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+# Night palette candidate checkpoint
+
+This numeric evidence package supports the maintainer choice requested in [issue #2009](https://github.com/Chris0Jeky/Taskdeck/issues/2009). It does not select or adopt a palette. The shipped primary ink value stays exact, all accent and status tokens stay exact, and the 3:1 non-text boundary target is reported as an aspiration rather than a release gate.
+
+The package compares the current night palette with three warm directions:
+
+- **A. Walnut outline** adds the clearest improvement with the smallest surface change.
+- **B. Open folio** lightens the page substrate around recessed dark cards, reducing page-scale primary-ink contrast.
+- **C. Cedar layers** makes cards rise from a dark substrate and gives the strongest surface hierarchy.
+
+[Measured palette data](./contrast-summary.md) contains the issue comparison table, method, and complete CSV matrix. The [rendered token receipt](./rendered-token-measurements.json) records browser-computed values at the real render roots, selected Paper mode, viewport, PNG dimensions, and the synthetic fixture identifiers. The [local contact sheet](./harness/contact-sheet.html) compares the full-resolution Home, Today, and Review captures at 1440 by 1000.
+
+The capture harness uses the repository Playwright fixture helpers with one synthetic Mock user, board, and pending capture proposal. The user selection is explicit: each page navigation seeds `td.paper.mode.v2` with `paper` or `paper-night`; the harness does not infer a theme from computed colors. The fixed capture title is `Night palette proof`, while generated user, board, capture, and proposal IDs remain in the receipt for traceability. No real data or remote provider was used.
+
+The current night baseline keeps the shipped behavior. It records a real parity finding on Review: the body is selected as `paper-night`, but `PaperReviewView` mounts a static `.paper` root, so its inner surface computes the shipped light tokens. Candidate Review rows are clearly experimental comparisons: the harness applies the full night token set plus the selected `palettes.json` surface overrides to the real `.paper` root with page-local CSS only. This makes the candidate surfaces comparable without claiming a production fix or palette adoption. Home and Today inherit the selected body scope directly.
+
+The harness asserts the Playwright page viewport and PNG IHDR dimensions are both exactly 1440 by 1000, verifies selected candidate values on the document and actual surface roots, and checks that populated app text is present before each capture. Its source is retained under [`harness/`](./harness/); the disposable Mock database and server state are excluded from delivery.
+
+## Source binding
+
+The screenshots were rendered from application base `64508d3e2f2d9dc8f8ea9aa5e9eb4539173ccb08`. The candidate measurements and palette inputs were saved at `209d5af1c5758f10305e4fe68b28f44602807dcb` before this evidence package was integrated. The later `origin/main` merge into this branch is integration context only; it does not imply a recapture or change the source binding of these screenshots and measurements.
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+"category","pair","Current night","A. Walnut outline","B. Open folio","C. Cedar layers"
+"foreground / surface","--ink / --paper","14.88","14.36","12.44","14.46"
+"foreground / surface","--ink / --paper-2","15.32","14.85","13.33","14.94"
+"foreground / surface","--ink / --paper-card","13.96","13.22","13.96","12.44"
+"foreground / surface","--ink / --paper-edge","13.86","12.50","10.29","11.49"
+"foreground / surface","--ink-deep / --paper","17.02","16.42","14.22","16.54"
+"foreground / surface","--ink-deep / --paper-2","17.52","16.99","15.24","17.09"
+"foreground / surface","--ink-deep / --paper-card","15.96","15.12","15.96","14.22"
+"foreground / surface","--ink-deep / --paper-edge","15.84","14.29","11.77","13.14"
+"foreground / surface","--ink-2 / --paper","10.29","9.93","8.60","10.00"
+"foreground / surface","--ink-2 / --paper-2","10.59","10.27","9.22","10.33"
+"foreground / surface","--ink-2 / --paper-card","9.65","9.14","9.65","8.60"
+"foreground / surface","--ink-2 / --paper-edge","9.58","8.64","7.12","7.95"
+"foreground / surface","--mute / --paper","5.90","5.70","4.93","5.73"
+"foreground / surface","--mute / --paper-2","6.07","5.89","5.29","5.92"
+"foreground / surface","--mute / --paper-card","5.54","5.24","5.54","4.93"
+"foreground / surface","--mute / --paper-edge","5.49","4.96","4.08","4.56"
+"foreground / surface","--faint / --paper","5.11","4.93","4.62","5.37"
+"foreground / surface","--faint / --paper-2","5.26","5.10","4.95","5.55"
+"foreground / surface","--faint / --paper-card","4.79","4.54","5.19","4.62"
+"foreground / surface","--faint / --paper-edge","4.75","4.29","3.82","4.27"
+"foreground / surface","--whisper / --paper","1.58","1.94","2.25","2.38"
+"foreground / surface","--whisper / --paper-2","1.63","2.01","2.41","2.46"
+"foreground / surface","--whisper / --paper-card","1.48","1.79","2.52","2.05"
+"foreground / surface","--whisper / --paper-edge","1.47","1.69","1.86","1.89"
+"foreground / surface","--ember / --paper","5.45","5.26","4.56","5.30"
+"foreground / surface","--ember / --paper-2","5.61","5.44","4.88","5.47"
+"foreground / surface","--ember / --paper-card","5.11","4.84","5.11","4.56"
+"foreground / surface","--ember / --paper-edge","5.07","4.58","3.77","4.21"
+"foreground / surface","--ember-deep / --paper","3.66","3.53","3.06","3.56"
+"foreground / surface","--ember-deep / --paper-2","3.77","3.65","3.28","3.67"
+"foreground / surface","--ember-deep / --paper-card","3.43","3.25","3.43","3.06"
+"foreground / surface","--ember-deep / --paper-edge","3.41","3.07","2.53","2.83"
+"foreground / surface","--ember-ink / --paper","10.83","10.45","9.05","10.52"
+"foreground / surface","--ember-ink / --paper-2","11.14","10.81","9.70","10.87"
+"foreground / surface","--ember-ink / --paper-card","10.16","9.62","10.16","9.05"
+"foreground / surface","--ember-ink / --paper-edge","10.08","9.09","7.49","8.36"
+"foreground / surface","--applied / --paper","7.51","7.25","6.28","7.30"
+"foreground / surface","--applied / --paper-2","7.73","7.49","6.73","7.54"
+"foreground / surface","--applied / --paper-card","7.04","6.67","7.04","6.28"
+"foreground / surface","--applied / --paper-edge","6.99","6.31","5.19","5.80"
+"foreground / surface","--overdue / --paper","7.11","6.86","5.94","6.91"
+"foreground / surface","--overdue / --paper-2","7.32","7.09","6.37","7.14"
+"foreground / surface","--overdue / --paper-card","6.67","6.31","6.67","5.94"
+"foreground / surface","--overdue / --paper-edge","6.62","5.97","4.92","5.49"
+"foreground / surface","--line / --paper","1.23","3.33","2.89","3.91"
+"foreground / surface","--line / --paper-2","1.26","3.45","3.09","4.04"
+"foreground / surface","--line / --paper-card","1.15","3.07","3.24","3.37"
+"foreground / surface","--line / --paper-edge","1.14","2.90","2.39","3.11"
+"foreground / surface","--line-soft / --paper","1.12","1.87","1.62","2.22"
+"foreground / surface","--line-soft / --paper-2","1.15","1.93","1.74","2.30"
+"foreground / surface","--line-soft / --paper-card","1.05","1.72","1.82","1.91"
+"foreground / surface","--line-soft / --paper-edge","1.04","1.63","1.34","1.77"
+"surface hierarchy","--paper-card / --paper","1.07","1.09","1.12","1.16"
+"surface hierarchy","--paper-card / --paper-2","1.10","1.12","1.05","1.20"
+"surface hierarchy","--paper-edge / --paper","1.07","1.15","1.21","1.26"
+"control text","--td-on-ember / --ember","5.49","5.49","5.49","5.49"
+"control text","--td-on-ember / brightness(1.1) --ember","6.58","6.58","6.58","6.58"
+"status text","--ember-ink / --ember-tint","9.53","9.53","9.53","9.53"
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+# Measured palette data
+
+Generated by measure-contrast.mjs from the shipped .paper-night token block and [palettes.json](./palettes.json).
