diff --git a/apps/yaak-client/hooks/usePreferredAppearance.ts b/apps/yaak-client/hooks/usePreferredAppearance.ts
index 5d189751..8db6ec14 100644
--- a/apps/yaak-client/hooks/usePreferredAppearance.ts
+++ b/apps/yaak-client/hooks/usePreferredAppearance.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import { useEffect, useState } from "react";
-import type { Appearance } from "../lib/theme/appearance";
-import { getCSSAppearance, subscribeToPreferredAppearance } from "../lib/theme/appearance";
+import type { Appearance } from "@yaakapp-internal/theme";
+import { getCSSAppearance, subscribeToPreferredAppearance } from "@yaakapp-internal/theme";
 
 export function usePreferredAppearance() {
   const [preferredAppearance, setPreferredAppearance] = useState<Appearance>(getCSSAppearance());
diff --git a/apps/yaak-client/hooks/useResolvedAppearance.ts b/apps/yaak-client/hooks/useResolvedAppearance.ts
index f7a21cec..f5789a5a 100644
--- a/apps/yaak-client/hooks/useResolvedAppearance.ts
+++ b/apps/yaak-client/hooks/useResolvedAppearance.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import { settingsAtom } from "@yaakapp-internal/models";
+import { resolveAppearance } from "@yaakapp-internal/theme";
 import { useAtomValue } from "jotai";
-import { resolveAppearance } from "../lib/theme/appearance";
 import { usePreferredAppearance } from "./usePreferredAppearance";
 
 export function useResolvedAppearance() {
diff --git a/apps/yaak-client/hooks/useResolvedTheme.ts b/apps/yaak-client/hooks/useResolvedTheme.ts
index 54f6b72c..35349a80 100644
--- a/apps/yaak-client/hooks/useResolvedTheme.ts
+++ b/apps/yaak-client/hooks/useResolvedTheme.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import { useQuery } from "@tanstack/react-query";
 import { settingsAtom } from "@yaakapp-internal/models";
 import { useAtomValue } from "jotai";
-import { getResolvedTheme, getThemes } from "../lib/theme/themes";
+import { getResolvedTheme, getThemes } from "../lib/themes";
 import { usePluginsKey } from "./usePlugins";
 import { usePreferredAppearance } from "./usePreferredAppearance";
 
diff --git a/apps/yaak-client/lib/theme/appearance.ts b/apps/yaak-client/lib/theme/appearance.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index 00448544..00000000
--- a/apps/yaak-client/lib/theme/appearance.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,8 +0,0 @@
-export type { Appearance } from "@yaakapp-internal/theme";
-export {
-  getCSSAppearance,
-  getWindowAppearance,
-  resolveAppearance,
-  subscribeToPreferredAppearance,
-  subscribeToWindowAppearanceChange,
-} from "@yaakapp-internal/theme";
diff --git a/apps/yaak-client/lib/theme/window.ts b/apps/yaak-client/lib/theme/window.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index f946ad9a..00000000
--- a/apps/yaak-client/lib/theme/window.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,9 +0,0 @@
-export type { YaakColorKey, YaakColors, YaakTheme } from "@yaakapp-internal/theme";
-export {
-  addThemeStylesToDocument,
-  applyThemeToDocument,
-  completeTheme,
-  getThemeCSS,
-  indent,
-  setThemeOnDocument,
-} from "@yaakapp-internal/theme";
diff --git a/apps/yaak-client/lib/theme/yaakColor.ts b/apps/yaak-client/lib/theme/yaakColor.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index 513e50b2..00000000
--- a/apps/yaak-client/lib/theme/yaakColor.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-export { YaakColor } from "@yaakapp-internal/theme";
diff --git a/apps/yaak-client/lib/theme/themes.ts b/apps/yaak-client/lib/themes.ts
similarity index 79%
rename from apps/yaak-client/lib/theme/themes.ts
rename to apps/yaak-client/lib/themes.ts
index f3d0233f..eda4b01e 100644
--- a/apps/yaak-client/lib/theme/themes.ts
+++ b/apps/yaak-client/lib/themes.ts
@@ -1,10 +1,11 @@
 import type { GetThemesResponse } from "@yaakapp-internal/plugins";
-import { defaultDarkTheme, defaultLightTheme } from "@yaakapp-internal/theme";
-import { invokeCmd } from "../tauri";
-import type { Appearance } from "./appearance";
-import { resolveAppearance } from "./appearance";
-
-export { defaultDarkTheme, defaultLightTheme } from "@yaakapp-internal/theme";
+import {
+  defaultDarkTheme,
+  defaultLightTheme,
+  resolveAppearance,
+  type Appearance,
+} from "@yaakapp-internal/theme";
+import { invokeCmd } from "./tauri";
 
