm text-slate-100 flex items-center gap-2 mb-3.5 justify-between">
               <span className="flex items-center gap-2">
-                <LinkIcon className="w-4.5 h-4.5 text-cyan-400" />
+                <LinkIcon className="w-4 h-4 text-slate-400" />
                 Quick Links
               </span>
               <button
                 onClick={onNavigateToLinks}
-                className="text-[10px] text-cyan-400 hover:text-cyan-300 font-semibold flex items-center gap-0.5 hover:cursor-pointer"
+                className="text-[10px] text-slate-400 hover:text-slate-200 font-semibold flex items-center gap-0.5 hover:cursor-pointer"
               >
                 Manage <ArrowRight className="w-3 h-3" />
               </button>
             </h3>
 
             {links.length === 0 ? (
-              <div className="text-center py-6 bg-slate-900/35 rounded-lg border border-slate-850 p-5">
-                <Globe className="w-7 h-7 text-slate-700 mx-auto mb-2 opacity-50" />
-                <p className="text-[11px] text-slate-400">No shared links yet.</p>
+              <div className="text-center py-6 bg-slate-900/35 rounded-lg border border-slate-800">
+                <Globe className="w-7 h-7 text-slate-600 mx-auto mb-2 opacity-50" />
+                <p className="text-xs text-slate-400">No shared links yet.</p>
                 <button
                   onClick={onNavigateToLinks}
-                  className="text-[11px] text-cyan-400 font-semibold underline mt-1.5 hover:text-cyan-300 hover:cursor-pointer"
+                  className="text-xs text-slate-400 font-semibold underline mt-1.5 hover:text-slate-200 hover:cursor-pointer"
                 >
-                  Add CheckMK, Semaphore & co.
+                  Add links
                 </button>
               </div>
             ) : (
@@ -386,23 +338,23 @@ export default function Dashboard({
                       href={link.url}
                       target="_blank"
                       rel="noopener noreferrer"
-                      className="group flex items-center gap-2.5 p-2 bg-slate-1000/40 hover:bg-slate-900 rounded-lg border border-slate-850/60 hover:border-slate-800 transition-all"
+                      className="group flex items-center gap-2.5 p-2 bg-slate-900/40 hover:bg-slate-900 rounded-lg border border-slate-800/60 hover:border-slate-700 transition-all"
                     >
                       <span className={`w-7 h-7 rounded-md bg-slate-950 border border-slate-800 flex items-center justify-center shrink-0 ${accent}`}>
                         <Globe className="w-3.5 h-3.5" />
                       </span>
                       <span className="min-w-0 flex-1">
-                        <span className="block text-[11px] font-semibold text-slate-200 group-hover:text-white truncate">{link.title}</span>
-                        <span className={`block text-[9px] font-mono truncate ${accent}`}>{host}</span>
+                        <span className="block text-xs font-semibold text-slate-200 group-hover:text-white truncate">{link.title}</span>
+                        <span className={`block text-[10px] font-mono truncate ${accent}`}>{host}</span>
                       </span>
-                      <ExternalLink className="w-3.5 h-3.5 text-slate-600 group-hover:text-slate-300 shrink-0" />
+                      <ExternalLink className="w-3.5 h-3.5 text-slate-600 group-hover:text-slate-400 shrink-0" />
                     </a>
                   );
                 })}
                 {links.length > 6 && (
                   <button
                     onClick={onNavigateToLinks}
-                    className="w-full text-center text-[10px] text-slate-500 hover:text-cyan-400 pt-1.5 font-semibold hover:cursor-pointer"
+                    className="w-full text-center text-[10px] text-slate-500 hover:text-slate-300 pt-1.5 font-semibold hover:cursor-pointer"
                   >
                     +{links.length - 6} more links
                   </button>
diff --git a/src/index.css b/src/index.css
index 38e34fa..2ce2e6b 100644
--- a/src/index.css
+++ b/src/index.css
@@ -72,11 +72,11 @@
   border-color: var(--border) !important;
 }
 