+
+The calculation is the same WCAG sRGB relative-luminance formula used by the existing frontend contrast specs. Ratios are rounded to two decimals for presentation; assertions use unrounded values. The 3:1 boundary figure is characterized for comparison and is not treated as an acceptance gate.
+
+## Issue measures
+
+| Measure | Current night | A. Walnut outline | B. Open folio | C. Cedar layers |
+| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: |
+| Boundary | 1.15:1 | 3.07:1 | 3.24:1 | 3.37:1 |
+| Soft boundary | 1.05:1 | 1.72:1 | 1.82:1 | 1.91:1 |
+| Boundary on substrate | 1.23:1 | 3.33:1 | 2.89:1 | 3.91:1 |
+| Card step | 1.07:1 | 1.09:1 | 1.12:1 | 1.16:1 |
+| Card step on paper 2 | 1.10:1 | 1.12:1 | 1.05:1 | 1.20:1 |
+| Whisper on card | 1.48:1 | 1.79:1 | 2.52:1 | 2.05:1 |
+| Primary ink on substrate | 14.88:1 | 14.36:1 | 12.44:1 | 14.46:1 |
+| Primary ink on card | 13.96:1 | 13.22:1 | 13.96:1 | 12.44:1 |
+| Secondary ink on card | 9.65:1 | 9.14:1 | 9.65:1 | 8.60:1 |
+| Muted ink on card | 5.54:1 | 5.24:1 | 5.54:1 | 4.93:1 |
+| Faint ink on card | 4.79:1 | 4.54:1 | 5.19:1 | 4.62:1 |
+
+Only --faint changes outside the surface and boundary group, in Open folio and Cedar layers. That small lift keeps faint text at or above 4.5:1 on their brighter surfaces. --ink, the rest of the ink ladder, and every accent and status token remain exactly at the shipped values.
+
+The complete foreground-by-surface matrix, surface hierarchy measures, CTA base and hover checks, and error-tint pairing are in [contrast-matrix.csv](./contrast-matrix.csv).
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+import { expect, test, type Page } from '@playwright/test'
+import { readFileSync, writeFileSync, mkdirSync } from 'node:fs'
+import { resolve } from 'node:path'
+import { API_BASE_URL, registerAndAttachSession, type AuthResult } from '../../../../frontend/taskdeck-web/tests/e2e/support/authSession'
+import { createBoardWithColumn } from '../../../../frontend/taskdeck-web/tests/e2e/support/boardHelpers'
+import {
+  createCaptureItem,
+  triageCaptureItem,
+  waitForProposalCreated,
+} from '../../../../frontend/taskdeck-web/tests/e2e/support/captureFlow'
+
+type Palette = {
+  id: string
+  label: string
+  intent: string
+  overrides: Record<string, string>
+}
+
+type PaletteConfig = {
+  source: string
+  viewport: { width: number; height: number }
+  variants: Palette[]
+}
+
+type Surface = { id: string; label: string; path: string; ready: string }
+
+const reportDir = resolve(process.cwd(), '..', '..', 'docs', 'analysis', '2026-09-08-night-palette-candidates')
+const harnessDir = resolve(reportDir, 'harness')
+const captureDir = resolve(reportDir, 'captures', '1440x1000')
+const palettes = JSON.parse(readFileSync(resolve(reportDir, 'palettes.json'), 'utf8')) as PaletteConfig
+const tokenCss = readFileSync(resolve(reportDir, '..', '..', '..', 'frontend', 'taskdeck-web', 'src', 'paper-tokens.css'), 'utf8')
+const surfaces: Surface[] = [
+  { id: 'home', label: 'Home', path: '/workspace/home', ready: '[data-testid="paper-home"]' },
+  { id: 'today', label: 'Today', path: '/workspace/today', ready: '[data-paper-today]' },
+  { id: 'review', label: 'Review', path: '/workspace/review', ready: '[data-testid="paper-review-view"]' },
+]
+const lightBaseline: Palette = {
+  id: 'light-baseline',
+  label: 'Light baseline parity',
+  intent: 'The shipped light Paper mode, captured with no token overrides.',
+  overrides: {},
+}
+
+const inspectedTokens = [
+  '--paper', '--paper-2', '--paper-card', '--paper-edge', '--line', '--line-soft', '--whisper', '--faint',
+  '--ink', '--ink-deep', '--ink-2', '--mute', '--ember', '--ember-deep', '--ember-bloom', '--ember-tint',
+  '--ember-ink', '--td-on-ember', '--applied', '--applied-tint', '--overdue', '--overdue-tint',
+]
+
+function readTokenBlock(selector: string): Record<string, string> {
+  const escapedSelector = selector.replace(/[.*+?^${}()|[\]\\]/g, '\\$&')
+  const block = tokenCss.match(new RegExp(`${escapedSelector}\\s*\\{([\\s\\S]*?)\\n\\}`))?.[1]
+  if (!block) throw new Error(`Could not locate ${selector} in paper-tokens.css`)
+  return Object.fromEntries(
+    [...block.matchAll(/(--[a-z0-9-]+):\s*(#[0-9a-fA-F]{3,8})/g)]
+      .map((match) => [match[1], match[2].toLowerCase()]),
+  )
+}
+
+const baseTokens = {
+  paper: readTokenBlock('.paper'),
+  'paper-night': readTokenBlock('.paper-night'),
+}
+
+function asCssRule(overrides: Record<string, string>): string {
+  return Object.entries(overrides).map(([name, value]) => `${name}: ${value} !important;`).join(' ')
+}
+
+async function selectPaperMode(page: Page, mode: 'paper' | 'paper-night') {
+  await page.addInitScript((selectedMode) => {
+    window.localStorage.setItem('td.paper.mode.v2', selectedMode)
+  }, mode)
+}
+
+async function applyVariant(page: Page, palette: Palette, mode: 'paper' | 'paper-night') {
+  const experimentalNightRootTokens = mode === 'paper-night' && palette.id !== 'baseline'
+    ? { ...baseTokens['paper-night'], ...palette.overrides }
+    : {}
+  const cssText = asCssRule(experimentalNightRootTokens)
+  await page.evaluate(({ selectedMode, cssText }) => {
+    document.body.classList.toggle('paper-night', selectedMode === 'paper-night')
+    document.body.classList.toggle('paper', selectedMode === 'paper')
+    document.querySelector('[data-night-palette-override]')?.remove()
+    if (!cssText) return
+    const style = document.createElement('style')
+    style.dataset.nightPaletteOverride = 'true'
+    // Review's real root currently carries `.paper` even when the selected
+    // user mode is `paper-night`. Candidate captures scope the experimental
+    // night token set to that real root so the comparison shows the proposed
+    // surfaces while preserving the shipped baseline parity finding.
