diff --git a/site/assets/css/style.css b/site/assets/css/style.css
index 0591437..cc37903 100644
--- a/site/assets/css/style.css
+++ b/site/assets/css/style.css
@@ -631,7 +631,7 @@ section[id] {
 /* Frosted band: the hero photo is blurred at full strength along a horizontal
    line through the text and fades to sharp (0) outward, up and down — a backdrop
    blur masked by a vertical gradient. ::before is the blur, ::after the frost:
-   a faint white veil plus fine grain, same mask. Both sit behind the text
+   a faint brand-colour (green) veil plus fine grain, same mask. Both sit behind the text
    (z-index -1 in the container's stacking context) and above the photo. */
 .hero-section .container::before,
 .hero-section .container::after {
@@ -650,7 +650,7 @@ section[id] {
 .hero-section .container::after {
   background:
     url("data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' width='180' height='180'%3E%3Cfilter id='f' x='0' y='0' width='100%25' height='100%25'%3E%3CfeTurbulence type='fractalNoise' baseFrequency='.75' numOctaves='3' seed='12' stitchTiles='stitch'/%3E%3CfeColorMatrix type='saturate' values='0'/%3E%3CfeComponentTransfer%3E%3CfeFuncR type='linear' slope='1.6' intercept='-.2'/%3E%3CfeFuncG type='linear' slope='1.6' intercept='-.2'/%3E%3CfeFuncB type='linear' slope='1.6' intercept='-.2'/%3E%3C/feComponentTransfer%3E%3C/filter%3E%3Crect width='100%25' height='100%25' filter='url(%23f)' opacity='.34'/%3E%3C/svg%3E") 0 0 / 180px 180px,
-    linear-gradient(rgba(255, 255, 255, .07), rgba(255, 255, 255, .07));
+    linear-gradient(rgba(var(--fitme-accent-rgb), .16), rgba(var(--fitme-accent-rgb), .16));   /* brand-colour frost tint */
   background-blend-mode: overlay, normal;
 }
 
@@ -665,7 +665,8 @@ section[id] {
   font-size: clamp(1.75rem, calc(.7444rem + 4.0741vw), 3.8rem);
   font-weight: 900;
   color: #fff;
-  text-shadow: 0 2px 40px rgba(0, 0, 0, .5);
+  /* tight + soft shadow so the lettering separates from the frosted band */
+  text-shadow: 0 1px 2px rgba(0, 0, 0, .45), 0 3px 14px rgba(0, 0, 0, .35), 0 2px 40px rgba(0, 0, 0, .3);
   line-height: 1.05;
   letter-spacing: -.5px;
 }