 export async function getThemes() {
   const themes = (await invokeCmd<GetThemesResponse[]>("cmd_get_themes")).flatMap((t) => t.themes);
diff --git a/apps/yaak-client/theme.ts b/apps/yaak-client/theme.ts
index 99a8ae8e..c01446b1 100644
--- a/apps/yaak-client/theme.ts
+++ b/apps/yaak-client/theme.ts
@@ -2,11 +2,14 @@ import { listen } from "@tauri-apps/api/event";
 import { getCurrentWebviewWindow } from "@tauri-apps/api/webviewWindow";
 import { setWindowTheme } from "@yaakapp-internal/mac-window";
 import type { ModelPayload } from "@yaakapp-internal/models";
+import type { Appearance } from "@yaakapp-internal/theme";
+import {
+  applyThemeToDocument,
+  getCSSAppearance,
+  subscribeToPreferredAppearance,
+} from "@yaakapp-internal/theme";
 import { getSettings } from "./lib/settings";
-import type { Appearance } from "./lib/theme/appearance";
-import { getCSSAppearance, subscribeToPreferredAppearance } from "./lib/theme/appearance";
-import { getResolvedTheme } from "./lib/theme/themes";
-import { applyThemeToDocument } from "@yaakapp-internal/theme";
+import { getResolvedTheme } from "./lib/themes";
 
 // NOTE: CSS appearance isn't as accurate as getting it async from the window (next step), but we want
 //  a good appearance guess so we're not waiting too long
diff --git a/packages/theme/src/index.ts b/packages/theme/src/index.ts
index 1f6bb6f9..4ff15227 100644
--- a/packages/theme/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/theme/src/index.ts
@@ -12,6 +12,9 @@ export type { DocumentPlatform, YaakColorKey, YaakColors, YaakTheme } from "./wi
 export {
   addThemeStylesToDocument,
   applyThemeToDocument,
+  completeColorVariables,
+  completeFullColorVariables,
+  completePartialColorVariables,
   completeTheme,
   getThemeCSS,
   indent,
diff --git a/packages/theme/src/window.ts b/packages/theme/src/window.ts
index 2fc9988b..ad8fb6cd 100644
--- a/packages/theme/src/window.ts
+++ b/packages/theme/src/window.ts
@@ -47,18 +47,10 @@ export type YaakTheme = {
 export type YaakColorKey = keyof ThemeComponentColors;
 export type DocumentPlatform = "linux" | "macos" | "windows" | "unknown";
 
-type ComponentName = keyof NonNullable<YaakTheme["components"]>;
+type ComponentName = keyof NonNullable<Theme["components"]>;
 type CSSVariables = Record<YaakColorKey, string | undefined>;
 
-function themeVariables(
-  theme: Theme,
-  component?: ComponentName,
-  base?: CSSVariables,
-): CSSVariables | null {
-  const cmp =
-    component == null
-      ? theme.base
-      : (theme.components?.[component] ?? ({} as ThemeComponentColors));
+export function completeFullColorVariables(theme: Theme, cmp: Partial<CSSVariables>): CSSVariables {
   const color = (value: string | undefined) => yc(theme, value);
   const vars: CSSVariables = {
     surface: cmp.surface,
@@ -66,12 +58,12 @@ function themeVariables(
     surfaceActive: cmp.surfaceActive ?? color(cmp.primary)?.lower(0.2).translucify(0.8).css(),
     backdrop: cmp.backdrop ?? color(cmp.surface)?.lower(0.2).translucify(0.2).css(),
     selection: cmp.selection ?? color(cmp.primary)?.lower(0.1).translucify(0.7).css(),
-    border: cmp.border ?? color(cmp.surface)?.lift(0.11)?.css(),
-    borderSubtle: cmp.borderSubtle ?? color(cmp.border)?.lower(0.06)?.css(),
-    borderFocus: color(cmp.info)?.translucify(0.5)?.css(),
+    border: cmp.border,
+    borderSubtle: cmp.borderSubtle,
+    borderFocus: cmp.borderFocus ?? color(cmp.info)?.translucify(0.5)?.css(),
     text: cmp.text,
-    textSubtle: cmp.textSubtle ?? color(cmp.text)?.lower(0.2)?.css(),
-    textSubtlest: cmp.textSubtlest ?? color(cmp.text)?.lower(0.3)?.css(),
+    textSubtle: cmp.textSubtle,
+    textSubtlest: cmp.textSubtlest,
     shadow:
       cmp.shadow ??
       YaakColor.black()
@@ -86,95 +78,126 @@ function themeVariables(
     danger: cmp.danger,
   };
 