+    style.textContent = `body.${selectedMode}, body.${selectedMode} .paper { ${cssText} }`
+    document.head.append(style)
+  }, { selectedMode: mode, cssText })
+  await expect.poll(() => page.evaluate((selectedMode) => {
+    return document.body.classList.contains(selectedMode)
+  }, mode)).toBe(true)
+}
+
+async function readComputedTokens(page: Page): Promise<Record<string, string>> {
+  return await page.evaluate((names) => {
+    const styles = window.getComputedStyle(document.body)
+    return Object.fromEntries(names.map((name) => [name, styles.getPropertyValue(name).trim().toLowerCase()]))
+  }, inspectedTokens)
+}
+
+async function readRootMeasurements(page: Page, surface: Surface) {
+  return await page.evaluate(({ ready, names }) => {
+    const root = document.querySelector<HTMLElement>(ready)
+    if (!root) throw new Error(`Missing render root ${ready}`)
+    const read = (element: Element) => {
+      const styles = window.getComputedStyle(element)
+      return {
+        tokens: Object.fromEntries(names.map((name) => [name, styles.getPropertyValue(name).trim().toLowerCase()])),
+        backgroundColor: styles.backgroundColor,
+      }
+    }
+    const sampleCard = root.querySelector<HTMLElement>('.card, [class*="card"]')
+    return {
+      rootTag: root.tagName.toLowerCase(),
+      rootClasses: root.className,
+      root: read(root),
+      sampleCard: sampleCard ? read(sampleCard) : null,
+    }
+  }, { ready: surface.ready, names: inspectedTokens })
+}
+
+function readPngDimensions(path: string): { width: number; height: number } {
+  const bytes = readFileSync(path)
+  if (bytes.length < 24 || bytes.readUInt32BE(0) !== 0x89504e47 || bytes.toString('ascii', 12, 16) !== 'IHDR') {
+    throw new Error(`Not a PNG: ${path}`)
+  }
+  return { width: bytes.readUInt32BE(16), height: bytes.readUInt32BE(20) }
+}
+
+async function captureSurface(page: Page, surface: Surface, palette: Palette, mode: 'paper' | 'paper-night') {
+  await selectPaperMode(page, mode)
+  await page.goto(surface.path)
+  await expect(page.locator(surface.ready)).toBeVisible()
+  await expect(page.locator('body')).toHaveClass(new RegExp(`(^|\\s)${mode}(\\s|$)`))
+  await applyVariant(page, palette, mode)
+
+  const tokenValues = await readComputedTokens(page)
+  const rootMeasurements = await readRootMeasurements(page, surface)
+  const viewport = page.viewportSize()
+  expect(viewport).toEqual(palettes.viewport)
+  const screenshotDir = resolve(captureDir, surface.id)
+  mkdirSync(screenshotDir, { recursive: true })
+  const screenshotPath = resolve(screenshotDir, `${palette.id}.png`)
+  await page.screenshot({ path: screenshotPath, fullPage: false })
+  const pngDimensions = readPngDimensions(screenshotPath)
+  expect(pngDimensions).toEqual(palettes.viewport)
+
+  const visibleText = (await page.locator('body').innerText()).trim()
+  expect(visibleText.length, `${surface.label}/${palette.label} should contain rendered app content`).toBeGreaterThan(120)
+  return {
+    screenshot: `captures/1440x1000/${surface.id}/${palette.id}.png`,
+    tokenValues,
+    rootMeasurements,
+    viewport,
+    pngDimensions,
+    visibleTextLength: visibleText.length,
+  }
+}
+
+test('capture populated Paper surfaces across night candidates and light parity', async ({ page, request }) => {
+  test.setTimeout(180_000)
+  const auth = await registerAndAttachSession(page, request, 'nightpalette')
+  const seed = `${Date.now()}-${Math.floor(Math.random() * 1_000_000)}`
+  const boardId = await createBoardWithColumn(request, auth, seed, {
+    boardNamePrefix: 'Night palette evidence',
+    description: 'Synthetic Mock dataset for issue 2009 rendered palette comparison.',
+    columnNamePrefix: 'Review queue',
+  })
+  const captureText = '- [ ] Night palette proof'
+  const capture = await createCaptureItem(request, auth, boardId, captureText)
+  await triageCaptureItem(request, auth, capture.id)
+  const triaged = await waitForProposalCreated(request, auth, capture.id)
+  expect(triaged.provenance?.proposalId).toBeTruthy()
+
+  const nightVariants = palettes.variants.map((variant) => ({ palette: variant, mode: 'paper-night' as const }))
+  const allVariants = [
+    { palette: lightBaseline, mode: 'paper' as const },
+    ...nightVariants,
+  ]
+  const records: Array<Record<string, unknown>> = []
+  for (const variant of allVariants) {
+    for (const surface of surfaces) {
+      const result = await captureSurface(page, surface, variant.palette, variant.mode)
+      const expectedTokens = {
+        ...baseTokens[variant.mode],
+        ...(variant.mode === 'paper-night' ? variant.palette.overrides : {}),
+      }
+      const rootExpectedTokens = variant.mode === 'paper-night' && variant.palette.id === 'baseline' && surface.id !== 'review'
+        ? expectedTokens
+        : variant.mode === 'paper-night' && variant.palette.id !== 'baseline'
+          ? expectedTokens
+          : baseTokens.paper
+      const mismatches = inspectedTokens.filter((name) => {
+        const expected = expectedTokens[name]
+        const actual = result.tokenValues[name]
+        return expected !== undefined && actual !== expected.toLowerCase()
+      }).map((name) => ({ name, expected: expectedTokens[name], actual: result.tokenValues[name] }))
+      const rootMismatches = inspectedTokens.filter((name) => {
+        const expected = rootExpectedTokens[name]
+        const actual = result.rootMeasurements.root.tokens[name]
+        return expected !== undefined && actual !== expected.toLowerCase()
+      }).map((name) => ({
+        name,
+        expected: rootExpectedTokens[name],
+        actual: result.rootMeasurements.root.tokens[name],
+      }))
+      expect(mismatches, `${surface.label}/${variant.palette.label} browser tokens`).toEqual([])
+      if (variant.palette.id !== 'baseline' || variant.mode === 'paper') {
+        expect(rootMismatches, `${surface.label}/${variant.palette.label} render-root tokens`).toEqual([])
+      }
+      records.push({
+        surface: surface.id,
+        surfaceLabel: surface.label,
+        palette: variant.palette.id,
+        paletteLabel: variant.palette.label,
+        selectedMode: variant.mode,
+        screenshot: result.screenshot,
+        viewport: result.viewport,
+        pngDimensions: result.pngDimensions,
+        visibleTextLength: result.visibleTextLength,
+        expectedTokens,
+        computedTokens: result.tokenValues,
+        renderRoot: result.rootMeasurements,
+        mismatches,
+        rootMismatches,
+        parityFinding: variant.palette.id === 'baseline' && variant.mode === 'paper-night' && surface.id === 'review'
+          ? 'Shipped Review root remains .paper/light while body selection is paper-night; candidate rows apply an ephemeral night token set to the real .paper root.'
