diff --git a/src/App.jsx b/src/App.jsx
index 628397a..41c8bf1 100644
--- a/src/App.jsx
+++ b/src/App.jsx
@@ -59,12 +59,12 @@ export default function App() {
         setTheme(saved);
         document.body.setAttribute("data-theme", saved);
       } else {
-        setTheme("blue");
-        document.body.setAttribute("data-theme", "blue");
+        setTheme("light");
+        document.body.setAttribute("data-theme", "light");
       }
     } catch (e) {
-      setTheme("blue");
-      document.body.setAttribute("data-theme", "blue");
+      setTheme("light");
+      document.body.setAttribute("data-theme", "light");
     }
   }, []);
 
diff --git a/src/styles/theme.css b/src/styles/theme.css
index b8a7eaf..26de30e 100644
--- a/src/styles/theme.css
+++ b/src/styles/theme.css
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ body[data-theme="blue"] .post-pin--compact .post-pin-bubble {
   border-color: rgba(96, 165, 250, 0.95);
 }
 
-body[data-theme="light"] { background:#e5e7eb; color:#111827; }
+body[data-theme="light"] { background:#f8fafc; color:#111827; }
 
 body[data-theme="light"] .sociowall-panel,
 body[data-theme="light"] .chat-panel,