diff --git a/ios/Platform/Platform/Features/Reader/Views/EntryListView.swift b/ios/Platform/Platform/Features/Reader/Views/EntryListView.swift
index bf1d378..68d34bb 100644
--- a/ios/Platform/Platform/Features/Reader/Views/EntryListView.swift
+++ b/ios/Platform/Platform/Features/Reader/Views/EntryListView.swift
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ struct EntryListView: View {
     // MARK: - Card Layout
 
     private var cardLayout: some View {
-        LazyVStack(spacing: 12) {
+        LazyVStack(spacing: 14) {
             ForEach(vm.entries) { entry in
                 scrollTracked(entry,
                     content: NavigationLink(value: entry) {
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ struct EntryListView: View {
             Spacer(minLength: 80)
         }
         .padding(.horizontal)
-        .padding(.top, 4)
+        .padding(.top, 8)
     }
 
     // MARK: - List Layout
@@ -304,7 +304,7 @@ struct EntryCardView: View {
         }
         .background(Color.surfaceCard)
         .clipShape(RoundedRectangle(cornerRadius: 14))
-        .shadow(color: .black.opacity(0.04), radius: 6, y: 2)
+        .shadow(color: .black.opacity(0.08), radius: 8, y: 3)
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/ios/Platform/Platform/Shared/Extensions/Color+Extensions.swift b/ios/Platform/Platform/Shared/Extensions/Color+Extensions.swift
index a5eb869..eb3a40a 100644
--- a/ios/Platform/Platform/Shared/Extensions/Color+Extensions.swift
+++ b/ios/Platform/Platform/Shared/Extensions/Color+Extensions.swift
@@ -4,45 +4,45 @@ extension Color {
     // MARK: - Canvas / Background (adaptive light/dark)
     static let canvas = Color(UIColor { traits in
         traits.userInterfaceStyle == .dark
-            ? UIColor(red: 0.055, green: 0.05, blue: 0.04, alpha: 1) // #0e0d0b — deep warm black
-            : UIColor(red: 0.93, green: 0.90, blue: 0.855, alpha: 1) // #EDE6DA — warm sand
+            ? UIColor(red: 0.05, green: 0.05, blue: 0.045, alpha: 1)  // #0d0d0b — near-black, less warm
+            : UIColor(red: 0.92, green: 0.90, blue: 0.87, alpha: 1)   // #EBE6DE — neutral sand
     })
 
     // MARK: - Accent
     static let accentWarm = Color(UIColor { traits in
         traits.userInterfaceStyle == .dark
-            ? UIColor(red: 0.78, green: 0.62, blue: 0.25, alpha: 1) // brighter gold for dark
-            : UIColor(red: 0.545, green: 0.412, blue: 0.078, alpha: 1) // #8B6914
+            ? UIColor(red: 0.82, green: 0.65, blue: 0.28, alpha: 1)   // brighter gold for dark
+            : UIColor(red: 0.50, green: 0.37, blue: 0.06, alpha: 1)   // #805E0F — slightly deeper
     })
     static let emerald = Color(red: 0.020, green: 0.588, blue: 0.412) // #059669
 
     // MARK: - Surfaces (adaptive)
     static let surfaceCard = Color(UIColor { traits in
         traits.userInterfaceStyle == .dark
-            ? UIColor(red: 0.12, green: 0.11, blue: 0.09, alpha: 1) // #1e1b17 — warm dark card
-            : UIColor(red: 1.0, green: 1.0, blue: 1.0, alpha: 1)   // #FFFFFF — clean white
+            ? UIColor(red: 0.11, green: 0.105, blue: 0.09, alpha: 1)  // #1c1b17 — warm dark card
+            : UIColor(red: 1.0, green: 1.0, blue: 1.0, alpha: 1)      // #FFFFFF — clean white
     })
     static let surfaceSheet = Color(UIColor { traits in
         traits.userInterfaceStyle == .dark
-            ? UIColor(red: 0.13, green: 0.12, blue: 0.11, alpha: 1)
-            : UIColor(red: 0.98, green: 0.97, blue: 0.95, alpha: 1)
+            ? UIColor(red: 0.12, green: 0.115, blue: 0.10, alpha: 1)
+            : UIColor(red: 0.97, green: 0.96, blue: 0.94, alpha: 1)
     })
 
-    // MARK: - Text (adaptive)
+    // MARK: - Text (adaptive — slightly more neutral for glass legibility)
     static let textPrimary = Color(UIColor { traits in
         traits.userInterfaceStyle == .dark
-            ? UIColor(red: 0.93, green: 0.91, blue: 0.88, alpha: 1)
-            : UIColor(red: 0.12, green: 0.12, blue: 0.12, alpha: 1)
+            ? UIColor(red: 0.94, green: 0.92, blue: 0.90, alpha: 1)
+            : UIColor(red: 0.10, green: 0.10, blue: 0.10, alpha: 1)   // darker for contrast
     })
     static let textSecondary = Color(UIColor { traits in
         traits.userInterfaceStyle == .dark
-            ? UIColor(red: 0.62, green: 0.60, blue: 0.57, alpha: 1)
-            : UIColor(red: 0.45, green: 0.45, blue: 0.45, alpha: 1)
+            ? UIColor(red: 0.60, green: 0.58, blue: 0.55, alpha: 1)
+            : UIColor(red: 0.40, green: 0.40, blue: 0.40, alpha: 1)   // more neutral gray
     })
     static let textTertiary = Color(UIColor { traits in
         traits.userInterfaceStyle == .dark
-            ? UIColor(red: 0.45, green: 0.43, blue: 0.40, alpha: 1)
-            : UIColor(red: 0.65, green: 0.65, blue: 0.65, alpha: 1)
+            ? UIColor(red: 0.43, green: 0.42, blue: 0.40, alpha: 1)
+            : UIColor(red: 0.58, green: 0.58, blue: 0.58, alpha: 1)   // more neutral
     })
 
     // MARK: - Meal Colors