+          : null,
+      })
+    }
+  }
+
+  writeFileSync(resolve(reportDir, 'rendered-token-measurements.json'), JSON.stringify({
+    generatedAt: new Date().toISOString(),
+    viewport: palettes.viewport,
+    syntheticDataset: { boardId, captureId: capture.id, proposalId: triaged.provenance?.proposalId, seed },
+    selectedModes: { night: 'paper-night', lightParity: 'paper' },
+    records,
+  }, null, 2) + '\n')
+})
diff --git a/docs/analysis/2026-09-08-night-palette-candidates/harness/contact-sheet.html b/docs/analysis/2026-09-08-night-palette-candidates/harness/contact-sheet.html
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+<!doctype html>
+<meta charset="utf-8">
+<title>Night palette candidate comparison</title>
+<style>
+  :root { color-scheme: dark; background: #0e0b08; color: #f1e8d6; font: 14px system-ui, sans-serif; }
+  body { margin: 24px; }
+  h1 { font: 600 24px Georgia, serif; margin: 0 0 6px; }
+  p { color: #b9aa93; max-width: 80ch; }
+  .grid { display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(5, minmax(180px, 1fr)); gap: 16px; align-items: start; }
+  figure { margin: 0; border: 1px solid #2a241c; background: #1c1813; padding: 8px; }
+  img { display: block; width: 100%; height: auto; aspect-ratio: 1440 / 1000; object-fit: cover; object-position: top; background: #14110d; }
+  figcaption { padding: 8px 2px 2px; color: #d96a3e; font-weight: 600; }
+  figcaption small { display: block; color: #9a8f7a; font-weight: 400; margin-top: 3px; }
+  code { color: #d9c9aa; }
+</style>
+<h1>Issue #2009 · rendered Paper palette candidates</h1>
+<p>Real Chromium captures from the synthetic Mock stack at <code>1440×1000</code>. Each image is the live Paper surface with a selected theme mode and an ephemeral page-local token override. Open the full-resolution PNGs under <code>captures/1440x1000/</code>.</p>
+<p><strong>Review parity:</strong> the shipped night selection leaves Review’s static <code>.paper</code> root light inside the dark shell; that baseline is retained as evidence. Candidate Review tiles apply an explicitly experimental page-local night token set to the real root for comparison only. Click any tile to open its full-resolution PNG.</p>
+<div class="grid">
+  <figure><a href="../captures/1440x1000/home/light-baseline.png"><img src="../captures/1440x1000/home/light-baseline.png" alt="Home light baseline"></a><figcaption>Home · Light baseline<small>selected mode: <code>paper</code></small></figcaption></figure>
+  <figure><a href="../captures/1440x1000/home/baseline.png"><img src="../captures/1440x1000/home/baseline.png" alt="Home current night"></a><figcaption>Home · Current night<small>selected mode: <code>paper-night</code></small></figcaption></figure>
+  <figure><a href="../captures/1440x1000/home/walnut-outline.png"><img src="../captures/1440x1000/home/walnut-outline.png" alt="Home walnut outline"></a><figcaption>Home · A. Walnut outline</figcaption></figure>
+  <figure><a href="../captures/1440x1000/home/open-folio.png"><img src="../captures/1440x1000/home/open-folio.png" alt="Home open folio"></a><figcaption>Home · B. Open folio</figcaption></figure>
+  <figure><a href="../captures/1440x1000/home/cedar-layers.png"><img src="../captures/1440x1000/home/cedar-layers.png" alt="Home cedar layers"></a><figcaption>Home · C. Cedar layers</figcaption></figure>
+  <figure><a href="../captures/1440x1000/today/light-baseline.png"><img src="../captures/1440x1000/today/light-baseline.png" alt="Today light baseline"></a><figcaption>Today · Light baseline</figcaption></figure>
+  <figure><a href="../captures/1440x1000/today/baseline.png"><img src="../captures/1440x1000/today/baseline.png" alt="Today current night"></a><figcaption>Today · Current night</figcaption></figure>
+  <figure><a href="../captures/1440x1000/today/walnut-outline.png"><img src="../captures/1440x1000/today/walnut-outline.png" alt="Today walnut outline"></a><figcaption>Today · A. Walnut outline</figcaption></figure>
+  <figure><a href="../captures/1440x1000/today/open-folio.png"><img src="../captures/1440x1000/today/open-folio.png" alt="Today open folio"></a><figcaption>Today · B. Open folio</figcaption></figure>
+  <figure><a href="../captures/1440x1000/today/cedar-layers.png"><img src="../captures/1440x1000/today/cedar-layers.png" alt="Today cedar layers"></a><figcaption>Today · C. Cedar layers</figcaption></figure>
+  <figure><a href="../captures/1440x1000/review/light-baseline.png"><img src="../captures/1440x1000/review/light-baseline.png" alt="Review light baseline"></a><figcaption>Review · Light baseline</figcaption></figure>
+  <figure><a href="../captures/1440x1000/review/baseline.png"><img src="../captures/1440x1000/review/baseline.png" alt="Review current night"></a><figcaption>Review · Current night</figcaption></figure>
+  <figure><a href="../captures/1440x1000/review/walnut-outline.png"><img src="../captures/1440x1000/review/walnut-outline.png" alt="Review walnut outline"></a><figcaption>Review · A. Walnut outline</figcaption></figure>
+  <figure><a href="../captures/1440x1000/review/open-folio.png"><img src="../captures/1440x1000/review/open-folio.png" alt="Review open folio"></a><figcaption>Review · B. Open folio</figcaption></figure>
+  <figure><a href="../captures/1440x1000/review/cedar-layers.png"><img src="../captures/1440x1000/review/cedar-layers.png" alt="Review cedar layers"></a><figcaption>Review · C. Cedar layers</figcaption></figure>
+</div>
diff --git a/docs/analysis/2026-09-08-night-palette-candidates/harness/night-palette.config.ts b/docs/analysis/2026-09-08-night-palette-candidates/harness/night-palette.config.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6de34b66f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/analysis/2026-09-08-night-palette-candidates/harness/night-palette.config.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,65 @@
+import { defineConfig, devices } from '@playwright/test'
+import { mkdirSync } from 'node:fs'
+import { resolve } from 'node:path'
+
+const repoRoot = resolve(process.cwd(), '..', '..')
