diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 66897c0..6cb7751 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # cozybox.nvim
 
-Cozybox is a warm, dark Neovim theme with nix-tuned blue and green accents, darker editor surfaces, and syntax overrides baked in.
+Cozybox is a neo style darker gruvbox with havy blue and green accents, a nicer red, and a clean light mode (for outside).
 
 ## Install
 
@@ -15,21 +15,8 @@ Neovim `0.8+`.
 ```vim
 set background=dark " or light if you want light mode
 colorscheme cozybox
-
-" explicit light entrypoint with the same cozybox accent palette
-colorscheme cozybox-light
 ```
 
-## Override
+## Config
 
-```lua
-require("cozybox").setup({
-  transparent_mode = false,
-  palette_overrides = {},
-  overrides = {},
-})
-vim.cmd("colorscheme cozybox")
-```
-
-The theme already defaults to the custom blue/green palette, hard contrast, darker editor surfaces, and syntax highlight tweaks from your nix config.
 See `:h cozybox.nvim` or `lua/cozybox.lua` for the full option surface.
diff --git a/lua/cozybox.lua b/lua/cozybox.lua
index 44472d1..2c58734 100644
--- a/lua/cozybox.lua
+++ b/lua/cozybox.lua
@@ -217,31 +217,32 @@ local function get_colors()
       fg2 = p.dark2,
       fg3 = p.dark3,
       fg4 = p.dark4,
-      red = p.faded_red,
-      green = p.faded_green,
-      yellow = p.faded_yellow,
-      blue = p.faded_blue,
-      purple = p.faded_purple,
-      aqua = p.faded_aqua,
-      orange = p.faded_orange,
+      red = p.bright_red,
+      green = p.bright_green,
+      yellow = p.bright_yellow,
+      blue = p.bright_blue,
+      purple = p.bright_purple,
+      aqua = p.bright_aqua,
+      orange = p.bright_orange,
       neutral_red = p.neutral_red,
       neutral_green = p.neutral_green,
       neutral_yellow = p.neutral_yellow,
       neutral_blue = p.neutral_blue,
       neutral_purple = p.neutral_purple,
       neutral_aqua = p.neutral_aqua,
-      dark_red = p.light_red,
-      dark_green = p.light_green,
-      dark_aqua = p.light_aqua,
+      dark_red = p.dark_red,
+      dark_green = p.dark_green,
+      dark_aqua = p.dark_aqua,
       gray = p.gray,
     },
   }
 
   if contrast ~= nil and contrast ~= "" then
     color_groups[bg].bg0 = p[bg .. "0_" .. contrast]
-    color_groups[bg].dark_red = p[bg .. "_red_" .. contrast]
-    color_groups[bg].dark_green = p[bg .. "_green_" .. contrast]
-    color_groups[bg].dark_aqua = p[bg .. "_aqua_" .. contrast]
+    local overlay_bg = bg == "light" and "dark" or bg
+    color_groups[bg].dark_red = p[overlay_bg .. "_red_" .. contrast]
+    color_groups[bg].dark_green = p[overlay_bg .. "_green_" .. contrast]
+    color_groups[bg].dark_aqua = p[overlay_bg .. "_aqua_" .. contrast]
   end
 
   return color_groups[bg]
diff --git a/lua/cozybox/light.lua b/lua/cozybox/light.lua
index 4ad2f24..906a332 100644
--- a/lua/cozybox/light.lua
+++ b/lua/cozybox/light.lua
@@ -4,26 +4,6 @@ local selection = "#c3c7c9"
 
 return {
   contrast = "hard",
-  palette_overrides = {
-    bright_green = "#8ec97c",
-    neutral_green = "#8ec97c",
-    faded_green = "#8ec97c",
-    bright_yellow = "#d8a657",
-    neutral_yellow = "#d8a657",
-    faded_yellow = "#d8a657",
-    bright_blue = "#5b84de",
-    neutral_blue = "#5b84de",
-    faded_blue = "#5b84de",
-    bright_purple = "#d3869b",
-    neutral_purple = "#d3869b",
-    faded_purple = "#d3869b",
-    bright_aqua = "#8ec07c",
-    neutral_aqua = "#8ec07c",
-    faded_aqua = "#8ec07c",
-    bright_orange = "#e78a4e",
-    neutral_orange = "#e78a4e",
-    faded_orange = "#e78a4e",
-  },
   overrides = {
     MatchParen = { bold = true, underline = true, fg = "#d8a657", bg = selection },
     Normal = { bg = background },
@@ -31,23 +11,23 @@ return {
     SignColumn = { bg = background },
     StatusLine = { bg = background },
     StatusLineNC = { bg = background },
-    GitSignsAdd = { fg = "#6fae70", bg = background },
-    GitSignsChange = { fg = "#b57614", bg = background },
+    GitSignsAdd = { fg = "#a9b665", bg = background },
+    GitSignsChange = { fg = "#d8a657", bg = background },
     GitSignsDelete = { fg = "#ea6962", bg = background },
     GitSignsTopdelete = { fg = "#ea6962", bg = background },
-    GitSignsChangedelete = { fg = "#b57614", bg = background },
-    GitSignsUntracked = { fg = "#5b84de", bg = background },
-    GitSignsStagedAdd = { fg = "#5f8b50", bg = background },
-    GitSignsStagedChange = { fg = "#9d6b0f", bg = background },
-    GitSignsStagedDelete = { fg = "#b85751", bg = background },
-    GitSignsStagedTopdelete = { fg = "#b85751", bg = background },
-    GitSignsStagedChangedelete = { fg = "#9d6b0f", bg = background },
+    GitSignsChangedelete = { fg = "#d8a657", bg = background },
+    GitSignsUntracked = { fg = "#7daea3", bg = background },
+    GitSignsStagedAdd = { fg = "#6c7842", bg = background },
+    GitSignsStagedChange = { fg = "#8a6d39", bg = background },
+    GitSignsStagedDelete = { fg = "#94433f", bg = background },
+    GitSignsStagedTopdelete = { fg = "#94433f", bg = background },
+    GitSignsStagedChangedelete = { fg = "#8a6d39", bg = background },
     LineNr = { bg = background },
     CursorLineNr = { bg = background },
     CursorLine = { bg = surface },
     FoldColumn = { bg = background },
-    DiffAdd = { bg = "#d9e8d2" },
-    DiffChange = { bg = "#eee4c7" },
-    DiffDelete = { bg = "#f1d6d2" },
+    DiffAdd = { bg = "#1e2718" },
+    DiffChange = { bg = "#1e1e18" },
+    DiffDelete = { bg = "#2a1818" },
   },
 }
diff --git a/tests/cozybox/cozybox_spec.lua b/tests/cozybox/cozybox_spec.lua
index c0b7932..0cfd1ba 100644
--- a/tests/cozybox/cozybox_spec.lua
+++ b/tests/cozybox/cozybox_spec.lua
@@ -8,6 +8,11 @@ local function clear_term_colors()
   end
 end
 
