diff --git a/src/game/engine/scenes/notifications/capital_blackout_overlay.gd b/src/game/engine/scenes/notifications/capital_blackout_overlay.gd
index c528f735..3fced1bd 100644
--- a/src/game/engine/scenes/notifications/capital_blackout_overlay.gd
+++ b/src/game/engine/scenes/notifications/capital_blackout_overlay.gd
@@ -24,7 +24,9 @@ func _ready() -> void:
 func _build_ui() -> void:
 	_dim = ColorRect.new()
 	_dim.set_anchors_preset(Control.PRESET_FULL_RECT)
-	_dim.color = Color(0.04, 0.0, 0.02, 0.88)
+	var dim_color: Color = ThemeAssets.color("background.deepest")
+	dim_color.a = 0.88
+	_dim.color = dim_color
 	_dim.mouse_filter = Control.MOUSE_FILTER_STOP
 	add_child(_dim)
 
@@ -33,7 +35,9 @@ func _build_ui() -> void:
 	_glitch_band.anchor_right = 1.0
 	_glitch_band.anchor_top = 0.42
 	_glitch_band.anchor_bottom = 0.58
-	_glitch_band.color = Color(0.55, 0.05, 0.05, 0.35)
+	var glitch_color: Color = ThemeAssets.color("semantic.negative")
+	glitch_color.a = 0.35
+	_glitch_band.color = glitch_color
 	add_child(_glitch_band)
 
 	var center: CenterContainer = CenterContainer.new()
@@ -47,14 +51,14 @@ func _build_ui() -> void:
 	_title_label = Label.new()
 	_title_label.text = TITLE_DEFAULT
 	_title_label.add_theme_font_size_override("font_size", 42)
-	_title_label.add_theme_color_override("font_color", Color(1.0, 0.45, 0.45, 1.0))
+	_title_label.add_theme_color_override("font_color", ThemeAssets.color("semantic.negative"))
 	_title_label.horizontal_alignment = HORIZONTAL_ALIGNMENT_CENTER
 	vbox.add_child(_title_label)
 
 	_subtitle_label = Label.new()
 	_subtitle_label.text = SUBTITLE_DEFAULT
 	_subtitle_label.add_theme_font_size_override("font_size", 22)
-	_subtitle_label.add_theme_color_override("font_color", Color(0.9, 0.85, 0.65, 0.95))
+	_subtitle_label.add_theme_color_override("font_color", ThemeAssets.color("text.title"))
 	_subtitle_label.horizontal_alignment = HORIZONTAL_ALIGNMENT_CENTER
 	vbox.add_child(_subtitle_label)
 
diff --git a/src/game/engine/scenes/notifications/comms_toast.gd b/src/game/engine/scenes/notifications/comms_toast.gd
index 909ca4c6..f077b8cd 100644
--- a/src/game/engine/scenes/notifications/comms_toast.gd
+++ b/src/game/engine/scenes/notifications/comms_toast.gd
@@ -22,8 +22,8 @@ func _ready() -> void:
 	mouse_filter = Control.MOUSE_FILTER_IGNORE
 
 	var style: StyleBoxFlat = StyleBoxFlat.new()
-	style.bg_color = Color(0.06, 0.06, 0.10, 0.92)
-	style.border_color = Color(0.85, 0.78, 0.40, 0.95)
+	style.bg_color = ThemeAssets.color("background.panel")
+	style.border_color = ThemeAssets.color("border.panel")
 	style.set_border_width_all(2)
 	style.set_corner_radius_all(6)
 	style.content_margin_left = 12
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ func _ready() -> void:
 	_icon_rect = ColorRect.new()
 	_icon_rect.custom_minimum_size = Vector2(8, 0)
 	_icon_rect.size_flags_vertical = Control.SIZE_EXPAND_FILL
-	_icon_rect.color = Color(0.85, 0.78, 0.40, 1.0)
+	_icon_rect.color = ThemeAssets.color("accent.gold")
 	row.add_child(_icon_rect)
 
 	var col: VBoxContainer = VBoxContainer.new()
@@ -49,12 +49,12 @@ func _ready() -> void:
 
 	_title = Label.new()
 	_title.add_theme_font_size_override("font_size", 16)
-	_title.add_theme_color_override("font_color", Color(1.0, 0.94, 0.75, 1.0))
+	_title.add_theme_color_override("font_color", ThemeAssets.color("text.title"))
 	col.add_child(_title)
 
 	_body = Label.new()
 	_body.add_theme_font_size_override("font_size", 13)
-	_body.add_theme_color_override("font_color", Color(0.88, 0.88, 0.84, 1.0))
+	_body.add_theme_color_override("font_color", ThemeAssets.color("text.primary"))
 	_body.autowrap_mode = TextServer.AUTOWRAP_WORD_SMART
 	col.add_child(_body)
 
@@ -66,16 +66,19 @@ func _ready() -> void:
 
 
 ## Parameterise the toast at spawn time. Call after add_child / before showing.
-func configure(title: String, body: String, accent: Color = Color(0.85, 0.78, 0.40, 1.0)) -> void:
+## A null accent falls back to the gold design token (param defaults can't call
+## the ThemeAssets autoload, so the sentinel is resolved here in the body).
+func configure(title: String, body: String, accent: Variant = null) -> void:
 	_title.text = title
 	_body.text = body
 	if _title.text.is_empty():
 		_title.visible = false
-	_icon_rect.color = accent
+	var accent_color: Color = accent if accent is Color else ThemeAssets.color("accent.gold")
+	_icon_rect.color = accent_color
 
 	var style: StyleBoxFlat = get_theme_stylebox("panel") as StyleBoxFlat
 	if style != null:
-		style.border_color = accent
+		style.border_color = accent_color
 
 	modulate.a = 0.0
 	var tween: Tween = create_tween()