+const reportDir = resolve(repoRoot, 'docs', 'analysis', '2026-09-08-night-palette-candidates')
+const harnessDir = resolve(reportDir, 'harness')
+const frontendDir = resolve(repoRoot, 'frontend', 'taskdeck-web')
+const runtimeDir = resolve(reportDir, 'runtime')
+mkdirSync(runtimeDir, { recursive: true })
+
+const apiOrigin = 'http://127.0.0.1:58743'
+const frontendOrigin = 'http://127.0.0.1:5181'
+const e2eDb = resolve(runtimeDir, 'taskdeck.e2e.issue2009-night.db')
+
+export default defineConfig({
+  testDir: harnessDir,
+  fullyParallel: false,
+  workers: 1,
+  timeout: 180_000,
+  expect: { timeout: 15_000 },
+  reporter: [['line'], ['html', { outputFolder: resolve(reportDir, 'playwright-report'), open: 'never' }]],
+  use: {
+    baseURL: frontendOrigin,
+    trace: 'retain-on-failure',
+    viewport: { width: 1440, height: 1000 },
+    colorScheme: 'dark',
+  },
+  projects: [{
+    name: 'chromium',
+    use: { ...devices['Desktop Chrome'], viewport: { width: 1440, height: 1000 } },
+  }],
+  webServer: [
+    {
+      command: 'dotnet run --no-launch-profile --project ../../backend/src/Taskdeck.Api/Taskdeck.Api.csproj',
+      cwd: frontendDir,
+      url: `${apiOrigin}/api/boards`,
+      timeout: 120_000,
+      reuseExistingServer: false,
+      stdout: 'ignore',
+      stderr: 'pipe',
+      env: {
+        ASPNETCORE_ENVIRONMENT: 'Development',
+        ConnectionStrings__DefaultConnection: `Data Source=${e2eDb};Pooling=True;Default Timeout=30`,
+        ASPNETCORE_URLS: apiOrigin,
+        Cors__DevelopmentAllowedOrigins__0: frontendOrigin,
+        Llm__EnableLiveProviders: 'false',
+        Llm__AllowLiveProvidersInDevelopment: 'false',
+        Llm__Provider: 'Mock',
+      },
+    },
+    {
+      command: 'npm run dev -- --host 127.0.0.1 --port 5181',
+      cwd: frontendDir,
+      url: frontendOrigin,
+      timeout: 120_000,
+      reuseExistingServer: false,
+      stdout: 'ignore',
+      stderr: 'pipe',
+      env: {
+        VITE_API_BASE_URL: `${apiOrigin}/api`,
+      },
+    },
+  ],
+})
diff --git a/docs/analysis/2026-09-08-night-palette-candidates/measure-contrast.mjs b/docs/analysis/2026-09-08-night-palette-candidates/measure-contrast.mjs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..977c54c1c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/analysis/2026-09-08-night-palette-candidates/measure-contrast.mjs
@@ -0,0 +1,205 @@
+import { readFileSync, writeFileSync } from 'node:fs'
+import { dirname, resolve } from 'node:path'
+import { fileURLToPath } from 'node:url'
+
+const reportDir = dirname(fileURLToPath(import.meta.url))
+const repoRoot = resolve(reportDir, '..', '..', '..')
+const config = JSON.parse(readFileSync(resolve(reportDir, 'palettes.json'), 'utf8'))
+const css = readFileSync(resolve(repoRoot, config.source), 'utf8')
+const block = css.match(/\.paper-night\s*\{([\s\S]*?)\n\}/)?.[1]
+if (!block) throw new Error('Could not locate .paper-night in paper-tokens.css')
+
+const baseline = Object.fromEntries(
+  [...block.matchAll(/(--[a-z0-9-]+):\s*(#[0-9a-fA-F]{3,8})/g)]
+    .map((match) => [match[1], match[2].toLowerCase()]),
+)
+const variants = config.variants.map((variant) => ({
+  ...variant,
+  tokens: { ...baseline, ...variant.overrides },
+}))
+
+function hexToRgb(hex) {
+  let value = hex.replace('#', '')
+  if (value.length === 3) value = value.split('').map((channel) => channel + channel).join('')
+  if (value.length === 8) value = value.slice(0, 6)
+  return [0, 2, 4].map((offset) => Number.parseInt(value.slice(offset, offset + 2), 16))
+}
+
+// Same WCAG sRGB calculation as the existing frontend contrast specs.
