diff --git a/src/game/engine/scenes/menus/credits.gd b/src/game/engine/scenes/menus/credits.gd
index 27c7e756..b2cc6ee8 100644
--- a/src/game/engine/scenes/menus/credits.gd
+++ b/src/game/engine/scenes/menus/credits.gd
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ func _populate() -> void:
 	if sections.is_empty():
 		var missing: Label = Label.new()
 		missing.text = ThemeVocabulary.lookup("credits_missing")
-		missing.add_theme_color_override("font_color", Color(0.7, 0.45, 0.2))
+		missing.add_theme_color_override("font_color", ThemeAssets.color("semantic.warning"))
 		_content_vbox.add_child(missing)
 		return
 	for section_variant: Variant in sections:
@@ -169,11 +169,11 @@ func _build_section(section: Dictionary) -> Control:
 	var heading: Label = Label.new()
 	heading.text = str(section.get("heading", "")).to_upper()
 	heading.add_theme_font_size_override("font_size", 16)
-	heading.add_theme_color_override("font_color", Color(0.85, 0.75, 0.45))
+	heading.add_theme_color_override("font_color", ThemeAssets.color("text.title"))
 	box.add_child(heading)
 	var rule: ColorRect = ColorRect.new()
 	rule.custom_minimum_size = Vector2(0, 1)
-	rule.color = Color(0.6, 0.45, 0.12, 0.35)
+	rule.color = ThemeAssets.color("border.divider")
 	box.add_child(rule)
 	var entries: Array = section.get("entries", []) as Array
 	for entry_variant: Variant in entries:
@@ -200,14 +200,14 @@ func _build_entry_row(entry: Dictionary) -> Control:
 		var lbl: Label = Label.new()
 		lbl.text = line
 		lbl.add_theme_font_size_override("font_size", 13)
-		lbl.add_theme_color_override("font_color", Color(0.85, 0.82, 0.72))
+		lbl.add_theme_color_override("font_color", ThemeAssets.color("text.primary"))
 		return lbl
 	var rich: RichTextLabel = RichTextLabel.new()
 	rich.bbcode_enabled = true
 	rich.fit_content = true
 	rich.scroll_active = false
 	rich.add_theme_font_size_override("normal_font_size", 13)
-	rich.add_theme_color_override("default_color", Color(0.85, 0.82, 0.72))
+	rich.add_theme_color_override("default_color", ThemeAssets.color("text.primary"))
 	# Escape-friendly: `line` is author-controlled JSON / CSV, not BBCode.
 	rich.text = "%s  [color=#9bbfe0][url=%s]%s[/url][/color]" % [line, url, url]
 	rich.meta_clicked.connect(func(meta: Variant) -> void: OS.shell_open(str(meta)))
diff --git a/src/game/engine/scenes/menus/defeat_screen.gd b/src/game/engine/scenes/menus/defeat_screen.gd
index 879ec8ce..f3f2dbe8 100644
--- a/src/game/engine/scenes/menus/defeat_screen.gd
+++ b/src/game/engine/scenes/menus/defeat_screen.gd
@@ -114,7 +114,10 @@ func _build_stats_grid(defeated_index: int) -> void:
 					var bdata: Dictionary = DataLoader.get_building(building_id)
 					if bdata.get("wonder_type") != null:
 						wonders += 1
-		var row_color: Color = Color(0.75, 0.35, 0.35) if is_defeated else Color(0.88, 0.88, 0.88)
+		var row_color: Color = (
+			ThemeAssets.color("semantic.negative") if is_defeated
+			else ThemeAssets.color("text.primary")
+		)
 		var prefix: String = "x " if is_defeated else "  "
 		_stats_grid.add_child(_make_cell(prefix + _player_display(p), row_color, true))
 		_stats_grid.add_child(_make_cell(str(pop), row_color))
@@ -130,7 +133,7 @@ func _make_header(text: String, is_name_col: bool = false) -> Label:
 	var lbl: Label = Label.new()
 	lbl.text = text
 	lbl.add_theme_font_size_override("font_size", 13)
-	lbl.add_theme_color_override("font_color", Color(0.6, 0.55, 0.35))
+	lbl.add_theme_color_override("font_color", ThemeAssets.color("text.muted"))
 	if not is_name_col:
 		lbl.horizontal_alignment = HORIZONTAL_ALIGNMENT_RIGHT
 	return lbl
diff --git a/src/game/engine/scenes/menus/end_game_summary.gd b/src/game/engine/scenes/menus/end_game_summary.gd
index 78d424c2..b6ddf4eb 100644
--- a/src/game/engine/scenes/menus/end_game_summary.gd
+++ b/src/game/engine/scenes/menus/end_game_summary.gd
@@ -116,16 +116,16 @@ func _populate_hero_strip() -> void:
 
