diff --git a/lua/cozybox/light.lua b/lua/cozybox/light.lua
index 906a332..72f776f 100644
--- a/lua/cozybox/light.lua
+++ b/lua/cozybox/light.lua
@@ -4,30 +4,52 @@ local selection = "#c3c7c9"
 
 return {
   contrast = "hard",
+  palette_overrides = {
+    bright_red = "#923f3a",
+    bright_green = "#2b4024",
+    bright_yellow = "#412e05",
+    bright_blue = "#4261a5",
+    bright_purple = "#6f4450",
+    bright_aqua = "#31452a",
+    bright_orange = "#793a06",
+    neutral_red = "#f42d25",
+    neutral_green = "#5c5b0c",
+    neutral_yellow = "#634409",
+    neutral_blue = "#3c7678",
+    neutral_purple = "#9d5677",
+    neutral_aqua = "#3f6241",
+    neutral_orange = "#ab4909",
+    dark_red = "#ff717b",
+    dark_green = "#7f8852",
+    dark_aqua = "#98a57d",
+    dark_red_hard = "#ff6675",
+    dark_green_hard = "#849057",
+    dark_aqua_hard = "#9ab284",
+  },
   overrides = {
-    MatchParen = { bold = true, underline = true, fg = "#d8a657", bg = selection },
+    MatchParen = { bold = true, underline = true, fg = "#543f1d", bg = selection },
     Normal = { bg = background },
     NormalFloat = { bg = background },
     SignColumn = { bg = background },
     StatusLine = { bg = background },
     StatusLineNC = { bg = background },
-    GitSignsAdd = { fg = "#a9b665", bg = background },
-    GitSignsChange = { fg = "#d8a657", bg = background },
-    GitSignsDelete = { fg = "#ea6962", bg = background },
-    GitSignsTopdelete = { fg = "#ea6962", 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 },
+    GitSignsAdd = { fg = "#404523", bg = background },
+    GitSignsChange = { fg = "#543f1d", bg = background },
+    GitSignsDelete = { fg = "#923f3a", bg = background },
+    GitSignsTopdelete = { fg = "#923f3a", bg = background },
+    GitSignsChangedelete = { fg = "#543f1d", bg = background },
+    GitSignsUntracked = { fg = "#374f4a", bg = background },
+    GitSignsStagedAdd = { fg = "#6e7b44", bg = background },
+    GitSignsStagedChange = { fg = "#90723c", bg = background },
+    GitSignsStagedDelete = { fg = "#e16963", bg = background },
+    GitSignsStagedTopdelete = { fg = "#e16963", bg = background },
+    GitSignsStagedChangedelete = { fg = "#90723c", bg = background },
     LineNr = { bg = background },
     CursorLineNr = { bg = background },
     CursorLine = { bg = surface },
     FoldColumn = { bg = background },
-    DiffAdd = { bg = "#1e2718" },
-    DiffChange = { bg = "#1e1e18" },
-    DiffDelete = { bg = "#2a1818" },
+    DiffAdd = { bg = "#bbe5a0" },
+    DiffChange = { bg = "#e3e3c2" },
+    DiffDelete = { bg = "#ffc7c7" },
   },
 }
diff --git a/tests/cozybox/cozybox_spec.lua b/tests/cozybox/cozybox_spec.lua
index 0cfd1ba..855bf94 100644
--- a/tests/cozybox/cozybox_spec.lua
+++ b/tests/cozybox/cozybox_spec.lua
@@ -180,28 +180,10 @@ 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"),
-    }
+  it("uses the computed light contrast palette", function()
+    package.loaded["cozybox"] = nil
+    package.loaded["cozybox.light"] = nil
+    cozybox = require("cozybox")
 
     cozybox.setup(require("cozybox.light"))
     vim.opt.background = "light"
@@ -226,21 +208,21 @@ describe("tests", function()
       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.red, "#923f3a")
+    assert.are.same(light.green, "#2b4024")
+    assert.are.same(light.yellow, "#412e05")
+    assert.are.same(light.blue, "#4261a5")
+    assert.are.same(light.purple, "#6f4450")
+    assert.are.same(light.aqua, "#31452a")
+    assert.are.same(light.orange, "#793a06")
+    assert.are.same(light.string, "#2b4024")
+    assert.are.same(light.git_add, "#404523")
+    assert.are.same(light.git_change, "#543f1d")
+    assert.are.same(light.git_delete, "#923f3a")
+    assert.are.same(light.git_untracked, "#374f4a")
+    assert.are.same(light.diff_add, "#bbe5a0")
+    assert.are.same(light.diff_change, "#e3e3c2")
+    assert.are.same(light.diff_delete, "#ffc7c7")
     assert.are.same(light.normal_bg, "#e7e7e7")
     assert.are.same(vim.g.colors_name, "cozybox-light")
   end)