+function luminance(hex) {
+  const linear = hexToRgb(hex).map((channel) => {
+    const value = channel / 255
+    return value <= 0.03928 ? value / 12.92 : ((value + 0.055) / 1.055) ** 2.4
+  })
+  return 0.2126 * linear[0] + 0.7152 * linear[1] + 0.0722 * linear[2]
+}
+
+function contrast(first, second) {
+  const values = [luminance(first), luminance(second)].sort((left, right) => right - left)
+  return (values[0] + 0.05) / (values[1] + 0.05)
+}
+
+function brighten(hex, factor) {
+  const channels = hexToRgb(hex).map((channel) => Math.min(255, Math.round(channel * factor)))
+  return '#' + channels.map((channel) => channel.toString(16).padStart(2, '0')).join('')
+}
+
+function rounded(value) {
+  return Math.round(value * 100) / 100
+}
+
+const expectedBaseline = {
+  '--line/--paper-card': 1.15,
+  '--line-soft/--paper-card': 1.05,
+  '--line/--paper': 1.23,
+  '--paper-card/--paper': 1.07,
+  '--paper-card/--paper-2': 1.10,
+  '--whisper/--paper-card': 1.48,
+  '--ink/--paper': 14.88,
+  '--ink/--paper-card': 13.96,
+  '--ink-2/--paper-card': 9.65,
+  '--mute/--paper-card': 5.54,
+  '--faint/--paper-card': 4.79
+}
+
+for (const [pair, expected] of Object.entries(expectedBaseline)) {
+  const [foreground, background] = pair.split('/')
+  const actual = rounded(contrast(baseline[foreground], baseline[background]))
+  if (actual !== expected) throw new Error('Baseline drift for ' + pair + ': ' + actual)
+}
+
+const stableTokens = [
+  '--ink', '--ink-deep', '--ink-2', '--mute',
+  '--ember', '--ember-deep', '--ember-bloom', '--ember-tint',
+  '--ember-ink', '--td-on-ember', '--applied', '--applied-tint',
+  '--overdue', '--overdue-tint'
+]
+for (const variant of variants.slice(1)) {
+  for (const token of stableTokens) {
+    if (variant.tokens[token] !== baseline[token]) {
+      throw new Error(variant.id + ' unexpectedly changes ' + token)
+    }
+  }
+}
+
+const surfaces = ['--paper', '--paper-2', '--paper-card', '--paper-edge']
+const foregrounds = [
+  '--ink', '--ink-deep', '--ink-2', '--mute', '--faint', '--whisper',
+  '--ember', '--ember-deep', '--ember-ink', '--applied', '--overdue',
+  '--line', '--line-soft'
+]
+const pairs = []
+for (const foreground of foregrounds) {
+  for (const background of surfaces) {
+    pairs.push({
+      category: 'foreground / surface',
+      pair: foreground + ' / ' + background,
+      measure: (tokens) => contrast(tokens[foreground], tokens[background])
+    })
+  }
+}
+pairs.push(
+  {
+    category: 'surface hierarchy',
+    pair: '--paper-card / --paper',
+    measure: (tokens) => contrast(tokens['--paper-card'], tokens['--paper'])
+  },
+  {
+    category: 'surface hierarchy',
+    pair: '--paper-card / --paper-2',
+    measure: (tokens) => contrast(tokens['--paper-card'], tokens['--paper-2'])
+  },
+  {
+    category: 'surface hierarchy',
+    pair: '--paper-edge / --paper',
+    measure: (tokens) => contrast(tokens['--paper-edge'], tokens['--paper'])
+  },
+  {
+    category: 'control text',
+    pair: '--td-on-ember / --ember',
+    measure: (tokens) => contrast(tokens['--td-on-ember'], tokens['--ember'])
+  },
+  {
+    category: 'control text',
+    pair: '--td-on-ember / brightness(1.1) --ember',
+    measure: (tokens) => contrast(tokens['--td-on-ember'], brighten(tokens['--ember'], 1.1))
+  },
+  {
+    category: 'status text',
+    pair: '--ember-ink / --ember-tint',
+    measure: (tokens) => contrast(tokens['--ember-ink'], tokens['--ember-tint'])
+  }
+)
+
+for (const variant of variants) {
+  for (const foreground of ['--ink', '--ink-2', '--mute', '--faint']) {
+    for (const background of ['--paper', '--paper-2', '--paper-card']) {
+      const ratio = contrast(variant.tokens[foreground], variant.tokens[background])
+      if (ratio < 4.5) {
+        throw new Error(variant.id + ': ' + foreground + ' / ' + background + ' is ' + ratio.toFixed(2))
+      }
+    }
+  }
+  for (const foreground of ['--ember', '--applied', '--overdue']) {
+    const ratio = contrast(variant.tokens[foreground], variant.tokens['--paper-card'])
+    if (ratio < 4.5) {
+      throw new Error(variant.id + ': ' + foreground + ' / --paper-card is ' + ratio.toFixed(2))
+    }
+  }
+}
+
+const csvRows = [
+  ['category', 'pair', ...variants.map((variant) => variant.label)],
+  ...pairs.map((pair) => [
+    pair.category,
+    pair.pair,
+    ...variants.map((variant) => pair.measure(variant.tokens).toFixed(2))
+  ])
+]
+const csv = csvRows
+  .map((row) => row.map((value) => '"' + String(value).replaceAll('"', '""') + '"').join(','))
+  .join('\n')
+writeFileSync(resolve(reportDir, 'contrast-matrix.csv'), csv + '\n')
+
+const reportPairs = [
+  ['Boundary', '--line / --paper-card'],
+  ['Soft boundary', '--line-soft / --paper-card'],
+  ['Boundary on substrate', '--line / --paper'],
+  ['Card step', '--paper-card / --paper'],
+  ['Card step on paper 2', '--paper-card / --paper-2'],
+  ['Whisper on card', '--whisper / --paper-card'],
+  ['Primary ink on substrate', '--ink / --paper'],
+  ['Primary ink on card', '--ink / --paper-card'],
+  ['Secondary ink on card', '--ink-2 / --paper-card'],
+  ['Muted ink on card', '--mute / --paper-card'],
+  ['Faint ink on card', '--faint / --paper-card']
+]
+const header = '| Measure | ' + variants.map((variant) => variant.label).join(' | ') + ' |'
+const rule = '| --- | ' + variants.map(() => '---:').join(' | ') + ' |'
+const rows = reportPairs.map(([label, key]) => {
+  const pair = pairs.find((candidate) => candidate.pair === key)
+  return '| ' + label + ' | ' + variants
+    .map((variant) => pair.measure(variant.tokens).toFixed(2) + ':1')
+    .join(' | ') + ' |'
+})
+
+const summary = [
+  '# Measured palette data',
+  '',
+  'Generated by measure-contrast.mjs from the shipped .paper-night token block and [palettes.json](./palettes.json).',
+  '',
+  'The calculation is the same WCAG sRGB relative-luminance formula used by the existing frontend contrast specs. Ratios are rounded to two decimals for presentation; assertions use unrounded values. The 3:1 boundary figure is characterized for comparison and is not treated as an acceptance gate.',
+  '',
+  '## Issue measures',
+  '',
+  header,
+  rule,
+  ...rows,
+  '',
+  'Only --faint changes outside the surface and boundary group, in Open folio and Cedar layers. That small lift keeps faint text at or above 4.5:1 on their brighter surfaces. --ink, the rest of the ink ladder, and every accent and status token remain exactly at the shipped values.',
+  '',
+  'The complete foreground-by-surface matrix, surface hierarchy measures, CTA base and hover checks, and error-tint pairing are in [contrast-matrix.csv](./contrast-matrix.csv).',
+  ''
+].join('\n')
+writeFileSync(resolve(reportDir, 'contrast-summary.md'), summary)
+console.log('Measured ' + pairs.length + ' pairs across ' + variants.length + ' palettes.')
