diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/shared/dashboard/ReaderDraftsModule.svelte b/frontend/src/lib/shared/dashboard/ReaderDraftsModule.svelte
index 673ba7ec..703ad0b3 100644
--- a/frontend/src/lib/shared/dashboard/ReaderDraftsModule.svelte
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/shared/dashboard/ReaderDraftsModule.svelte
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ const { drafts }: Props = $props();
 						class="flex min-h-[44px] items-center justify-between border-b border-line/50 px-3 py-1.5 last:border-b-0 hover:bg-muted focus-visible:ring-2 focus-visible:ring-brand-navy focus-visible:outline-none"
 					>
 						<span class="flex min-w-0 flex-col">
-							<span class="truncate font-serif text-sm text-brand-navy">{draft.title}</span>
+							<span class="truncate font-serif text-sm text-ink">{draft.title}</span>
 							<span class="text-[11px] text-ink-3">
 								{m.dashboard_reader_draft_meta({ relative: relativeTimeDe(new Date(draft.updatedAt)) })}
 							</span>
diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/shared/dashboard/ReaderDraftsModule.svelte.spec.ts b/frontend/src/lib/shared/dashboard/ReaderDraftsModule.svelte.spec.ts
index 44a8e43a..0da32564 100644
--- a/frontend/src/lib/shared/dashboard/ReaderDraftsModule.svelte.spec.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/shared/dashboard/ReaderDraftsModule.svelte.spec.ts
@@ -73,11 +73,11 @@ describe('ReaderDraftsModule', () => {
 		expect(cls).toMatch(/min-h-\[44px\]/);
 	});
 
-	it('draft title has text-brand-navy class', async () => {
+	it('draft title has text-ink class', async () => {
 		render(ReaderDraftsModule, { drafts: [draft1] });
 		const link = page.getByRole('link', { name: /Mein erster Entwurf/ });
 		const el = (await link.element()) as HTMLElement;
-		const titleEl = el.querySelector('[class*="text-brand-navy"]');
+		const titleEl = el.querySelector('[class*="text-ink"]');
 		expect(titleEl).not.toBeNull();
 		expect(titleEl?.textContent?.trim()).toBe('Mein erster Entwurf');
 	});
diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/shared/dashboard/ReaderHeaderBar.svelte b/frontend/src/lib/shared/dashboard/ReaderHeaderBar.svelte
index 234b69fd..7d94ab56 100644
--- a/frontend/src/lib/shared/dashboard/ReaderHeaderBar.svelte
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/shared/dashboard/ReaderHeaderBar.svelte
@@ -24,12 +24,10 @@ const timeLabel = $derived.by(() => {
 >
 	<!-- Greeting -->
 	<div class="min-w-0 flex-1">
-		<span
-			class="block text-[11px] font-bold tracking-[.8px] text-brand-navy uppercase dark:text-brand-mint"
-		>
+		<span class="block text-[11px] font-bold tracking-[.8px] text-ink uppercase">
 			{timeLabel}
 		</span>
-		<span class="block font-serif text-xl text-brand-navy dark:text-brand-mint">
+		<span class="block font-serif text-xl text-ink">
 			{m.dashboard_welcome({ name })}
 		</span>
 	</div>
@@ -45,9 +43,7 @@ const timeLabel = $derived.by(() => {
 			href="/documents"
 			class="flex min-h-[44px] flex-col items-center justify-center border-r border-line-soft px-5 focus-visible:ring-2 focus-visible:ring-brand-navy focus-visible:outline-none"
 		>
-			<span class="block text-2xl leading-none font-black text-brand-navy dark:text-brand-mint"
-				>{documents ?? '—'}</span
-			>
+			<span class="block text-2xl leading-none font-black text-ink">{documents ?? '—'}</span>
 			<span
 				class="mt-0.5 hidden text-[11px] font-bold tracking-[.8px] text-ink-3 uppercase sm:block"
 				>{m.dashboard_reader_stats_documents()}</span
@@ -62,9 +58,7 @@ const timeLabel = $derived.by(() => {
 			href="/persons"
 			class="flex min-h-[44px] flex-col items-center justify-center border-r border-line-soft px-5 focus-visible:ring-2 focus-visible:ring-brand-navy focus-visible:outline-none"
 		>
-			<span class="block text-2xl leading-none font-black text-brand-navy dark:text-brand-mint"
-				>{persons ?? '—'}</span
-			>
+			<span class="block text-2xl leading-none font-black text-ink">{persons ?? '—'}</span>
 			<span
 				class="mt-0.5 hidden text-[11px] font-bold tracking-[.8px] text-ink-3 uppercase sm:block"
 				>{m.dashboard_reader_stats_persons()}</span
@@ -79,9 +73,7 @@ const timeLabel = $derived.by(() => {
 			href="/geschichten"
 			class="flex min-h-[44px] flex-col items-center justify-center px-5 focus-visible:ring-2 focus-visible:ring-brand-navy focus-visible:outline-none"
 		>
-			<span class="block text-2xl leading-none font-black text-brand-navy dark:text-brand-mint"
-				>{stories ?? '—'}</span
-			>
+			<span class="block text-2xl leading-none font-black text-ink">{stories ?? '—'}</span>
 			<span
 				class="mt-0.5 hidden text-[11px] font-bold tracking-[.8px] text-ink-3 uppercase sm:block"
 				>{m.dashboard_reader_stats_stories()}</span
diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/shared/dashboard/ReaderHeaderBar.svelte.spec.ts b/frontend/src/lib/shared/dashboard/ReaderHeaderBar.svelte.spec.ts
index 86589d88..385262c5 100644
--- a/frontend/src/lib/shared/dashboard/ReaderHeaderBar.svelte.spec.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/shared/dashboard/ReaderHeaderBar.svelte.spec.ts
@@ -55,12 +55,12 @@ describe('ReaderHeaderBar', () => {
 		expect(text?.match(/—/g)?.length).toBeGreaterThanOrEqual(3);
 	});
 