-  for (const [key, value] of Object.entries(vars)) {
-    if (!value && base?.[key as YaakColorKey]) {
-      vars[key as YaakColorKey] = base[key as YaakColorKey];
-    }
-  }
+  const themeColor = (value: string) => new YaakColor(value, theme.dark ? "dark" : "light");
+  const themeSurface = themeColor(theme.dark ? "oklch(23% 0 0)" : "oklch(100% 0 0)");
+  const surface = themeColor(vars.surface ?? themeSurface.css());
+  const reference = surface.compositeOver(themeSurface);
+  const seed = themeColor(vars.surface ?? vars.surfaceHighlight ?? vars.border ?? surface.css());
+  const textBase = seed.desaturate(0.6).opacify(1);
+  const borderBase = seed.opacify(1);
+  const text = vars.text ?? textBase.withContrast(reference, 11).css();
+  const textColor = themeColor(text);
 
-  return vars;
+  return normalizeColorVariables(theme, {
+    ...vars,
+    text,
+    textSubtle: vars.textSubtle ?? textColor.lower(0.2).css(),
+    textSubtlest: vars.textSubtlest ?? textColor.lower(0.4).css(),
+    border: vars.border ?? borderBase.desaturate(0.2).withContrast(reference, 3).css(),
+    borderSubtle:
+      vars.borderSubtle ?? borderBase.desaturate(0.2).withContrast(reference, 1.2).css(),
+  });
 }
 
-function templateTagColorVariables(color: YaakColor | null): Partial<CSSVariables> {
-  if (color == null) return {};
+export function completePartialColorVariables(
+  theme: Theme,
+  cmp: Partial<CSSVariables>,
+): CSSVariables {
+  const color = (value: string | undefined) => yc(theme, value);
+  const text = color(cmp.text);
 
-  return {
-    text: color.lift(0.7).css(),
-    textSubtle: color.lift(0.4).css(),
+  return normalizeColorVariables(theme, {
+    surface: cmp.surface,
+    surfaceHighlight: cmp.surfaceHighlight ?? color(cmp.surface)?.lift(0.06).css(),
+    surfaceActive: cmp.surfaceActive ?? color(cmp.primary)?.lower(0.2).translucify(0.8).css(),
+    backdrop: cmp.backdrop ?? color(cmp.surface)?.lower(0.2).translucify(0.2).css(),
+    selection: cmp.selection ?? color(cmp.primary)?.lower(0.1).translucify(0.7).css(),
+    border: cmp.border ?? color(cmp.surface)?.lift(0.11).css(),
+    borderSubtle: cmp.borderSubtle ?? color(cmp.border)?.lower(0.06).css(),
+    borderFocus: cmp.borderFocus ?? color(cmp.info)?.translucify(0.5).css(),
+    text: cmp.text,
+    textSubtle: cmp.textSubtle ?? text?.lower(0.3).css(),
+    textSubtlest: cmp.textSubtlest ?? text?.lower(0.5).css(),
+    shadow:
+      cmp.shadow ??
+      YaakColor.black()
+        .translucify(theme.dark ? 0.7 : 0.93)
+        .css(),
+    primary: cmp.primary,
+    secondary: cmp.secondary,
+    info: cmp.info,
+    success: cmp.success,
+    notice: cmp.notice,
+    warning: cmp.warning,
+    danger: cmp.danger,
+  });
+}
+
+export const completeColorVariables = completeFullColorVariables;
+
+function normalizeColorVariables(theme: Theme, vars: CSSVariables): CSSVariables {
+  const normalized: CSSVariables = {} as CSSVariables;
+
+  for (const [key, value] of Object.entries(vars)) {
+    normalized[key as YaakColorKey] = value == null ? undefined : yc(theme, value).css();
+  }
+
+  return normalized;
+}
+
+function templateTagColorVariables(theme: Theme, color: YaakColor): CSSVariables {
+  return completeFullColorVariables(theme, {
+    text: color.liftMax().lower(0.05).css(),
+    textSubtle: color.liftMax().lower(0.08).css(),
     textSubtlest: color.css(),
     surface: color.lower(0.2).translucify(0.8).css(),
     border: color.translucify(0.6).css(),
     borderSubtle: color.translucify(0.8).css(),
     surfaceHighlight: color.lower(0.1).translucify(0.7).css(),
-  };
+  });
 }
 
