UX Review — arc-007 watchtower-redesign (S0 tokens · S1 appearance)

First-pass review by the T-2002 UX-review engine (approach C of inception T-2000). Drives a real browser, scans console + page errors, checks computed tokens against foundations.css and WCAG AA contrast. Informs your [REVIEW] — it does not replace the taste call.

Overall: PASS  ·  6 presets  ·  captured 2026-05-25 09:58 UTC  ·  live page: /settings/appearance

Left image = whole app re-themed · right image = the picker. Click to enlarge.

Calm stone · inter · compact · light

OK console clean preset applied

contrast: text/bg 15.85:1 · text/surface 17.44:1 · muted/bg 5.07:1 · accent-ink/accent 5.84:1

Editorial linen · newsreader · compact · light

OK console clean preset applied

contrast: text/bg 15.58:1 · text/surface 16.14:1 · muted/bg 4.37:1 · accent-ink/accent 4.6:1

Console console · plex · compact · dark

OK console clean preset applied

contrast: text/bg 15.2:1 · text/surface 14.46:1 · muted/bg 5.17:1 · accent-ink/accent 8.28:1

Paper paper · geist · compact · light

OK console clean preset applied

contrast: text/bg 18.09:1 · text/surface 18.88:1 · muted/bg 5.11:1 · accent-ink/accent 6.69:1

Bone bone · manrope · compact · light

OK console clean preset applied

contrast: text/bg 15.85:1 · text/surface 16.67:1 · muted/bg 4.32:1 · accent-ink/accent 4.91:1

Midnight slate · inter · compact · dark

OK console clean preset applied

contrast: text/bg 15.49:1 · text/surface 14.64:1 · muted/bg 7.48:1 · accent-ink/accent 6.29:1

Cross-page theme fidelity (T-2005)

Headline mechanic: one preset (Bone — bone/full) picked once on the appearance screen, then every page re-loaded. Each frame must carry the same palette; --pico-primary must equal --wt-accent (the pico-bridge) or that page's chrome ignores the theme.

/ theme applied

--pico-primary #b87a17 · --wt-accent #b87a17 · --wt-bg #f6f2eb

/tasks theme applied

--pico-primary #b87a17 · --wt-accent #b87a17 · --wt-bg #f6f2eb

/approvals theme applied

--pico-primary #b87a17 · --wt-accent #b87a17 · --wt-bg #f6f2eb · ⚠ clipped @36938px (too tall for full-page capture)

/fabric theme applied

--pico-primary #b87a17 · --wt-accent #b87a17 · --wt-bg #f6f2eb · ⚠ clipped @33109px (too tall for full-page capture)

/arcs theme applied

--pico-primary #b87a17 · --wt-accent #b87a17 · --wt-bg #f6f2eb