+local function highlight_attr(name, attr)
+  local group_id = vim.api.nvim_get_hl_id_by_name(name)
+  return vim.fn.synIDattr(group_id, attr, "gui")
+end
+
 describe("tests", function()
   it("works with default values", function()
     cozybox.setup()
@@ -174,4 +179,69 @@ describe("tests", function()
 
     assert.are.same(vim.g.colors_name, "cozybox-light")
   end)
+
+  it("keeps accent highlights consistent across dark and light themes", function()
+    cozybox.setup()
+    vim.opt.background = "dark"
+    cozybox.load()
+
+    local dark = {
+      red = highlight_attr("CozyboxRed", "fg"),
+      green = highlight_attr("CozyboxGreen", "fg"),
+      yellow = highlight_attr("CozyboxYellow", "fg"),
+      blue = highlight_attr("CozyboxBlue", "fg"),
+      purple = highlight_attr("CozyboxPurple", "fg"),
+      aqua = highlight_attr("CozyboxAqua", "fg"),
+      orange = highlight_attr("CozyboxOrange", "fg"),
+      string = highlight_attr("String", "fg"),
+      git_add = highlight_attr("GitSignsAdd", "fg"),
+      git_change = highlight_attr("GitSignsChange", "fg"),
+      git_delete = highlight_attr("GitSignsDelete", "fg"),
+      git_untracked = highlight_attr("GitSignsUntracked", "fg"),
+      diff_add = highlight_attr("DiffAdd", "bg"),
+      diff_change = highlight_attr("DiffChange", "bg"),
+      diff_delete = highlight_attr("DiffDelete", "bg"),
+    }
+
+    cozybox.setup(require("cozybox.light"))
+    vim.opt.background = "light"
+    cozybox.load("cozybox-light")
+
+    local light = {
+      red = highlight_attr("CozyboxRed", "fg"),
+      green = highlight_attr("CozyboxGreen", "fg"),
+      yellow = highlight_attr("CozyboxYellow", "fg"),
+      blue = highlight_attr("CozyboxBlue", "fg"),
+      purple = highlight_attr("CozyboxPurple", "fg"),
+      aqua = highlight_attr("CozyboxAqua", "fg"),
+      orange = highlight_attr("CozyboxOrange", "fg"),
+      string = highlight_attr("String", "fg"),
+      git_add = highlight_attr("GitSignsAdd", "fg"),
+      git_change = highlight_attr("GitSignsChange", "fg"),
+      git_delete = highlight_attr("GitSignsDelete", "fg"),
+      git_untracked = highlight_attr("GitSignsUntracked", "fg"),
+      diff_add = highlight_attr("DiffAdd", "bg"),
+      diff_change = highlight_attr("DiffChange", "bg"),
+      diff_delete = highlight_attr("DiffDelete", "bg"),
+      normal_bg = highlight_attr("Normal", "bg"),
+    }
+
+    assert.are.same(dark.red, light.red)
+    assert.are.same(dark.green, light.green)
+    assert.are.same(dark.yellow, light.yellow)
+    assert.are.same(dark.blue, light.blue)
+    assert.are.same(dark.purple, light.purple)
+    assert.are.same(dark.aqua, light.aqua)
+    assert.are.same(dark.orange, light.orange)
+    assert.are.same(dark.string, light.string)
+    assert.are.same(dark.git_add, light.git_add)
+    assert.are.same(dark.git_change, light.git_change)
+    assert.are.same(dark.git_delete, light.git_delete)
+    assert.are.same(dark.git_untracked, light.git_untracked)
+    assert.are.same(dark.diff_add, light.diff_add)
+    assert.are.same(dark.diff_change, light.diff_change)
+    assert.are.same(dark.diff_delete, light.diff_delete)
+    assert.are.same(light.normal_bg, "#e7e7e7")
+    assert.are.same(vim.g.colors_name, "cozybox-light")
+  end)
 end)