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+import { test, expect } from '@playwright/test';
+
+const BRAND_NAVY = 'rgb(1, 40, 81)';
+
+test.describe('Header — brand-navy background', () => {
+	test('header background is brand-navy in light mode', async ({ page }) => {
+		await page.goto('/');
+		await page.waitForSelector('[data-hydrated]');
+
+		const bg = await page.locator('header').evaluate((el) => getComputedStyle(el).backgroundColor);
+		expect(bg).toBe(BRAND_NAVY);
+	});
+
+	test('header background stays brand-navy after switching to dark mode', async ({ page }) => {
+		await page.goto('/');
+		await page.waitForSelector('[data-hydrated]');
+
+		await page
+			.getByRole('banner')
+			.getByRole('button', { name: /dark mode/i })
+			.click();
+		await expect(page.locator('html')).toHaveAttribute('data-theme', 'dark');
+
+		const bg = await page.locator('header').evaluate((el) => getComputedStyle(el).backgroundColor);
+		expect(bg).toBe(BRAND_NAVY);
+	});
+
+	test('logo text is visible at 375px viewport', async ({ page }) => {
+		await page.setViewportSize({ width: 375, height: 812 });
+		await page.goto('/');
+
+		await expect(page.getByRole('banner').getByText('Familienarchiv')).toBeVisible();
+	});
+});
+
+test.describe('Login page — AuthHeader', () => {
+	test.use({ storageState: { cookies: [], origins: [] } });
+
+	test('login page has brand-navy header with language switcher', async ({ page }) => {
+		await page.goto('/login');
+
+		const header = page.locator('header');
+		await expect(header).toBeVisible();
+
+		const bg = await header.evaluate((el) => getComputedStyle(el).backgroundColor);
+		expect(bg).toBe(BRAND_NAVY);
+
+		await expect(header.getByRole('button', { name: 'DE' })).toBeVisible();
+	});
+});