-function toastColorVariables(color: YaakColor | null): Partial<CSSVariables> {
-  if (color == null) return {};
-
-  return {
-    text: color.lift(0.8).css(),
-    textSubtle: color.lift(0.8).translucify(0.3).css(),
+function toastColorVariables(theme: Theme, color: YaakColor): CSSVariables {
+  return completeFullColorVariables(theme, {
     surface: color.translucify(0.9).css(),
     surfaceHighlight: color.translucify(0.8).css(),
-    border: color.lift(0.3).translucify(0.6).css(),
-  };
+  });
 }
 
-function bannerColorVariables(color: YaakColor | null): Partial<CSSVariables> {
-  if (color == null) return {};
-
-  return {
-    text: color.lift(0.8).css(),
-    textSubtle: color.translucify(0.3).css(),
-    textSubtlest: color.translucify(0.6).css(),
+function bannerColorVariables(theme: Theme, color: YaakColor): CSSVariables {
+  return completeFullColorVariables(theme, {
     surface: color.translucify(0.95).css(),
+    surfaceHighlight: color.translucify(0.85).css(),
     border: color.lift(0.3).translucify(0.8).css(),
-  };
-}
-
-function _inputCSS(color: YaakColor | null): Partial<CSSVariables> {
-  if (color == null) return {};
-
-  const theme: Partial<ThemeComponentColors> = {
-    border: color.css(),
-  };
-
-  return theme;
+  });
 }
 
 function buttonSolidColorVariables(
-  color: YaakColor | null,
+  theme: Theme,
+  color: YaakColor,
   isDefault = false,
-): Partial<CSSVariables> {
-  if (color == null) return {};
-
-  const theme: Partial<ThemeComponentColors> = {
-    text: "white",
+): CSSVariables {
+  const vars: Partial<CSSVariables> = {
     surface: color.lower(0.3).css(),
     surfaceHighlight: color.lower(0.1).css(),
-    border: color.css(),
   };
 
   if (isDefault) {
-    theme.text = undefined;
-    theme.surface = undefined;
-    theme.surfaceHighlight = color.lift(0.08).css();
+    vars.surface = undefined;
+    vars.surfaceHighlight = color.lift(0.08).css();
   }
 
-  return theme;
+  return completeFullColorVariables(theme, vars);
 }
 
 function buttonBorderColorVariables(
-  color: YaakColor | null,
+  theme: Theme,
+  color: YaakColor,
   isDefault = false,
-): Partial<CSSVariables> {
-  if (color == null) return {};
-
+): CSSVariables {
   const vars: Partial<CSSVariables> = {
-    text: color.lift(0.8).css(),
-    textSubtle: color.lift(0.55).css(),
-    textSubtlest: color.lift(0.4).translucify(0.6).css(),
+    text: color.desaturate(0.4).lift(1).css(),
+    textSubtle: color.desaturate(0.4).lift(0.55).css(),
     surfaceHighlight: color.translucify(0.8).css(),
     borderSubtle: color.translucify(0.5).css(),
     border: color.translucify(0.3).css(),
@@ -185,7 +208,7 @@ function buttonBorderColorVariables(
     vars.border = color.lift(0.5).css();
   }
 
-  return vars;
+  return completeFullColorVariables(theme, vars);
 }
 
 function variablesToCSS(
@@ -202,9 +225,8 @@ function variablesToCSS(
   return selector == null ? css : `${selector} {\n${indent(css)}\n}`;
 }
 
-function componentCSS(theme: Theme, component: ComponentName): string | null {
-  if (theme.components == null) return null;
-  return variablesToCSS(`.x-theme-${component}`, themeVariables(theme, component));
+function componentCSS(component: ComponentName, vars: CSSVariables): string | null {
+  return variablesToCSS(`.x-theme-${component}`, vars);
 }
 
 function buttonCSS(
@@ -216,8 +238,11 @@ function buttonCSS(
   if (color == null) return null;
 
   return [
-    variablesToCSS(`.x-theme-button--solid--${colorKey}`, buttonSolidColorVariables(color)),
-    variablesToCSS(`.x-theme-button--border--${colorKey}`, buttonBorderColorVariables(color)),
+    variablesToCSS(`.x-theme-button--solid--${colorKey}`, buttonSolidColorVariables(theme, color)),
+    variablesToCSS(
+      `.x-theme-button--border--${colorKey}`,
+      buttonBorderColorVariables(theme, color),
+    ),
   ].join("\n\n");
 }
 
