diff --git a/NucleicRemote/NucleicRemote/Views/BuildBanner.swift b/NucleicRemote/NucleicRemote/Views/BuildBanner.swift
index 8e0372b..d570c27 100644
--- a/NucleicRemote/NucleicRemote/Views/BuildBanner.swift
+++ b/NucleicRemote/NucleicRemote/Views/BuildBanner.swift
@@ -84,10 +84,11 @@ struct BuildInfo {
 }
 
 /// Header strip warning that this is a non-release build — the same channel colors, icons,
-/// and copy as the Mac's `BuildBanner`: red for local builds, canary-yellow for canary, blue
-/// for beta, gold for a release candidate. The leading edge names the channel; the build
-/// label and an all-caps "EXPERIMENTAL" badge sit on the trailing edge. Renders nothing for
-/// a shipping App Store release.
+/// and copy as the Mac's `BuildBanner`. The strip stays untinted; the channel color rides on
+/// the all-caps "EXPERIMENTAL" pill instead: red for local builds, canary-yellow for canary,
+/// blue for beta, gold for a release candidate. The leading edge names the channel; the build
+/// label and the pill sit on the trailing edge. Renders nothing for a shipping App Store
+/// release.
 struct BuildBanner: View {
     var info: BuildInfo = .current
 
@@ -106,15 +107,15 @@ struct BuildBanner: View {
                 Text("EXPERIMENTAL")
                     .font(.caption2.weight(.heavy))
                     .tracking(0.9)
+                    .foregroundStyle(.white)
                     .padding(.horizontal, 6)
                     .padding(.vertical, 2)
-                    .background(.white.opacity(0.16), in: .capsule)
+                    .background(style.tint, in: .capsule)
             }
-            .foregroundStyle(.white.opacity(0.92))
+            .foregroundStyle(.primary)
             .padding(.horizontal, 12)
             .padding(.vertical, 5)
             .frame(maxWidth: .infinity)
-            .background(style.tint.opacity(0.5))
             .accessibilityLabel(style.tooltip(version: info.version, build: info.buildLabel))
         }
     }