-	it('time label uses text-brand-navy class for morning hour', async () => {
+	it('time label uses text-ink class for morning hour', async () => {
 		render(ReaderHeaderBar, { name: 'Anna', documents: 1, persons: 1, stories: 1, hour: 8 });
 		const timeLabel = page.getByText(/Morgen/i);
 		await expect.element(timeLabel).toBeInTheDocument();
 		const cls = ((await timeLabel.element()) as HTMLElement).className;
-		expect(cls).toMatch(/text-brand-navy/);
+		expect(cls).toMatch(/\btext-ink\b/);
 	});
 
 	it('shows afternoon label for hour 14', async () => {
diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/shared/dashboard/ReaderPersonChips.svelte b/frontend/src/lib/shared/dashboard/ReaderPersonChips.svelte
index e91a4310..785fbe9a 100644
--- a/frontend/src/lib/shared/dashboard/ReaderPersonChips.svelte
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/shared/dashboard/ReaderPersonChips.svelte
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ const { persons }: Props = $props();
 				</span>
 				<span class="truncate font-serif text-sm text-ink">{p.displayName ?? p.lastName}</span>
 				<span
-					class="rounded-full bg-mint-soft px-1.5 py-px text-[11px] font-bold text-brand-navy dark:bg-mint-soft dark:text-brand-mint"
+					class="rounded-full bg-mint-soft px-1.5 py-px text-[11px] font-bold text-ink dark:bg-mint-soft"
 				>
 					{p.documentCount ?? 0}
 				</span>
diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/shared/dashboard/ReaderRecentDocs.svelte b/frontend/src/lib/shared/dashboard/ReaderRecentDocs.svelte
index 8d1b3e64..e8fc0aee 100644
--- a/frontend/src/lib/shared/dashboard/ReaderRecentDocs.svelte
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/shared/dashboard/ReaderRecentDocs.svelte
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ function isNew(doc: Document): boolean {
 							<span class="truncate font-serif text-sm text-ink">{doc.title}</span>
 							{#if isNew(doc)}
 								<span
-									class="shrink-0 rounded-full bg-mint-soft px-1.5 py-px text-[11px] font-bold text-brand-navy dark:bg-mint-soft dark:text-brand-mint"
+									class="shrink-0 rounded-full bg-mint-soft px-1.5 py-px text-[11px] font-bold text-ink dark:bg-mint-soft"
 								>
 									{m.dashboard_badge_new()}
 								</span>
diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/shared/dashboard/ReaderRecentDocs.svelte.spec.ts b/frontend/src/lib/shared/dashboard/ReaderRecentDocs.svelte.spec.ts
index f12f09f1..e3f7b3e8 100644
--- a/frontend/src/lib/shared/dashboard/ReaderRecentDocs.svelte.spec.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/shared/dashboard/ReaderRecentDocs.svelte.spec.ts
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ describe('ReaderRecentDocs', () => {
 		const cls = ((await badge.element()) as HTMLElement).className;
 		expect(cls).toMatch(/bg-mint-soft/);
 		expect(cls).toMatch(/rounded-full/);
-		expect(cls).toMatch(/text-brand-navy/);
+		expect(cls).toMatch(/\btext-ink\b/);
 	});
 
 	it('shows no badge when updatedAt differs from createdAt', async () => {