diff --git a/docs/analysis/2026-09-08-night-palette-candidates/palettes.json b/docs/analysis/2026-09-08-night-palette-candidates/palettes.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..830793efc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/analysis/2026-09-08-night-palette-candidates/palettes.json
@@ -0,0 +1,56 @@
+{
+  "source": "frontend/taskdeck-web/src/paper-tokens.css",
+  "viewport": { "width": 1440, "height": 1000 },
+  "variants": [
+    {
+      "id": "baseline",
+      "label": "Current night",
+      "intent": "The shipped reference, measured without overrides.",
+      "overrides": {}
+    },
+    {
+      "id": "walnut-outline",
+      "label": "A. Walnut outline",
+      "intent": "Keep the nearly-black reading field and introduce legible warm boundaries with only a small surface lift.",
+      "overrides": {
+        "--paper": "#191510",
+        "--paper-2": "#15110d",
+        "--paper-card": "#221d17",
+        "--paper-edge": "#2a2117",
+        "--line": "#786750",
+        "--line-soft": "#50422f",
+        "--whisper": "#504536"
+      }
+    },
+    {
+      "id": "open-folio",
+      "label": "B. Open folio",
+      "intent": "Lift the substrate around darker recessed cards to reduce page-scale contrast while retaining warm depth.",
+      "overrides": {
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+        "--ink-2": "#c8bfa9",
+        "--mute": "#9a8f7a",
+        "--faint": "#958a75",
+        "--whisper": "#5f513e",
+        "--ember": "#d96a3e",
+        "--ember-deep": "#b54e26",
+        "--ember-bloom": "#d96a3e22",
+        "--ember-tint": "#2d1a12",
+        "--ember-ink": "#ffb38c",
+        "--td-on-ember": "#1c0d04",
+        "--applied": "#8aae72",
+        "--applied-tint": "#1d2417",
+        "--overdue": "#d09257",
+        "--overdue-tint": "#2a1f12"
+      },
+      "computedTokens": {
+        "--paper": "#19140f",
+        "--paper-2": "#15100c",
+        "--paper-card": "#28221b",
+        "--paper-edge": "#332719",
+        "--line": "#857156",
+        "--line-soft": "#5d4c37",
+        "--whisper": "#5f513e",
+        "--faint": "#958a75",
+        "--ink": "#ece4d3",
+        "--ink-deep": "#fbf3df",
+        "--ink-2": "#c8bfa9",
+        "--mute": "#9a8f7a",
+        "--ember": "#d96a3e",
+        "--ember-deep": "#b54e26",
+        "--ember-bloom": "#d96a3e22",
+        "--ember-tint": "#2d1a12",
+        "--ember-ink": "#ffb38c",
+        "--td-on-ember": "#1c0d04",
+        "--applied": "#8aae72",
+        "--applied-tint": "#1d2417",
+        "--overdue": "#d09257",
+        "--overdue-tint": "#2a1f12"
+      },
+      "renderRoot": {
+        "rootTag": "div",
+        "rootClasses": "paper paper-review-deep",
+        "root": {
+          "tokens": {
+            "--paper": "#19140f",
+            "--paper-2": "#15100c",
+            "--paper-card": "#28221b",
+            "--paper-edge": "#332719",
+            "--line": "#857156",
+            "--line-soft": "#5d4c37",
+            "--whisper": "#5f513e",
+            "--faint": "#958a75",
+            "--ink": "#ece4d3",
+            "--ink-deep": "#fbf3df",
+            "--ink-2": "#c8bfa9",
+            "--mute": "#9a8f7a",
+            "--ember": "#d96a3e",
+            "--ember-deep": "#b54e26",
+            "--ember-bloom": "#d96a3e22",
+            "--ember-tint": "#2d1a12",
+            "--ember-ink": "#ffb38c",
+            "--td-on-ember": "#1c0d04",
+            "--applied": "#8aae72",
+            "--applied-tint": "#1d2417",
+            "--overdue": "#d09257",
+            "--overdue-tint": "#2a1f12"
+          },
+          "backgroundColor": "rgb(25, 20, 15)"
+        },
+        "sampleCard": {
+          "tokens": {
+            "--paper": "#19140f",
+            "--paper-2": "#15100c",
+            "--paper-card": "#28221b",
+            "--paper-edge": "#332719",
+            "--line": "#857156",
+            "--line-soft": "#5d4c37",
+            "--whisper": "#5f513e",
+            "--faint": "#958a75",
+            "--ink": "#ece4d3",
+            "--ink-deep": "#fbf3df",
+            "--ink-2": "#c8bfa9",
+            "--mute": "#9a8f7a",
+            "--ember": "#d96a3e",
+            "--ember-deep": "#b54e26",
+            "--ember-bloom": "#d96a3e22",
+            "--ember-tint": "#2d1a12",
+            "--ember-ink": "#ffb38c",
+            "--td-on-ember": "#1c0d04",
+            "--applied": "#8aae72",
+            "--applied-tint": "#1d2417",
+            "--overdue": "#d09257",
+            "--overdue-tint": "#2a1f12"
+          },
+          "backgroundColor": "rgb(40, 34, 27)"
+        }
+      },
+      "mismatches": [],
+      "rootMismatches": [],
+      "parityFinding": null
+    }
+  ]
+}
diff --git a/frontend/taskdeck-web/src/paper-tokens.css b/frontend/taskdeck-web/src/paper-tokens.css
index be216bae8..8c5c49ffd 100644
--- a/frontend/taskdeck-web/src/paper-tokens.css
+++ b/frontend/taskdeck-web/src/paper-tokens.css
@@ -65,42 +65,12 @@
   --sans:   'Inter', -apple-system, system-ui, sans-serif;
   --mono:   'JetBrains Mono', ui-monospace, 'SF Mono', Menlo, monospace;
 
-  /* --- Scale --- */
-  --t-xs:  10.5px;
-  --t-sm:  12px;
-  --t-md:  13.5px;
-  --t-bd:  15px;
-  --t-lg:  18px;
-  --t-h3:  22px;
-  --t-h2:  32px;
-  --t-h1:  44px;
-  --t-display: 64px;
-
-  /* --- Spacing & radius --- */
-  --r-0: 0px;
-  --r-1: 2px;
-  --r-2: 4px;
-  --r-3: 6px;
-  --s-1: 4px; --s-2: 8px; --s-3: 12px; --s-4: 16px;
-  --s-5: 20px; --s-6: 24px; --s-8: 32px; --s-10: 40px; --s-12: 56px;
-
   /* --- Shadows --- */
   --shadow-card:   0 1px 0 var(--line), 0 .5px 0 #1a18140d;
   --shadow-lift:   0 .5px 0 #1a18140f, 0 6px 14px -8px #1a181430, 0 1.5px 0 var(--line);