-/* Amber-tinted warning/safety card used in Dashboard */
+/* BookingCalendar "Quick Booking" green-tinted card */
 :root.light .bg-\[\#1D2535\],
 :root.light .bg-\[\#1d2535\] {
-  background-color: #fffbeb !important;
-  border-color: #fde68a !important;
+  background-color: #f0fdf4 !important;
+  border-color: #bbf7d0 !important;
 }
 
 /* ── Header & nav ─────────────────────────────────────────────── */
@@ -128,8 +128,10 @@
   background-color: #e9ecf0 !important;
 }
 
-/* ── Dashboard banner gradient ────────────────────────────────── */
-:root.light .bg-gradient-to-br {
+/* ── Dashboard / UserDirectory banner gradients (dark hex only) ── */
+/* Targets only the dark-themed banners, not coloured avatar gradients */
+:root.light .bg-gradient-to-br.from-\[\#1E293B\],
+:root.light .bg-gradient-to-br.from-\[\#1e293b\] {
   background-image: linear-gradient(to bottom right, #ffffff, #f1f5f9) !important;
   border-color: var(--border) !important;
 }
@@ -155,6 +157,7 @@
 }
 
 /* ── Borders ──────────────────────────────────────────────────── */
+:root.light .border-slate-900,
 :root.light .border-slate-800,
 :root.light .border-slate-850,
 :root.light .border-slate-855,
@@ -164,6 +167,12 @@
   border-color: var(--border) !important;
 }
 
+:root.light .border-red-900\/50,
+:root.light .border-red-900\/40,
+:root.light .border-red-900\/30 {
+  border-color: #fca5a5 !important;
+}
+
 :root.light .divide-slate-800 > *,
 :root.light .divide-slate-850 > * {
   border-color: var(--border) !important;
@@ -171,6 +180,9 @@
 
 /* ── Text colours ─────────────────────────────────────────────── */
 :root.light .text-white,
+:root.light .text-white\/90,
+:root.light .text-white\/80,
+:root.light .text-white\/70,
 :root.light .text-slate-100,
 :root.light .text-slate-200 {
   color: var(--text) !important;
@@ -238,7 +250,13 @@
   color: #9f1239 !important;
 }
 
+:root.light .bg-rose-950\/30,
+:root.light .hover\:bg-rose-950\/30:hover {
+  background-color: #ffe4e6 !important;
+}
+
 :root.light .bg-red-950\/60,
+:root.light .bg-red-950\/50,
 :root.light .bg-red-950\/40,
 :root.light .bg-red-950\/20 {
   background-color: #fee2e2 !important;
@@ -518,33 +536,40 @@
   border-color: var(--border) !important;
 }
 
-/* JSON REST Response panel – always dark (code/terminal aesthetic) */
+/* JSON REST Response panel – GitHub Light style in light mode */
 :root.light #booking-details-modal .font-mono.bg-slate-950 {
-  background-color: #0d1117 !important;
-  color: #c9d1d9 !important;
-  border-color: #30363d !important;
+  background-color: #f6f8fa !important;
+  color: #24292f !important;
+  border-color: #d0d7de !important;
 }
 
-/* Header bar inside the dark JSON panel – keep dark to match the block */
+/* The <pre> inside inherits the dark pre-rule; override explicitly */
+:root.light #booking-details-modal .font-mono.bg-slate-950 pre {
+  background-color: transparent !important;
+  color: #24292f !important;
+  border-color: transparent !important;
+}
+
+/* Header bar inside the JSON panel */
 :root.light #booking-details-modal .font-mono.bg-slate-950 .bg-slate-900 {
-  background-color: #161b22 !important;
-  border-color: #30363d !important;
+  background-color: #eaeef2 !important;
+  border-color: #d0d7de !important;
 }
 