 	if stalemate:
 		_banner_label.text = ThemeVocabulary.lookup("endgame_banner_gameover")
-		_banner_label.add_theme_color_override("font_color", Color(0.75, 0.75, 0.78))
+		_banner_label.add_theme_color_override("font_color", ThemeAssets.color("text.primary"))
 	else:
 		var human_idx: int = _find_human_player_index()
 		var player_is_winner: bool = _winner_index == human_idx
 		if player_is_winner:
 			_banner_label.text = ThemeVocabulary.lookup("endgame_banner_victory")
-			_banner_label.add_theme_color_override("font_color", Color(1.0, 0.85, 0.2))
+			_banner_label.add_theme_color_override("font_color", ThemeAssets.color("accent.gold"))
 		else:
 			_banner_label.text = ThemeVocabulary.lookup("endgame_banner_defeat")
-			_banner_label.add_theme_color_override("font_color", Color(0.8, 0.3, 0.3))
+			_banner_label.add_theme_color_override("font_color", ThemeAssets.color("semantic.negative"))
 
 	# Append per-reason flavour when the vocabulary key is mapped.
 	var reason_key: String = "endgame_reason_" + _reason
@@ -166,7 +166,8 @@ func _populate_standings() -> void:
 
 		var rank_lbl: Label = _make_label(
 			"#%d" % rank, 16,
-			Color(0.3, 0.9, 0.4) if rank == 1 else Color(0.7, 0.7, 0.7))
+			ThemeAssets.color("semantic.positive") if rank == 1
+			else ThemeAssets.color("text.secondary"))
 		rank_lbl.custom_minimum_size.x = 50
 		rank_lbl.size_flags_vertical = Control.SIZE_SHRINK_CENTER
 		row.add_child(rank_lbl)
@@ -181,20 +182,20 @@ func _populate_standings() -> void:
 		row.add_child(dot)
 
 		var name_lbl: Label = _make_label(
-			"  " + _player_display(player), 15, Color(0.88, 0.88, 0.88))
+			"  " + _player_display(player), 15, ThemeAssets.color("text.primary"))
 		name_lbl.size_flags_horizontal = Control.SIZE_EXPAND_FILL
 		name_lbl.size_flags_vertical = Control.SIZE_SHRINK_CENTER
 		row.add_child(name_lbl)
 
 		var outcome_key: String = "outcome_winner" if idx == _winner_index else "outcome_defeated"
 		var outcome_lbl: Label = _make_label(
-			ThemeVocabulary.lookup(outcome_key), 13, Color(0.7, 0.7, 0.5))
+			ThemeVocabulary.lookup(outcome_key), 13, ThemeAssets.color("text.muted"))
 		outcome_lbl.custom_minimum_size.x = 90
 		outcome_lbl.size_flags_vertical = Control.SIZE_SHRINK_CENTER
 		row.add_child(outcome_lbl)
 
 		var score_lbl: Label = _make_label(
-			"%.1f" % score, 15, Color(0.95, 0.82, 0.3))
+			"%.1f" % score, 15, ThemeAssets.color("accent.goldResource"))
 		score_lbl.custom_minimum_size.x = 80
 		score_lbl.horizontal_alignment = HORIZONTAL_ALIGNMENT_RIGHT
 		score_lbl.size_flags_vertical = Control.SIZE_SHRINK_CENTER
@@ -262,7 +263,7 @@ func _populate_awards() -> void:
 	if _awards.is_empty():
 		_awards_container.add_child(_make_label(
 			ThemeVocabulary.lookup("endgame_awards_pending"),
-			13, Color(0.55, 0.55, 0.55)))
+			13, ThemeAssets.color("text.muted")))
 		return
 
 	for entry: Dictionary in _awards:
@@ -278,15 +279,15 @@ func _populate_awards() -> void:
 		var card: VBoxContainer = VBoxContainer.new()
 		card.custom_minimum_size = Vector2(120, 80)
 