   --shadow-stamp:  0 2px 0 var(--line);
   --shadow-press:  inset 0 1px 0 #1a181410;
 
-  /* --- Motion --- */
-  --ease-paper: cubic-bezier(.2, .65, .25, 1);
-  --ease-press: cubic-bezier(.4, 0, .15, 1);
-  --d-quick: 140ms;
-  --d-base:  240ms;
-  --d-press: 320ms;
-  --d-amb:   880ms;
-
-  /* --- Narrow scaling (PAPER-11 hook) --- */
-  --paper-scale: 1;
-
   color-scheme: light;
 }
 
@@ -145,6 +115,39 @@
   color-scheme: dark;
 }
 
+/* Scale, spacing, radius and motion stay the same in both Paper themes. */
+.paper, .paper-night {
+  /* --- Scale --- */
+  --t-xs:  10.5px;
+  --t-sm:  12px;
+  --t-md:  13.5px;
+  --t-bd:  15px;
+  --t-lg:  18px;
+  --t-h3:  22px;
+  --t-h2:  32px;
+  --t-h1:  44px;
+  --t-display: 64px;
+
+  /* --- Spacing & radius --- */
+  --r-0: 0px;
+  --r-1: 2px;
+  --r-2: 4px;
+  --r-3: 6px;
+  --s-1: 4px; --s-2: 8px; --s-3: 12px; --s-4: 16px;
+  --s-5: 20px; --s-6: 24px; --s-8: 32px; --s-10: 40px; --s-12: 56px;
+
+  /* --- Motion --- */
+  --ease-paper: cubic-bezier(.2, .65, .25, 1);
+  --ease-press: cubic-bezier(.4, 0, .15, 1);
+  --d-quick: 140ms;
+  --d-base:  240ms;
+  --d-press: 320ms;
+  --d-amb:   880ms;
+
+  /* --- Narrow scaling (PAPER-11 hook) --- */
+  --paper-scale: 1;
+}
+
 /* =========================================================
    Paper substrate — fiber texture (light + night)
    ========================================================= */
diff --git a/frontend/taskdeck-web/src/views/paper/PaperReviewView.vue b/frontend/taskdeck-web/src/views/paper/PaperReviewView.vue
index 48b25ee30..dc87548cb 100644
--- a/frontend/taskdeck-web/src/views/paper/PaperReviewView.vue
+++ b/frontend/taskdeck-web/src/views/paper/PaperReviewView.vue
@@ -2717,7 +2717,7 @@ async function onClearBoardScope() {
 <template>
   <div
     ref="reviewViewRef"
-    class="paper paper-review-deep"
+    class="paper-review-deep"
     data-testid="paper-review-view"
     :data-history-mode="isArchivedHistory ? 'archived' : undefined"
   >
diff --git a/frontend/taskdeck-web/tests/e2e/paper-review-theme.spec.ts b/frontend/taskdeck-web/tests/e2e/paper-review-theme.spec.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f8ba7004e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/taskdeck-web/tests/e2e/paper-review-theme.spec.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,68 @@
+import { expect, test } from '@playwright/test'
+import { registerAndAttachSession } from './support/authSession'
+import { createBoardWithColumn } from './support/boardHelpers'
+import { createCaptureItem, triageCaptureItem, waitForProposalCreated } from './support/captureFlow'
+
+for (const mode of ['paper', 'paper-night'] as const) {
+  test(`populated Review inherits the selected ${mode} theme`, async ({ page, request }) => {
+    await page.setViewportSize({ width: 1440, height: 1000 })
+    await page.addInitScript((selectedMode) => {
+      window.localStorage.setItem('td.paper.mode.v2', selectedMode)
+    }, mode)
+    const auth = await registerAndAttachSession(page, request, `review-theme-${mode}`)
+    const boardId = await createBoardWithColumn(request, auth, `${Date.now()}`, {
+      boardNamePrefix: 'Review theme',
+      description: 'Synthetic theme inheritance fixture.',
+      columnNamePrefix: 'Review lane',
+    })
+    const capture = await createCaptureItem(request, auth, boardId, 'Create card "Review theme proof"')
+    await triageCaptureItem(request, auth, capture.id)
+    const triaged = await waitForProposalCreated(request, auth, capture.id)
+
+    await page.goto(`/workspace/review#proposal=${triaged.provenance!.proposalId}`)
+    await expect(page.locator('body')).toHaveClass(new RegExp(`(^|\\s)${mode}(\\s|$)`))
+    const review = page.getByTestId('paper-review-view')
+    await expect(review).toBeVisible()
+    await expect(review.getByRole('heading', { level: 1, name: /Review theme proof/ })).toBeVisible()
+
+    const colors = await review.evaluate((element) => {
+      const shell = getComputedStyle(document.body)
+      const content = getComputedStyle(element)
+      const tokens = ['--paper', '--paper-card', '--ink', '--ember']
+      const expectedBackground = document.createElement('span')
+      expectedBackground.style.backgroundColor = shell.getPropertyValue('--paper').trim()
+      return {
+        shell: tokens.map((token) => shell.getPropertyValue(token).trim()),
+        content: tokens.map((token) => content.getPropertyValue(token).trim()),
+        background: content.backgroundColor,
+        expectedBackground: expectedBackground.style.backgroundColor,
+      }
+    })
+    expect(colors.shell.every(Boolean)).toBe(true)
+    expect(colors.content).toEqual(colors.shell)
+    expect(colors.background).toBe(colors.expectedBackground)
+
+    const structure = await review.evaluate((element) => {
+      const heading = element.querySelector<HTMLElement>('.tk-h1')
+      const button = element.querySelector<HTMLElement>('[data-testid="decision-apply"]')
+      if (!heading || !button) {
+        throw new Error('Expected the populated Review heading and apply control to render.')
+      }
+
+      const headingStyle = getComputedStyle(heading)
+      const buttonStyle = getComputedStyle(button)
+      return {
+        headingFontSize: headingStyle.fontSize,
+        buttonFontSize: buttonStyle.fontSize,
+        buttonRadius: buttonStyle.borderTopLeftRadius,
+        transitionDuration: buttonStyle.transitionDuration.split(',')[0].trim(),
+      }
+    })
+    expect(structure).toEqual({
+      headingFontSize: '44px',
+      buttonFontSize: '12px',
+      buttonRadius: '4px',
+      transitionDuration: '0.14s',
+    })
+  })
+}