-/* Title label and icon in dark panel header */
+/* Title label and icon in panel header */
 :root.light #booking-details-modal .font-mono.bg-slate-950 .text-indigo-400 {
-  color: #818cf8 !important;
+  color: #6366f1 !important;
 }
 
-/* Copy button inside dark panel */
+/* Copy button inside panel */
 :root.light #booking-details-modal .font-mono.bg-slate-950 button {
-  background-color: #21262d !important;
-  border-color: #30363d !important;
-  color: #8b949e !important;
+  background-color: #eaeef2 !important;
+  border-color: #d0d7de !important;
+  color: #57606a !important;
 }
 :root.light #booking-details-modal .font-mono.bg-slate-950 button:hover {
-  background-color: #30363d !important;
-  color: #f0f6fc !important;
+  background-color: #d0d7de !important;
+  color: #24292f !important;
 }
 
 /* Ansible status card – orange accent in light mode */
@@ -630,3 +655,220 @@
 :root.light #add-link-btn:hover {
   background-color: #6366f1 !important;
 }
+
+/* ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── */
+/* EXTENDED LIGHT MODE OVERRIDES                                       */
+/* ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── */
+
+/* ── Solid (no-opacity) color backgrounds ────────────────────────── */
+/* These are used in Logbook type badges and Dashboard countdown pill */
+
+:root.light .bg-emerald-950 {
+  background-color: #d1fae5 !important;
+  border-color: #6ee7b7 !important;
+  color: #065f46 !important;
+}
+
+:root.light .bg-cyan-950 {
+  background-color: #cffafe !important;
+  border-color: #67e8f9 !important;
+  color: #155e75 !important;
+}
+
+:root.light .bg-indigo-950 {
+  background-color: #e0e7ff !important;
+  border-color: #a5b4fc !important;
+  color: #3730a3 !important;
+}
+
+:root.light .bg-rose-950 {
+  background-color: #ffe4e6 !important;
+  border-color: #fca5a5 !important;
+  color: #9f1239 !important;
+}
+
+/* ── emerald-900 opacity variants (quick booking modal tabs) ──────── */
+:root.light .bg-emerald-900\/50,
+:root.light .bg-emerald-900\/40,
+:root.light .bg-emerald-900\/30 {
+  background-color: #d1fae5 !important;
+}
+
+/* ── Violet accent (LinkDashboard) ────────────────────────────────── */
+:root.light .bg-violet-950\/60,
+:root.light .bg-violet-950\/40,
+:root.light .bg-violet-950\/20 {
+  background-color: #ede9fe !important;
+  border-color: #c4b5fd !important;
+  color: #5b21b6 !important;
+}
+
+:root.light .text-violet-400 {
+  color: #7c3aed !important;
+}
+
+/* ── 300-level text – near-invisible on white backgrounds ────────── */
+:root.light .text-amber-300 {
+  color: #b45309 !important;
+}
+
+:root.light .text-emerald-300 {
+  color: #059669 !important;
+}
+
+:root.light .text-cyan-300 {
+  color: #0891b2 !important;
+}
+
+:root.light .text-rose-300 {
+  color: #be123c !important;
+}
+
+:root.light .text-indigo-300 {
+  color: #4338ca !important;
+}
+
+/* ── Missing border opacity variants ─────────────────────────────── */
+
+/* slate-700 with opacity */
+:root.light .border-slate-700\/40,
+:root.light .border-slate-700\/50,
+:root.light .border-slate-700\/60 {
+  border-color: var(--border) !important;
+}
+
+/* slate-900 opacity (section dividers, row separators) */
+:root.light .border-slate-900\/30,
+:root.light .border-slate-900\/40,
+:root.light .border-slate-900\/60 {
+  border-color: var(--border) !important;
+}
+
+/* emerald borders – solid and opacity variants */