-		var title_lbl: Label = _make_label(award_name, 12, Color(0.85, 0.76, 0.52))
+		var title_lbl: Label = _make_label(award_name, 12, ThemeAssets.color("text.secondary"))
 		title_lbl.horizontal_alignment = HORIZONTAL_ALIGNMENT_CENTER
 		card.add_child(title_lbl)
 
-		var winner_lbl: Label = _make_label(clan_name, 14, Color(0.95, 0.95, 0.95))
+		var winner_lbl: Label = _make_label(clan_name, 14, ThemeAssets.color("text.primary"))
 		winner_lbl.horizontal_alignment = HORIZONTAL_ALIGNMENT_CENTER
 		card.add_child(winner_lbl)
 
-		var value_lbl: Label = _make_label("%.0f" % value, 11, Color(0.65, 0.65, 0.65))
+		var value_lbl: Label = _make_label("%.0f" % value, 11, ThemeAssets.color("text.muted"))
 		value_lbl.horizontal_alignment = HORIZONTAL_ALIGNMENT_CENTER
 		card.add_child(value_lbl)
 
@@ -338,7 +339,7 @@ func _populate_timeline() -> void:
 
 	var start: int = maxi(0, events.size() - 30)
 	for i: int in range(start, events.size()):
-		_timeline_container.add_child(_make_label(events[i], 12, Color(0.65, 0.6, 0.5)))
+		_timeline_container.add_child(_make_label(events[i], 12, ThemeAssets.color("text.muted")))
 
 # ── Footer wiring ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
 
diff --git a/src/game/engine/scenes/menus/game_setup.gd b/src/game/engine/scenes/menus/game_setup.gd
index 2ed39cd5..4922de58 100644
--- a/src/game/engine/scenes/menus/game_setup.gd
+++ b/src/game/engine/scenes/menus/game_setup.gd
@@ -276,7 +276,7 @@ func _make_controller_row(slot_idx: int) -> Control:
 	var label: Label = Label.new()
 	label.text = "AI Slot %d" % slot_idx
 	label.add_theme_font_size_override("font_size", 11)
-	label.add_theme_color_override("font_color", Color(0.75, 0.68, 0.52, 1))
+	label.add_theme_color_override("font_color", ThemeAssets.color("text.secondary"))
 	label.custom_minimum_size = Vector2(80, 0)
 	row.add_child(label)
 	var picker: OptionButton = OptionButton.new()
@@ -354,13 +354,13 @@ func _make_clan_row(slot_idx: int, clan: Dictionary) -> Control:
 	var header: Label = Label.new()
 	header.text = ThemeVocabulary.lookup("fmt_ai_slot") % [slot_idx, clan.get("name", "?")]
 	header.add_theme_font_size_override("font_size", 14)
-	header.add_theme_color_override("font_color", Color(0.95, 0.82, 0.3, 1))
+	header.add_theme_color_override("font_color", ThemeAssets.color("accent.goldResource"))
 	vbox.add_child(header)
 	var desc: Label = Label.new()
 	desc.text = str(clan.get("description", ""))
 	desc.autowrap_mode = TextServer.AUTOWRAP_WORD_SMART
 	desc.add_theme_font_size_override("font_size", 11)
-	desc.add_theme_color_override("font_color", Color(0.75, 0.68, 0.52, 1))
+	desc.add_theme_color_override("font_color", ThemeAssets.color("text.secondary"))
 	vbox.add_child(desc)
 	vbox.add_child(_build_axes_row(clan.get("strategic_axes", {})))
 	return panel
@@ -375,13 +375,13 @@ func _build_axes_row(axes: Dictionary) -> HBoxContainer:
 		var label: Label = Label.new()
 		label.text = ThemeVocabulary.lookup("axis_%s" % key)
 		label.add_theme_font_size_override("font_size", 10)
-		label.add_theme_color_override("font_color", Color(0.6, 0.55, 0.42, 1))
+		label.add_theme_color_override("font_color", ThemeAssets.color("text.muted"))
 		label.horizontal_alignment = HORIZONTAL_ALIGNMENT_CENTER
 		cell.add_child(label)
 		var value: Label = Label.new()
 		value.text = str(int(axes.get(key, 0)))
 		value.add_theme_font_size_override("font_size", 15)
-		value.add_theme_color_override("font_color", Color(0.9, 0.85, 0.65, 1))
+		value.add_theme_color_override("font_color", ThemeAssets.color("text.primary"))
 		value.horizontal_alignment = HORIZONTAL_ALIGNMENT_CENTER
 		cell.add_child(value)
 		row.add_child(cell)
diff --git a/src/game/engine/scenes/menus/how_to_play.gd b/src/game/engine/scenes/menus/how_to_play.gd
index 1888904b..7993668a 100644
--- a/src/game/engine/scenes/menus/how_to_play.gd
+++ b/src/game/engine/scenes/menus/how_to_play.gd
@@ -46,13 +46,13 @@ func _populate_clans() -> void:
 		var name_label: Label = Label.new()
 		name_label.text = clan.get("name", clan_id)
 		name_label.add_theme_font_size_override("font_size", 16)
-		name_label.add_theme_color_override("font_color", Color(0.95, 0.82, 0.3))
+		name_label.add_theme_color_override("font_color", ThemeAssets.color("accent.goldResource"))
 		row.add_child(name_label)
 		var desc_label: Label = Label.new()
 		desc_label.text = clan.get("description", "")
 		desc_label.autowrap_mode = TextServer.AUTOWRAP_WORD_SMART
 		desc_label.add_theme_font_size_override("font_size", 13)
-		desc_label.add_theme_color_override("font_color", Color(0.85, 0.8, 0.7))
+		desc_label.add_theme_color_override("font_color", ThemeAssets.color("text.primary"))
 		row.add_child(desc_label)
 		_clans_container.add_child(row)
 