@@ -229,7 +254,7 @@ function bannerCSS(
   const color = yc(theme, colors?.[colorKey]);
   if (color == null) return null;
 
-  return variablesToCSS(`.x-theme-banner--${colorKey}`, bannerColorVariables(color));
+  return variablesToCSS(`.x-theme-banner--${colorKey}`, bannerColorVariables(theme, color));
 }
 
 function toastCSS(
@@ -240,7 +265,7 @@ function toastCSS(
   const color = yc(theme, colors?.[colorKey]);
   if (color == null) return null;
 
-  return variablesToCSS(`.x-theme-toast--${colorKey}`, toastColorVariables(color));
+  return variablesToCSS(`.x-theme-toast--${colorKey}`, toastColorVariables(theme, color));
 }
 
 function templateTagCSS(
@@ -251,7 +276,10 @@ function templateTagCSS(
   const color = yc(theme, colors?.[colorKey]);
   if (color == null) return null;
 
-  return variablesToCSS(`.x-theme-templateTag--${colorKey}`, templateTagColorVariables(color));
+  return variablesToCSS(
+    `.x-theme-templateTag--${colorKey}`,
+    templateTagColorVariables(theme, color),
+  );
 }
 
 export function getThemeCSS(theme: Theme): string {
@@ -264,18 +292,26 @@ export function getThemeCSS(theme: Theme): string {
 
   let themeCSS = "";
   try {
-    const baseCss = variablesToCSS(null, themeVariables(theme));
+    const baseCss = variablesToCSS(null, completeFullColorVariables(theme, theme.base));
+    const baseSurface = yc(theme, theme.base.surface);
+
     themeCSS = [
       baseCss,
-      ...Object.keys(components).map((key) => componentCSS(theme, key as ComponentName)),
-      variablesToCSS(
-        ".x-theme-button--solid--default",
-        buttonSolidColorVariables(yc(theme, theme.base.surface), true),
-      ),
-      variablesToCSS(
-        ".x-theme-button--border--default",
-        buttonBorderColorVariables(yc(theme, theme.base.surface), true),
+      ...Object.entries(components).map(([key, value]) =>
+        componentCSS(key as ComponentName, completePartialColorVariables(theme, value ?? {})),
       ),
+      baseSurface == null
+        ? null
+        : variablesToCSS(
+            ".x-theme-button--solid--default",
+            buttonSolidColorVariables(theme, baseSurface, true),
+          ),
+      baseSurface == null
+        ? null
+        : variablesToCSS(
+            ".x-theme-button--border--default",
+            buttonBorderColorVariables(theme, baseSurface, true),
+          ),
       ...Object.keys(colors).map((key) =>
         buttonCSS(theme, key as YaakColorKey, theme.components?.button ?? colors),
       ),
@@ -360,26 +396,10 @@ function yc<T extends string | null | undefined>(
 
 export function completeTheme(theme: Theme): Theme {
   const fallback = theme.dark ? defaultDarkTheme.base : defaultLightTheme.base;
-  const color = (value: string | null | undefined) => yc(theme, value);
 
-  theme.base.primary ??= fallback.primary;
-  theme.base.secondary ??= fallback.secondary;
-  theme.base.info ??= fallback.info;
-  theme.base.success ??= fallback.success;
-  theme.base.notice ??= fallback.notice;
-  theme.base.warning ??= fallback.warning;
-  theme.base.danger ??= fallback.danger;
-
-  theme.base.surface ??= fallback.surface;
-  theme.base.surfaceHighlight ??= color(theme.base.surface)?.lift(0.06)?.css();
-  theme.base.surfaceActive ??= color(theme.base.primary)?.lower(0.2).translucify(0.8).css();
-
-  theme.base.border ??= color(theme.base.surface)?.lift(0.12)?.css();
-  theme.base.borderSubtle ??= color(theme.base.border)?.lower(0.08)?.css();
-
-  theme.base.text ??= fallback.text;
-  theme.base.textSubtle ??= color(theme.base.text)?.lower(0.3)?.css();
-  theme.base.textSubtlest ??= color(theme.base.text)?.lower(0.5)?.css();
+  for (const [key, value] of Object.entries(fallback)) {
+    theme.base[key as YaakColorKey] ??= value;
+  }
 
   return theme;
 }
diff --git a/packages/theme/src/yaakColor.ts b/packages/theme/src/yaakColor.ts
index e700cff9..6c9bb94e 100644
--- a/packages/theme/src/yaakColor.ts
+++ b/packages/theme/src/yaakColor.ts
@@ -3,9 +3,9 @@ import parseColor from "parse-color";
 export class YaakColor {
   private readonly appearance: "dark" | "light" = "light";
 