+:root.light .border-emerald-900,
+:root.light .border-emerald-900\/30,
+:root.light .border-emerald-900\/40,
+:root.light .border-emerald-900\/60 {
+  border-color: #6ee7b7 !important;
+}
+
+:root.light .border-emerald-800\/50,
+:root.light .border-emerald-800\/60 {
+  border-color: #a7f3d0 !important;
+}
+
+/* cyan borders */
+:root.light .border-cyan-900\/50,
+:root.light .border-cyan-900\/60 {
+  border-color: #67e8f9 !important;
+}
+
+/* amber borders */
+:root.light .border-amber-900\/40,
+:root.light .border-amber-900\/60 {
+  border-color: #fde68a !important;
+}
+
+:root.light .border-amber-800\/50,
+:root.light .border-amber-800\/60 {
+  border-color: #fde68a !important;
+}
+
+/* rose borders */
+:root.light .border-rose-900\/30,
+:root.light .border-rose-900\/50,
+:root.light .border-rose-900\/60 {
+  border-color: #fca5a5 !important;
+}
+
+/* indigo borders */
+:root.light .border-indigo-900,
+:root.light .border-indigo-900\/40,
+:root.light .border-indigo-900\/50 {
+  border-color: #a5b4fc !important;
+}
+
+/* violet borders */
+:root.light .border-violet-900\/50,
+:root.light .border-violet-950\/40 {
+  border-color: #c4b5fd !important;
+}
+
+/* ── Missing bg-slate-900 opacity variants ───────────────────────── */
+:root.light .bg-slate-900\/30,
+:root.light .bg-slate-900\/50,
+:root.light .bg-slate-900\/70,
+:root.light .bg-slate-900\/90 {
+  background-color: #f1f5f9 !important;
+}
+
+/* ── bg-slate-800 additional variant ────────────────────────────── */
+:root.light .bg-slate-800\/40 {
+  background-color: #e2e8f0 !important;
+}
+
+/* ── Hover-state overrides for dark bg classes ───────────────────── */
+/* Without these the hover flashes a dark background in light mode.  */
+
+:root.light .hover\:bg-slate-900:hover {
+  background-color: #f1f5f9 !important;
+}
+
+:root.light .hover\:bg-slate-900\/35:hover,
+:root.light .hover\:bg-slate-900\/40:hover,
+:root.light .hover\:bg-slate-900\/60:hover,
+:root.light .hover\:bg-slate-900\/70:hover,
+:root.light .hover\:bg-slate-900\/80:hover {
+  background-color: #f1f5f9 !important;
+}
+
+:root.light .hover\:bg-slate-800:hover {
+  background-color: #e2e8f0 !important;
+}
+
+:root.light .hover\:bg-slate-800\/80:hover {
+  background-color: #e2e8f0 !important;
+}
+
+:root.light .hover\:bg-slate-950\/30:hover,
+:root.light .hover\:bg-slate-950\/40:hover {
+  background-color: #f8fafc !important;
+}
+
+/* Coloured hover states */
+:root.light .hover\:bg-emerald-900\/40:hover,
+:root.light .hover\:bg-emerald-900\/60:hover {
+  background-color: #a7f3d0 !important;
+}
+
+:root.light .hover\:bg-rose-900\/60:hover {
+  background-color: #fecdd3 !important;
+}
+
+:root.light .hover\:bg-red-950\/40:hover {
+  background-color: #fee2e2 !important;
+}
+
+/* ── Border-dashed empty slots (calendar grid) ───────────────────── */
+:root.light .border-slate-800\/40 {
+  border-color: var(--border) !important;
+}
+
+:root.light .hover\:border-slate-700\/60:hover {
+  border-color: var(--border-muted) !important;
+}
+
+/* ── Hover text colors – prevent near-white text on light backgrounds */
+:root.light .hover\:text-white:hover,
+:root.light .hover\:text-slate-100:hover,
+:root.light .hover\:text-slate-200:hover {
+  color: var(--text) !important;
+}
+
+:root.light .group:hover .group-hover\:text-white {
+  color: var(--text) !important;
+}
+
+:root.light .group:hover .group-hover\:text-slate-300 {
+  color: var(--text-muted) !important;
+}