diff --git a/src/game/engine/scenes/menus/loading_screen.gd b/src/game/engine/scenes/menus/loading_screen.gd
index 288edf0c..6890e91c 100644
--- a/src/game/engine/scenes/menus/loading_screen.gd
+++ b/src/game/engine/scenes/menus/loading_screen.gd
@@ -12,10 +12,6 @@ const PersonalityAssignerScript: GDScript = preload(
 )
 const TICK_DELAY: float = 0.04
 const TIP_ROTATE_SEC: float = 3.5
-const PLAYER_COLORS: Array[Color] = [
-	Color(0.85, 0.65, 0.20), Color(0.80, 0.20, 0.20),
-	Color(0.20, 0.60, 0.80), Color(0.20, 0.75, 0.30),
-]
 
 var _tips: Array = []
 var _tip_index: int = 0
@@ -119,7 +115,10 @@ func _create_players() -> void:
 		var base: String = "Player %d" % (i + 1)
 		p.player_name = EnvConfig.get_var("AI_ARENA_P%d_NAME" % (i + 1), base) if arena_mode else base
 		p.race_id = default_race
-		p.color = PLAYER_COLORS[i] if i < PLAYER_COLORS.size() else Color(0.5, 0.5, 0.5)
+		p.color = (
+			ThemeAssets.get_player_color(i) if ThemeAssets.has_palette_color(i)
+			else ThemeAssets.color("player.gray")
+		)
 		GameState.players.append(p)
 		PersonalityAssignerScript.assign(p, GameState.game_rng)
 		# Stamp the controller id onto the Rust simulation state. The
diff --git a/src/game/engine/scenes/menus/throne_room_spoils.gd b/src/game/engine/scenes/menus/throne_room_spoils.gd
index cd9d6935..e0be01f4 100644
--- a/src/game/engine/scenes/menus/throne_room_spoils.gd
+++ b/src/game/engine/scenes/menus/throne_room_spoils.gd
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ func _populate(ids: Array[String]) -> void:
 		row.theme_override_constants_separation = 12
 		var icon: Label = Label.new()
 		icon.text = "✦"
-		icon.add_theme_color_override("font_color", Color(0.95, 0.82, 0.3, 1))
+		icon.add_theme_color_override("font_color", ThemeAssets.color("accent.goldResource"))
 		icon.add_theme_font_size_override("font_size", 16)
 		icon.custom_minimum_size = Vector2(24, 0)
 		row.add_child(icon)
@@ -46,12 +46,12 @@ func _populate(ids: Array[String]) -> void:
 		var name_label: Label = Label.new()
 		name_label.text = dec.get("name", id)
 		name_label.add_theme_font_size_override("font_size", 15)
-		name_label.add_theme_color_override("font_color", Color(0.92, 0.86, 0.70, 1))
+		name_label.add_theme_color_override("font_color", ThemeAssets.color("text.primary"))
 		text_col.add_child(name_label)
 		var desc_label: Label = Label.new()
 		desc_label.text = dec.get("description", "")
 		desc_label.add_theme_font_size_override("font_size", 11)
-		desc_label.add_theme_color_override("font_color", Color(0.68, 0.62, 0.50, 1))
+		desc_label.add_theme_color_override("font_color", ThemeAssets.color("text.muted"))
