diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/components/SegmentationColumn.svelte b/frontend/src/lib/components/SegmentationColumn.svelte
index 76f9de80..5da5d074 100644
--- a/frontend/src/lib/components/SegmentationColumn.svelte
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/components/SegmentationColumn.svelte
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ function formatDate(dateStr: string): string {
 				<li>
 					<a
 						href="/documents/{doc.id}"
-						class="hover:bg-brand-sand/30 flex min-h-[44px] flex-col justify-center rounded px-1 py-2 focus-visible:ring-2 focus-visible:ring-brand-navy focus-visible:ring-offset-2 focus-visible:outline-none"
+						class="hover:bg-brand-sand flex min-h-[44px] flex-col justify-center rounded px-1 py-2 focus-visible:ring-2 focus-visible:ring-brand-navy focus-visible:ring-offset-2 focus-visible:outline-none"
 					>
 						<div class="flex flex-wrap items-center gap-1.5">
 							<span class="font-serif text-sm text-ink">{doc.title}</span>
diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/components/TranscriptionColumn.svelte b/frontend/src/lib/components/TranscriptionColumn.svelte
index 05aea68a..76d4b09b 100644
--- a/frontend/src/lib/components/TranscriptionColumn.svelte
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/components/TranscriptionColumn.svelte
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ function blockProgress(doc: TranscriptionQueueItemDTO): number {
 				<li>
 					<a
 						href="/documents/{doc.id}"
-						class="hover:bg-brand-sand/30 flex min-h-[44px] flex-col justify-center rounded px-1 py-2 focus-visible:ring-2 focus-visible:ring-brand-navy focus-visible:ring-offset-2 focus-visible:outline-none"
+						class="hover:bg-brand-sand flex min-h-[44px] flex-col justify-center rounded px-1 py-2 focus-visible:ring-2 focus-visible:ring-brand-navy focus-visible:ring-offset-2 focus-visible:outline-none"
 					>
 						<div class="flex flex-wrap items-center gap-1.5">
 							<span class="font-serif text-sm text-ink">{doc.title}</span>