-  private hue = 0;
-  private saturation = 0;
   private lightness = 0;
+  private chroma = 0;
+  private hue = 0;
   private alpha = 1;
 
   constructor(cssColor: string, appearance: "dark" | "light" = "light") {
@@ -22,11 +22,11 @@ export class YaakColor {
   }
 
   static white(): YaakColor {
-    return new YaakColor("rgb(0,0,0)", "light").lower(1);
+    return new YaakColor("rgb(0,0,0)", "light").lower(999);
   }
 
   static black(): YaakColor {
-    return new YaakColor("rgb(0,0,0)", "light").lift(1);
+    return new YaakColor("rgb(0,0,0)", "light").lift(999);
   }
 
   set(cssColor: string): YaakColor {
@@ -35,11 +35,22 @@ export class YaakColor {
       const [r, g, b, a] = hexToRgba(cssColor);
       fixedCssColor = `rgba(${r},${g},${b},${a})`;
     }
-    const { hsla } = parseColor(fixedCssColor);
-    this.hue = hsla[0];
-    this.saturation = hsla[1];
-    this.lightness = hsla[2];
-    this.alpha = hsla[3] ?? 1;
+
+    const oklch = parseOklch(fixedCssColor);
+    if (oklch != null) {
+      this.lightness = oklch.lightness;
+      this.chroma = oklch.chroma;
+      this.hue = oklch.hue;
+      this.alpha = oklch.alpha;
+      return this;
+    }
+
+    const { rgba } = parseColor(fixedCssColor);
+    const [lightness, chroma, hue] = rgbToOklch(rgba[0], rgba[1], rgba[2]);
+    this.lightness = lightness;
+    this.chroma = chroma;
+    this.hue = hue;
+    this.alpha = rgba[3] ?? 1;
     return this;
   }
 
@@ -47,6 +58,10 @@ export class YaakColor {
     return new YaakColor(this.css(), this.appearance);
   }
 
+  themeColor(cssColor: string): YaakColor {
+    return new YaakColor(cssColor, this.appearance);
+  }
+
   lower(mod: number): YaakColor {
     return this.appearance === "dark" ? this._darken(mod) : this._lighten(mod);
   }
@@ -55,6 +70,21 @@ export class YaakColor {
     return this.appearance === "dark" ? this._lighten(mod) : this._darken(mod);
   }
 
+  liftMax(): YaakColor {
+    return this.lift(999);
+  }
+
+  lowerMax(): YaakColor {
+    return this.lower(999);
+  }
+
+  themeSurface(): YaakColor {
+    return new YaakColor(
+      this.appearance === "dark" ? "oklch(23% 0 0)" : "oklch(100% 0 0)",
+      this.appearance,
+    );
+  }
+
   minLightness(n: number): YaakColor {
     const color = this.clone();
     if (color.lightness < n) {
@@ -69,25 +99,25 @@ export class YaakColor {
 
   translucify(mod: number): YaakColor {
     const color = this.clone();
-    color.alpha = color.alpha - color.alpha * mod;
+    color.alpha = clamp(color.alpha - color.alpha * mod, 0, 1);
     return color;
   }
 
   opacify(mod: number): YaakColor {
     const color = this.clone();
-    color.alpha = this.alpha + (100 - this.alpha) * mod;
+    color.alpha = clamp(this.alpha + (1 - this.alpha) * mod, 0, 1);
     return color;
   }
 
   desaturate(mod: number): YaakColor {
     const color = this.clone();
-    color.saturation = color.saturation - color.saturation * mod;
+    color.chroma = color.chroma - color.chroma * mod;
     return color;
   }
 
   saturate(mod: number): YaakColor {
     const color = this.clone();
-    color.saturation = this.saturation + (100 - this.saturation) * mod;
+    color.chroma = this.chroma + this.chroma * mod;
     return color;
   }
 
@@ -95,29 +125,233 @@ export class YaakColor {
     return this.lightness > color.lightness;
   }
 