 		desc_label.autowrap_mode = TextServer.AUTOWRAP_WORD_SMART
 		text_col.add_child(desc_label)
 		_spoils_list.add_child(row)
diff --git a/src/game/engine/scenes/menus/victory_screen.gd b/src/game/engine/scenes/menus/victory_screen.gd
index 303323f4..44a80040 100644
--- a/src/game/engine/scenes/menus/victory_screen.gd
+++ b/src/game/engine/scenes/menus/victory_screen.gd
@@ -42,15 +42,15 @@ func _on_victory_achieved(player_index: int, victory_type: String) -> void:
 
 	if stalemate:
 		_result_label.text = ThemeVocabulary.lookup("stalemate").to_upper()
-		_result_label.add_theme_color_override("font_color", Color(0.75, 0.75, 0.78))
+		_result_label.add_theme_color_override("font_color", ThemeAssets.color("text.primary"))
 		_player_label.text = ThemeVocabulary.lookup("turn_limit_reached")
 	elif player != null and player.is_human:
 		_result_label.text = ThemeVocabulary.lookup("victory").to_upper()
-		_result_label.add_theme_color_override("font_color", Color(1.0, 0.85, 0.2))
+		_result_label.add_theme_color_override("font_color", ThemeAssets.color("accent.gold"))
 		_player_label.text = "%s %s" % [_player_display(player), ThemeVocabulary.lookup("wins")]
 	else:
 		_result_label.text = ThemeVocabulary.lookup("defeat").to_upper()
-		_result_label.add_theme_color_override("font_color", Color(0.8, 0.3, 0.3))
+		_result_label.add_theme_color_override("font_color", ThemeAssets.color("semantic.negative"))
 		_player_label.text = "%s %s" % [_player_display(player), ThemeVocabulary.lookup("wins")]
 
 	_condition_label.text = _victory_banner(victory_type, stalemate)
@@ -133,7 +133,10 @@ func _build_stats_grid(winner_index: int) -> void:
 					var bdata: Dictionary = DataLoader.get_building(building_id)
 					if bdata.get("wonder_type") != null:
 						wonders += 1
-		var row_color: Color = Color(1.0, 0.9, 0.35) if is_winner else Color(0.88, 0.88, 0.88)
+		var row_color: Color = (
+			ThemeAssets.color("accent.goldResource") if is_winner
+			else ThemeAssets.color("text.primary")
+		)
 		var prefix: String = "* " if is_winner else "  "
 		_stats_grid.add_child(_make_cell(prefix + _player_display(p), row_color, true))
 		_stats_grid.add_child(_make_cell(str(pop), row_color))
@@ -149,7 +152,7 @@ func _make_header(text: String, is_name_col: bool = false) -> Label:
 	var lbl: Label = Label.new()
 	lbl.text = text
 	lbl.add_theme_font_size_override("font_size", 13)
-	lbl.add_theme_color_override("font_color", Color(0.6, 0.55, 0.35))
+	lbl.add_theme_color_override("font_color", ThemeAssets.color("text.muted"))
 	if not is_name_col:
 		lbl.horizontal_alignment = HORIZONTAL_ALIGNMENT_RIGHT
 	return lbl