diff --git a/css/critical.css b/css/critical.css
index 163c72e..df00030 100644
--- a/css/critical.css
+++ b/css/critical.css
@@ -5,14 +5,14 @@
 body{margin:0;font-family:"Lora","Iowan Old Style","Palatino Linotype","URW Palladio L",P052,serif;line-height:1.5;-webkit-font-smoothing:antialiased;text-rendering:optimizeLegibility}
 
 /* Dark mode base — Gruvbox-inspired warm palette */
-body{background-color:#fefcf0;color:#282828}
+body{background-color:#fffef5;color:#282828}
 .dark body{background-color:#1d2021;color:#fbf1c7}
 
 /* Container */
 .container{max-width:64rem;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;padding-left:1rem;padding-right:1rem}
 
 /* Header — sticky, visible immediately */
-.site-header{background-color:#fefcf0;border-bottom:1px solid #d5c4a1;padding-top:1rem;padding-bottom:1rem;position:sticky;top:0;z-index:50}
+.site-header{background-color:#fffef5;border-bottom:1px solid #d5c4a1;padding-top:1rem;padding-bottom:1rem;position:sticky;top:0;z-index:50}
 .dark .site-header{background-color:#282828;border-bottom-color:#504945}
 .header-container{display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:space-between}
 .site-title{font-size:1.25rem;font-weight:700;color:#282828;text-decoration:none}
diff --git a/css/tailwind.css b/css/tailwind.css
index 9c23c64..f5c83d9 100644
--- a/css/tailwind.css
+++ b/css/tailwind.css
@@ -457,7 +457,7 @@
 
   /* Widget cards */
   .widget {
-    @apply p-4 bg-surface-50 dark:bg-surface-800 rounded-lg border border-surface-200 dark:border-surface-700 shadow-sm overflow-hidden;
+    @apply p-4 bg-surface-100 dark:bg-surface-800 rounded-lg border border-surface-200 dark:border-surface-700 shadow-sm overflow-hidden;
   }
 
   .widget-title {
@@ -494,7 +494,7 @@
 
   /* Post cards */
   .post-card {
-    @apply p-5 bg-surface-50 dark:bg-surface-800 rounded-lg border border-surface-200 dark:border-surface-700 shadow-sm overflow-hidden;
+    @apply p-5 bg-surface-100 dark:bg-surface-800 rounded-lg border border-surface-200 dark:border-surface-700 shadow-sm overflow-hidden;
   }
 
   .post-header {
@@ -737,7 +737,7 @@
   --pagefind-ui-scale: 1;
   --pagefind-ui-primary: #076678;
   --pagefind-ui-text: #282828;
-  --pagefind-ui-background: #fefcf0;
+  --pagefind-ui-background: #fffef5;
   --pagefind-ui-border: #d5c4a1;
   --pagefind-ui-tag: #f2e5bc;
   --pagefind-ui-border-width: 1px;
@@ -756,7 +756,7 @@
 
 /* Search input */
 #search .pagefind-ui__search-input {
-  background-color: #fefcf0;
+  background-color: #fffef5;
   color: #282828;
   border-color: #d5c4a1;
   font-weight: 400;
@@ -782,7 +782,7 @@
 /* Search clear button */
 #search .pagefind-ui__search-clear {
   color: #665c54;
-  background-color: #fefcf0;
+  background-color: #fffef5;
 }
 
 .dark #search .pagefind-ui__search-clear {
@@ -847,7 +847,7 @@
 /* "Load more" button */
 #search .pagefind-ui__button {
   color: #076678;
-  background-color: #fefcf0;
+  background-color: #fffef5;
   border-color: #d5c4a1;
   cursor: pointer;
 }
diff --git a/tailwind.config.js b/tailwind.config.js
index aeec740..66e096e 100644
--- a/tailwind.config.js
+++ b/tailwind.config.js
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ export default {
       colors: {
         // Gruvbox-inspired warm cream/brown — surfaces, text, structure
         surface: {
-          50: "#fefcf0",
+          50: "#fffef5",
           100: "#f2e5bc",
           200: "#d5c4a1",
           300: "#bdae93",
@@ -82,6 +82,12 @@ export default {
             maxWidth: "none",
           },
         },
+        lg: {
+          css: {
+            fontSize: "1.175rem",
+            lineHeight: "1.8",
+          },
+        },
         invert: {
           css: {
             "--tw-prose-links": theme("colors.accent.400"),