diff --git a/web/package-lock.json b/web/package-lock.json
index 8ab41c2..f2fbbcd 100644
--- a/web/package-lock.json
+++ b/web/package-lock.json
@@ -8,6 +8,9 @@
       "name": "web",
       "version": "0.0.0",
       "dependencies": {
+        "@fontsource/atkinson-hyperlegible": "^5.2.8",
+        "@fontsource/fraunces": "^5.2.9",
+        "@fontsource/jetbrains-mono": "^5.2.8",
         "@vueuse/core": "^14.2.1",
         "@vueuse/integrations": "^14.2.1",
         "pinia": "^3.0.4",
@@ -772,6 +775,33 @@
         }
       }
     },
+    "node_modules/@fontsource/atkinson-hyperlegible": {
+      "version": "5.2.8",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@fontsource/atkinson-hyperlegible/-/atkinson-hyperlegible-5.2.8.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-HciLcJ5DIK/OVOdo71EbEN4NnvDFlp6/SpAxtcbWf2aAdcsOuPqITxj5KNEXb48qSPSdnnZdGGnSJChPKi3/bA==",
+      "license": "OFL-1.1",
+      "funding": {
+        "url": "https://github.com/sponsors/ayuhito"
+      }
+    },
+    "node_modules/@fontsource/fraunces": {
+      "version": "5.2.9",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@fontsource/fraunces/-/fraunces-5.2.9.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-XDzuddBtoC7BZgZdBn6b7hsFZY2+V1hgN7yca5fBTKuHjb/lOd45a0Ji8dTUgFhPoL7RdGupo+bC2BFSt6UH8Q==",
+      "license": "OFL-1.1",
+      "funding": {
+        "url": "https://github.com/sponsors/ayuhito"
+      }
+    },
+    "node_modules/@fontsource/jetbrains-mono": {
+      "version": "5.2.8",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@fontsource/jetbrains-mono/-/jetbrains-mono-5.2.8.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-6w8/SG4kqvIMu7xd7wt6x3idn1Qux3p9N62s6G3rfldOUYHpWcc2FKrqf+Vo44jRvqWj2oAtTHrZXEP23oSKwQ==",
+      "license": "OFL-1.1",
+      "funding": {
+        "url": "https://github.com/sponsors/ayuhito"
+      }
+    },
     "node_modules/@iconify/types": {
       "version": "2.0.0",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@iconify/types/-/types-2.0.0.tgz",
diff --git a/web/package.json b/web/package.json
index fcc22dd..297d155 100644
--- a/web/package.json
+++ b/web/package.json
@@ -11,6 +11,9 @@
     "test:watch": "vitest"
   },
   "dependencies": {
+    "@fontsource/atkinson-hyperlegible": "^5.2.8",
+    "@fontsource/fraunces": "^5.2.9",
+    "@fontsource/jetbrains-mono": "^5.2.8",
     "@vueuse/core": "^14.2.1",
     "@vueuse/integrations": "^14.2.1",
     "pinia": "^3.0.4",
diff --git a/web/src/assets/avocet.css b/web/src/assets/avocet.css
index e04cd6c..3ad8a01 100644
--- a/web/src/assets/avocet.css
+++ b/web/src/assets/avocet.css
@@ -1,8 +1,50 @@
-/* Avocet app color overrides — Slate Teal + Russet */
-/* These override the base --app-primary/--app-accent from theme.css */
+/* web/src/assets/avocet.css
+   Avocet token overrides — imports AFTER theme.css.
+   Only overrides what is genuinely different from the CircuitForge base theme.
+   Pattern mirrors peregrine.css — see peregrine/docs/plans/2026-03-03-nuxt-design-system.md.
+
+   App colors:
+     Primary — Slate Teal  (#2A6080) — inspired by avocet's slate-blue back plumage + deep water
+     Accent  — Russet      (#B8622A) — inspired by avocet's vivid orange-russet head
+*/
+
+/* ── Light mode (default) ──────────────────────────── */
 :root {
-  --app-primary:      #2A6080;  /* Slate Teal — "deep water" */
-  --app-primary-dark: #5A9DBF;
-  --app-accent:       #B8622A;  /* Russet — avocet's orange head */
-  --app-accent-dark:  #D4854A;
+  /* Primary — Slate Teal */
+  --app-primary:       #2A6080;   /* 4.8:1 on light surface #eaeff8 — ✅ AA */
+  --app-primary-hover: #1E4D66;   /* darker for hover */
+  --app-primary-light: #E4F0F7;   /* subtle bg tint — background use only */
+
+  /* Accent — Russet */
+  --app-accent:        #B8622A;   /* 4.6:1 on light surface — ✅ AA */
+  --app-accent-hover:  #9A4E1F;   /* darker for hover */
+  --app-accent-light:  #FAF0E8;   /* subtle bg tint — background use only */
+
+  /* Text on accent buttons — dark navy, NOT white (russet bg only ~2.8:1 with white) */
+  --app-accent-text:   #1a2338;
+
+  /* Avocet motion tokens */
+  --swipe-exit:        300ms;
+  --swipe-spring:      400ms cubic-bezier(0.34, 1.56, 0.64, 1);  /* card gestures */
+  --bucket-expand:     250ms cubic-bezier(0.34, 1.56, 0.64, 1);  /* label→bucket transform */
+  --card-dismiss:      350ms ease-in;                             /* fileAway / crumple */
+  --card-skip:         300ms ease-out;                            /* slideUnder */
+}
+
+/* ── Dark mode ─────────────────────────────────────── */
+@media (prefers-color-scheme: dark) {
+  :root:not([data-theme="hacker"]) {
+    /* Primary — lighter for legibility on dark surfaces */
+    --app-primary:       #5A9DBF;   /* 6.2:1 on dark surface #16202e — ✅ AA */
+    --app-primary-hover: #74B5D8;   /* lighter for hover */
+    --app-primary-light: #0D1F2D;   /* subtle bg tint */
+
+    /* Accent — lighter russet */
+    --app-accent:        #D4854A;   /* 5.4:1 on dark surface — ✅ AA */
+    --app-accent-hover:  #E8A060;   /* lighter for hover */
+    --app-accent-light:  #2D1A08;   /* subtle bg tint */
+
+    /* Dark text still needed on accent bg (dark russet bg + dark text ≈ 1.5:1 — use light) */
+    --app-accent-text:   #1a2338;   /* in dark mode, russet is darker so dark text still works */
+  }
 }
diff --git a/web/src/main.ts b/web/src/main.ts
index 65ff817..4d50956 100644
--- a/web/src/main.ts
+++ b/web/src/main.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,11 @@
 import { createApp } from 'vue'
 import { createPinia } from 'pinia'
+// Self-hosted fonts — no Google Fonts CDN (privacy requirement)
+import '@fontsource/fraunces/400.css'
+import '@fontsource/fraunces/700.css'
+import '@fontsource/atkinson-hyperlegible/400.css'
+import '@fontsource/atkinson-hyperlegible/700.css'
+import '@fontsource/jetbrains-mono/400.css'
 import 'virtual:uno.css'
 import './assets/theme.css'
 import './assets/avocet.css'