diff --git a/components/portfolio/ClosingCta.tsx b/components/portfolio/ClosingCta.tsx
index 38adb95..b614e54 100644
--- a/components/portfolio/ClosingCta.tsx
+++ b/components/portfolio/ClosingCta.tsx
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ export function ClosingCta() {
             <p className="font-mono text-xs uppercase leading-6 tracking-[0.14em] text-blacksite-muted">
               Next.js · Tailwind · deployed from out/
             </p>
-            <p className="mt-4 font-mono text-xs uppercase tracking-[0.14em] text-blacksite-faint">© {year}</p>
+            <p className="mt-4 font-mono text-xs uppercase tracking-[0.14em] text-blacksite-muted">© {year}</p>
             <p className="mt-6 font-mono text-xs uppercase tracking-[0.14em] text-blacksite-muted">⌘K opens command index</p>
           </div>
         </div>
diff --git a/components/portfolio/CommandPalette.tsx b/components/portfolio/CommandPalette.tsx
index 87a046d..717ac1d 100644
--- a/components/portfolio/CommandPalette.tsx
+++ b/components/portfolio/CommandPalette.tsx
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@ export function CommandPalette() {
         </Command.Group>
       </Command.List>
 
-      <div className="flex items-center justify-between border-t border-blacksite-line px-4 py-3 font-mono text-[11px] uppercase tracking-[0.16em] text-blacksite-faint sm:px-5">
+      <div className="flex items-center justify-between border-t border-blacksite-line px-4 py-3 font-mono text-[11px] uppercase tracking-[0.16em] text-blacksite-muted sm:px-5">
         <span>↑↓ select</span>
         <span>Enter run · Esc close</span>
       </div>
diff --git a/components/portfolio/ContactTerminal.tsx b/components/portfolio/ContactTerminal.tsx
index 1906512..19bfe56 100644
--- a/components/portfolio/ContactTerminal.tsx
+++ b/components/portfolio/ContactTerminal.tsx
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ export function ContactTerminal() {
         <div className="grid gap-0 lg:grid-cols-[0.8fr_1.2fr]">
           <div className="border-b border-blacksite-line px-5 py-8 sm:px-7 lg:border-b-0 lg:border-r lg:px-10">
             <p className="section-label mb-4">CONTACT TERMINAL</p>
-            <h2 id="contact-title" className="font-mono text-3xl font-semibold uppercase tracking-[-0.04em] text-blacksite-text sm:text-5xl">
+            <h2 id="contact-title" className="font-display text-3xl font-semibold uppercase tracking-[-0.04em] text-blacksite-text sm:text-5xl">
               Send signal.
             </h2>
             <p className="mt-5 max-w-md text-sm leading-7 text-blacksite-muted sm:text-base">
diff --git a/components/portfolio/Hero.tsx b/components/portfolio/Hero.tsx
index ade6219..ebd6eaa 100644
--- a/components/portfolio/Hero.tsx
+++ b/components/portfolio/Hero.tsx
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ export function Hero() {
       className="relative isolate flex min-h-screen overflow-hidden bg-blacksite-bg px-5 py-28 text-blacksite-text sm:px-8 lg:px-12"
     >
       <HeroCanvas />
-      <div className="absolute inset-0 z-0 bg-[radial-gradient(circle_at_20%_20%,rgba(255,90,31,0.12),transparent_30%),linear-gradient(90deg,rgba(3,5,6,0.98),rgba(3,5,6,0.78)_52%,rgba(3,5,6,0.96))]" />
+      <div className="absolute inset-0 z-0 bg-[linear-gradient(90deg,rgba(3,5,6,0.98),rgba(3,5,6,0.78)_52%,rgba(3,5,6,0.96))]" />
 
       <m.div
         initial={shouldReduceMotion ? false : { opacity: 0, y: 18 }}
diff --git a/components/portfolio/WorkIndex.tsx b/components/portfolio/WorkIndex.tsx
index 44610c1..05d0a16 100644
--- a/components/portfolio/WorkIndex.tsx
+++ b/components/portfolio/WorkIndex.tsx
@@ -8,21 +8,21 @@ import { dossiers, type Accent, type Dossier } from "@/lib/portfolio";
 const accentText: Record<Accent, string> = {
   cyan: "text-signal-cyan",
   orange: "text-signal-orange",
-  green: "text-signal-green",
+  green: "text-blacksite-text",
   violet: "text-signal-violet",
 };
 
 const accentBorder: Record<Accent, string> = {
   cyan: "border-l-signal-cyan",
   orange: "border-l-signal-orange",
-  green: "border-l-signal-green",
+  green: "border-l-transparent",
   violet: "border-l-signal-violet",
 };
 
 const accentGlow: Record<Accent, string> = {
   cyan: "shadow-[0_0_32px_rgba(0,240,255,0.12)]",
   orange: "shadow-[0_0_32px_rgba(255,90,31,0.12)]",
-  green: "shadow-[0_0_32px_rgba(182,255,0,0.1)]",
+  green: "",
   violet: "shadow-[0_0_32px_rgba(128,93,255,0.12)]",
 };
 
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ export function WorkIndex() {
         transition={{ duration: 0.5, ease: "easeOut" }}
         className="overflow-hidden border-y border-blacksite-line bg-blacksite-bg2/70"
       >
-        <div className="section-label grid grid-cols-[minmax(0,1.35fr)_minmax(0,1fr)_minmax(0,0.8fr)_5rem] gap-4 border-b border-blacksite-line px-4 py-3 text-blacksite-faint max-md:hidden">
+        <div className="section-label grid grid-cols-[minmax(0,1.35fr)_minmax(0,1fr)_minmax(0,0.8fr)_5rem] gap-4 border-b border-blacksite-line px-4 py-3 text-blacksite-muted max-md:hidden">
           <span>PROJECT</span>
           <span>TYPE</span>
           <span>STATUS</span>
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ export function WorkIndex() {
               >
                 <div className="grid gap-3 md:grid-cols-[minmax(0,1.35fr)_minmax(0,1fr)_minmax(0,0.8fr)_5rem] md:items-start md:gap-4">
                   <div className="min-w-0">
-                    <p className="section-label mb-1 text-blacksite-faint md:hidden">
+                    <p className="section-label mb-1 text-blacksite-muted md:hidden">
                       PROJECT
                     </p>
                     <div className="flex items-baseline gap-3">
@@ -122,6 +122,9 @@ export function WorkIndex() {
                       >
                         {dossier.title}
                       </h3>
+                      {dossier.accent === "green" ? (
+                        <span aria-hidden="true" className="size-2 rounded-full bg-signal-green shadow-[0_0_14px_rgba(182,255,0,0.45)]" />
+                      ) : null}
                     </div>
                   </div>
 
@@ -138,11 +141,10 @@ export function WorkIndex() {
                     <p className="section-label mb-1 text-blacksite-faint md:hidden">
                       STATUS
                     </p>
-                    <p
-                      className={`font-mono text-xs uppercase tracking-[0.16em] ${
-                        liveStatus ? "text-signal-green" : "text-blacksite-muted"
-                      }`}
-                    >
+                    <p className="flex items-center gap-2 font-mono text-xs uppercase tracking-[0.16em] text-blacksite-muted">
+                      {liveStatus ? (
+                        <span aria-hidden="true" className="size-2 rounded-full bg-signal-green shadow-[0_0_14px_rgba(182,255,0,0.45)]" />
+                      ) : null}
                       {dossier.status}
                     </p>
                   </div>