diff --git a/frontends/web/static/style.css b/frontends/web/static/style.css
index 47b82e4..0ca5388 100644
--- a/frontends/web/static/style.css
+++ b/frontends/web/static/style.css
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
     --overlay-dark: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.3);
     --overlay-light: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.05);
     --day-highlight: #E3FF54; /* Bright yellow/green for day of week */
-    --header-gold: #fee862; /* Halfway between light straw and 24k gold */
+    --header-gold: #e5d058; /* Muted gold - less harsh on varied monitors */
 }
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -120,26 +120,24 @@
    Form Labels - Gold
    ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
 .card .form-label {
-    color: #ffe699;
+    color: #d9c580;
     font-weight: 400;
-    text-shadow:
-        -0.3px -0.3px 0 #b8860b,
-        0.3px -0.3px 0 #b8860b,
-        -0.3px 0.3px 0 #b8860b,
-        0.3px 0.3px 0 #b8860b,
-        1px 2px 2px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.25);
+}
+
+/* Dropdown selects - ensure chevron is visible in dark mode */
+.form-select,
+select.form-select {
+    background-image: url("data:image/svg+xml,%3csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' viewBox='0 0 16 16'%3e%3cpath fill='none' stroke='%23d9c580' stroke-linecap='round' stroke-linejoin='round' stroke-width='2' d='m2 5 6 6 6-6'/%3e%3c/svg%3e") !important;
+    background-repeat: no-repeat !important;
+    background-position: right 0.75rem center !important;
+    background-size: 16px 12px !important;
+    padding-right: 2.25rem !important;
 }
 
 /* Payload type toggle - gold text when selected */
 .btn-check:checked + .btn-outline-primary {
-    color: #ffe699 !important;
+    color: #d9c580 !important;
     font-weight: 500;
-    text-shadow:
-        -0.3px -0.3px 0 #b8860b,
-        0.3px -0.3px 0 #b8860b,
-        -0.3px 0.3px 0 #b8860b,
-        0.3px 0.3px 0 #b8860b,
-        1px 2px 2px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.25);
 }
 
 
@@ -230,19 +228,15 @@ body {
     opacity: 0;
     pointer-events: none;
     color: var(--header-gold);
-    text-shadow: 0 1px 2px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.5);
-    background: linear-gradient(135deg, rgba(74, 40, 96, 0.95) 0%, rgba(85, 112, 212, 0.9) 100%);
-    padding: 0.2rem 0.5rem;
-    border-radius: 0.25rem;
-    box-shadow: 0 2px 8px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.3);
+    text-shadow: 0 2px 4px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.8);
     transition: opacity 0.2s ease,
                 transform 0.2s cubic-bezier(0.4, 0, 0.2, 1);
     z-index: 1040;
 }
 
 .nav-expand:hover {
-    background: linear-gradient(135deg, rgba(74, 40, 96, 0.5) 0%, rgba(85, 112, 212, 0.4) 100%);
-    box-shadow: 0 0 12px rgba(102, 126, 234, 0.25),
+    background: linear-gradient(135deg, rgba(74, 40, 96, 0.25) 0%, rgba(85, 112, 212, 0.2) 100%);
+    box-shadow: 0 0 8px rgba(102, 126, 234, 0.15),
                 inset 0 1px 0 rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.1);
 }
 
diff --git a/frontends/web/templates/about.html b/frontends/web/templates/about.html
index e2a17bb..3bae775 100644
--- a/frontends/web/templates/about.html
+++ b/frontends/web/templates/about.html
@@ -271,8 +271,7 @@
                             <div class="card-body">
                                 <p class="small mb-2">Uses server-configured key if available, otherwise public mode.</p>
                                 <ul class="small mb-0">
-                                    <li>Set via <code>STEGASOO_CHANNEL_KEY</code> env var</li>
-                                    <li>Or <code>channel_key</code> in config file</li>
+                                    <li>Server admin configures the shared key</li>
                                     <li>All users share the same channel</li>
                                 </ul>
                             </div>
@@ -321,7 +320,6 @@
                     <i class="bi bi-shield-lock me-2"></i>
                     <strong>This server has a channel key configured:</strong>
                     <code class="ms-2">{{ channel_fingerprint }}</code>
-                    <span class="text-muted ms-2">({{ channel_source }})</span>
                 </div>
                 {% else %}
                 <div class="alert alert-info mt-3 mb-0">
diff --git a/frontends/web/templates/generate.html b/frontends/web/templates/generate.html
index 8d37885..22a99c6 100644
--- a/frontends/web/templates/generate.html
+++ b/frontends/web/templates/generate.html
@@ -100,8 +100,8 @@
                                     <span class="input-group-text"><i class="bi bi-key"></i></span>
                                     <input type="text" class="form-control font-monospace" id="channelKeyGenerated"
                                            placeholder="Click Generate to create a key" readonly>
-                                    <button class="btn btn-outline-primary" type="button" id="generateChannelKeyBtn">
-                                        <i class="bi bi-shuffle me-1"></i>Generate
+                                    <button class="btn btn-outline-primary" type="button" id="generateChannelKeyBtn" title="Generate Channel Key">
+                                        <i class="bi bi-shuffle"></i>
                                     </button>
                                     <button class="btn btn-outline-secondary" type="button" id="copyChannelKeyBtn" disabled title="Copy to clipboard">
                                         <i class="bi bi-clipboard"></i>
diff --git a/frontends/web/templates/index.html b/frontends/web/templates/index.html
index 978f12b..d5010b7 100644
--- a/frontends/web/templates/index.html
+++ b/frontends/web/templates/index.html
@@ -30,14 +30,14 @@
     transition: all 0.15s ease;
 }
 .home-icon:hover i {
-    color: #fee862;
+    color: #e5d058;
     transform: translateY(-3px);
     filter: drop-shadow(0 5px 4px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.8));
 }
 .home-icon:hover span {
     opacity: 1;
     transform: translateY(0);
-    color: #fee862;
+    color: #e5d058;
 }
 </style>