diff --git a/NucleicRemote/NucleicRemote/Views/Theme.swift b/NucleicRemote/NucleicRemote/Views/Theme.swift
index a603a4d..8406b5f 100644
--- a/NucleicRemote/NucleicRemote/Views/Theme.swift
+++ b/NucleicRemote/NucleicRemote/Views/Theme.swift
@@ -497,12 +497,15 @@ struct EffortMenu: View {
             }
             .disabled(!controlled)
         } label: {
+            // Same treatment as `ModelMenu`: tinted glyph, primary-ink text for glass-bar
+            // legibility. Orchestra keeps its full-gold signature — that state should glow.
             HStack(spacing: 4) {
                 Image(systemName: orchestraActive ? "sparkles" : "slider.horizontal.3")
+                    .foregroundStyle(orchestraActive ? Palette.orchestra : Palette.accent)
                 Text(display(triggerEffort))
             }
-            .font(.caption)
-            .foregroundStyle(orchestraActive ? Palette.orchestra : Palette.accent)
+            .font(.caption.weight(.semibold))
+            .foregroundStyle(orchestraActive ? AnyShapeStyle(Palette.orchestra) : AnyShapeStyle(.primary))
         }
     }
 }