diff --git a/Controls/TopBar.xaml b/Controls/TopBar.xaml
index eb137b4..93b13f8 100644
--- a/Controls/TopBar.xaml
+++ b/Controls/TopBar.xaml
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@
                  looked pressed. -->
             <ToggleButton IsChecked="{Binding EditingActive, Mode=TwoWay}" Content="EDIT"
                           Cursor="Hand" Height="32" Padding="14,0" Margin="0,0,24,0" VerticalAlignment="Center"
-                          FontWeight="Bold" FontSize="12" Foreground="{StaticResource Brush.OnSurfaceVariant}" BorderThickness="0">
+                          FontWeight="Bold" FontSize="12" Foreground="{StaticResource Brush.OnAccent}" BorderThickness="0">
                 <ToggleButton.Template>
                     <ControlTemplate TargetType="ToggleButton">
                         <Border x:Name="EditBody" Background="{StaticResource Brush.SurfaceContainerHigh}" CornerRadius="4" Padding="{TemplateBinding Padding}">
@@ -68,7 +68,6 @@
                         <ControlTemplate.Triggers>
                             <Trigger Property="IsChecked" Value="True">
                                 <Setter TargetName="EditBody" Property="Background" Value="{StaticResource Brush.Tertiary}"/>
-                                <Setter Property="Foreground" Value="{StaticResource Brush.OnAccent}"/>
                             </Trigger>
                         </ControlTemplate.Triggers>
                     </ControlTemplate>
diff --git a/ytLive.Tests/UiShellTests.cs b/ytLive.Tests/UiShellTests.cs
index 829f736..259b733 100644
--- a/ytLive.Tests/UiShellTests.cs
+++ b/ytLive.Tests/UiShellTests.cs
@@ -30,7 +30,9 @@ public class UiShellTests
         // 2. EDIT: resting face differs from the armed face, and the label follows it.
         Assert.Contains("x:Name=\"EditBody\" Background=\"{StaticResource Brush.SurfaceContainerHigh}\"", topBar);
         Assert.Contains("<Setter TargetName=\"EditBody\" Property=\"Background\" Value=\"{StaticResource Brush.Tertiary}\"/>", topBar);
-        Assert.Contains("<Setter Property=\"Foreground\" Value=\"{StaticResource Brush.OnAccent}\"/>", topBar);
+        // The label is white in BOTH states — only the fill changes. A muted resting colour is
+        // what made it illegible on the dark bar (creator, 2026-10-30).
+        Assert.Contains("FontSize=\"12\" Foreground=\"{StaticResource Brush.OnAccent}\"", topBar);
 
         // 3. Active scene = orange; live stays red.
         Assert.Contains("IsStaged}\" Value=\"True\">\n                                        <Setter Property=\"BorderBrush\" Value=\"{StaticResource Brush.Attention}\"/>", strip);