+  contrastRatio(background: YaakColor): number {
+    const foreground = this.alpha < 1 ? this.compositeOver(background) : this;
+    const foregroundLuminance = foreground.relativeLuminance();
+    const backgroundLuminance = background.relativeLuminance();
+    const lighter = Math.max(foregroundLuminance, backgroundLuminance);
+    const darker = Math.min(foregroundLuminance, backgroundLuminance);
+    return (lighter + 0.05) / (darker + 0.05);
+  }
+
+  withContrast(background: YaakColor, minContrast: number): YaakColor {
+    const darker = this.clone();
+    darker.lightness = 0;
+    darker.chroma = 0;
+    darker.hue = 0;
+
+    const lighter = this.clone();
+    lighter.lightness = 100;
+    lighter.chroma = 0;
+    lighter.hue = 0;
+
+    const darkerContrast = darker.contrastRatio(background);
+    const lighterContrast = lighter.contrastRatio(background);
+    let useLighterColor = lighterContrast >= darkerContrast;
+
+    // Saturated accent surfaces often read better with white text even when
+    // black has the higher numeric contrast. Keep yellow-ish light accents dark
+    // by requiring white to clear a modest contrast floor first.
+    if (minContrast >= 3 && lighterContrast >= 2.5) {
+      useLighterColor = true;
+    }
+
+    const selectedContrast = useLighterColor ? lighterContrast : darkerContrast;
+    if (selectedContrast < minContrast) {
+      return useLighterColor ? lighter : darker;
+    }
+
+    let minLightness = 0;
+    let maxLightness = 100;
+    const color = this.clone();
+
+    for (let i = 0; i < 24; i += 1) {
+      color.lightness = (minLightness + maxLightness) / 2;
+      const contrast = color.contrastRatio(background);
+
+      if (useLighterColor) {
+        if (contrast >= minContrast) {
+          maxLightness = color.lightness;
+        } else {
+          minLightness = color.lightness;
+        }
+      } else if (contrast >= minContrast) {
+        minLightness = color.lightness;
+      } else {
+        maxLightness = color.lightness;
+      }
+    }
+
+    color.lightness = useLighterColor ? maxLightness : minLightness;
+    return color;
+  }
+
+  compositeOver(background: YaakColor): YaakColor {
+    const [fgR, fgG, fgB] = this.rgb();
+    const [bgR, bgG, bgB] = background.rgb();
+    const alpha = this.alpha + background.alpha * (1 - this.alpha);
+
+    if (alpha <= 0) {
+      return YaakColor.transparent();
+    }
+
+    const r = (fgR * this.alpha + bgR * background.alpha * (1 - this.alpha)) / alpha;
+    const g = (fgG * this.alpha + bgG * background.alpha * (1 - this.alpha)) / alpha;
+    const b = (fgB * this.alpha + bgB * background.alpha * (1 - this.alpha)) / alpha;
+
+    return new YaakColor(`rgba(${r},${g},${b},${alpha})`, this.appearance);
+  }
+
   css(): string {
-    const [r, g, b] = parseColor(`hsl(${this.hue},${this.saturation}%,${this.lightness}%)`).rgb;
+    const [r, g, b] = this.rgb();
     return rgbaToHex(r, g, b, this.alpha);
   }
 
   hexNoAlpha(): string {
-    const [r, g, b] = parseColor(`hsl(${this.hue},${this.saturation}%,${this.lightness}%)`).rgb;
+    const [r, g, b] = this.rgb();
     return rgbaToHexNoAlpha(r, g, b);
   }
 
+  private relativeLuminance(): number {
+    const [r, g, b] = this.rgb();
+    const red = srgbToLinear(r / 255);
+    const green = srgbToLinear(g / 255);
+    const blue = srgbToLinear(b / 255);
+    return 0.2126 * red + 0.7152 * green + 0.0722 * blue;
+  }
+
+  private rgb(): [number, number, number] {
+    return oklchToRgb(this.lightness, this.chroma, this.hue);
+  }
+
   private _lighten(mod: number): YaakColor {
     const color = this.clone();
-    color.lightness = this.lightness + (100 - this.lightness) * mod;
+    color.lightness = clamp(this.lightness + (100 - this.lightness) * mod, 0, 100);
     return color;
   }
 
   private _darken(mod: number): YaakColor {
     const color = this.clone();
-    color.lightness = this.lightness - this.lightness * mod;
+    color.lightness = clamp(this.lightness - this.lightness * mod, 0, 100);
     return color;
   }
 }
 
