diff --git a/frontend/src/routes/layout.css b/frontend/src/routes/layout.css
index 0c31ddb2..8990d355 100644
--- a/frontend/src/routes/layout.css
+++ b/frontend/src/routes/layout.css
@@ -134,9 +134,9 @@
 	--c-parchment: #faf8f1;
 
 	/* Journey / Lesereise — orange semantic tokens
-	   Text #B46820 on bg #FEF0E6 ≈ 4.6:1 — WCAG AA ✓ at 12px bold (normal-text threshold) */
+	   Text #7A3F0E on bg #FEF0E6 ≈ 7.4:1 — WCAG AAA ✓ (text-xs requires 4.5:1 normal-text) */
 	--c-journey-bg: #fef0e6;
-	--c-journey-text: #b46820;
+	--c-journey-text: #7a3f0e;
 	--c-journey-border: #f0c99a;
 
 	/* Tag color tokens — decorative dot colors on tag chips */
@@ -259,7 +259,7 @@
 		--c-gutter-stripe: rgba(161, 220, 216, 0.14);
 
 		/* Journey / Lesereise — muted warm tint on dark navy; text #E8862A on
-		   #3A2A1A ≈ 4.7:1 — WCAG AA ✓ at 12px bold (normal-text threshold) */
+		   #3A2A1A ≈ 5.2:1 — WCAG AA ✓ (text-xs requires 4.5:1 normal-text) */
 		--c-journey-bg: #3a2a1a;
 		--c-journey-text: #e8862a;
 		--c-journey-border: #7a4a1e;