+function parseOklch(
+  cssColor: string,
+): { lightness: number; chroma: number; hue: number; alpha: number } | null {
+  const match = cssColor
+    .trim()
+    .match(
+      /^oklch\(\s*([^\s,]+)(?:\s+|,\s*)([^\s,]+)(?:\s+|,\s*)([^\s,/]+)(?:\s*\/\s*([^)]+)|(?:\s*,\s*([^)]*))?)\s*\)$/i,
+    );
+  if (match == null) return null;
+
+  const lightness = parseOklchLightness(match[1]);
+  const chroma = parseCssNumber(match[2], 1);
+  const hue = normalizeHue(parseCssNumber(match[3].replace(/deg$/i, ""), 1));
+  const alpha = parseCssNumber(match[4] ?? match[5] ?? "1", 1);
+
+  if (
+    !Number.isFinite(lightness) ||
+    !Number.isFinite(chroma) ||
+    !Number.isFinite(hue) ||
+    !Number.isFinite(alpha)
+  ) {
+    return null;
+  }
+
+  return {
+    lightness: clamp(lightness, 0, 100),
+    chroma: Math.max(0, chroma),
+    hue,
+    alpha: clamp(alpha, 0, 1),
+  };
+}
+
+function parseCssNumber(value: string, percentScale: number): number {
+  const normalized = value.trim();
+  if (normalized.endsWith("%")) {
+    return (Number.parseFloat(normalized) / 100) * percentScale;
+  }
+  return Number.parseFloat(normalized);
+}
+
+function parseOklchLightness(value: string): number {
+  const parsed = parseCssNumber(value, 100);
+  return value.trim().endsWith("%") || parsed > 1 ? parsed : parsed * 100;
+}
+
+function rgbToOklch(r: number, g: number, b: number): [number, number, number] {
+  const red = srgbToLinear(r / 255);
+  const green = srgbToLinear(g / 255);
+  const blue = srgbToLinear(b / 255);
+
+  const l = 0.4122214708 * red + 0.5363325363 * green + 0.0514459929 * blue;
+  const m = 0.2119034982 * red + 0.6806995451 * green + 0.1073969566 * blue;
+  const s = 0.0883024619 * red + 0.2817188376 * green + 0.6299787005 * blue;
+
+  const lRoot = Math.cbrt(l);
+  const mRoot = Math.cbrt(m);
+  const sRoot = Math.cbrt(s);
+
+  const lightness = 0.2104542553 * lRoot + 0.793617785 * mRoot - 0.0040720468 * sRoot;
+  const a = 1.9779984951 * lRoot - 2.428592205 * mRoot + 0.4505937099 * sRoot;
+  const okb = 0.0259040371 * lRoot + 0.7827717662 * mRoot - 0.808675766 * sRoot;
+
+  return [
+    lightness * 100,
+    Math.sqrt(a * a + okb * okb),
+    normalizeHue(radToDeg(Math.atan2(okb, a))),
+  ];
+}
+
+function oklchToRgb(lightness: number, chroma: number, hue: number): [number, number, number] {
+  const l = clamp(lightness, 0, 100) / 100;
+  const a = Math.cos(degToRad(hue)) * chroma;
+  const b = Math.sin(degToRad(hue)) * chroma;
+
+  const lRoot = l + 0.3963377774 * a + 0.2158037573 * b;
+  const mRoot = l - 0.1055613458 * a - 0.0638541728 * b;
+  const sRoot = l - 0.0894841775 * a - 1.291485548 * b;
+
+  const lCube = lRoot * lRoot * lRoot;
+  const mCube = mRoot * mRoot * mRoot;
+  const sCube = sRoot * sRoot * sRoot;
+
+  const red = 4.0767416621 * lCube - 3.3077115913 * mCube + 0.2309699292 * sCube;
+  const green = -1.2684380046 * lCube + 2.6097574011 * mCube - 0.3413193965 * sCube;
+  const blue = -0.0041960863 * lCube - 0.7034186147 * mCube + 1.707614701 * sCube;
+
+  return [linearToSrgb(red) * 255, linearToSrgb(green) * 255, linearToSrgb(blue) * 255];
+}
+
+function srgbToLinear(value: number): number {
+  return value <= 0.04045 ? value / 12.92 : Math.pow((value + 0.055) / 1.055, 2.4);
+}
+
+function linearToSrgb(value: number): number {
+  const srgb = value <= 0.0031308 ? value * 12.92 : 1.055 * Math.pow(value, 1 / 2.4) - 0.055;
+  return clamp(srgb, 0, 1);
+}
+
+function normalizeHue(value: number): number {
+  const hue = value % 360;
+  return hue < 0 ? hue + 360 : hue;
+}
+
+function degToRad(value: number): number {
+  return (value * Math.PI) / 180;
+}
+
+function radToDeg(value: number): number {
+  return (value * 180) / Math.PI;
+}
+
+function clamp(value: number, min: number, max: number): number {
+  return Math.min(max, Math.max(min, value));
+}
+
 function rgbaToHex(r: number, g: number, b: number, a: number): string {
   const toHex = (n: number): string => {
     const hex = Number(Math.round(n)).toString(16);