diff --git a/src/renderer/src/components/TaskPage.tsx b/src/renderer/src/components/TaskPage.tsx
index 967a05bd095..8e0bc6e29fd 100644
--- a/src/renderer/src/components/TaskPage.tsx
+++ b/src/renderer/src/components/TaskPage.tsx
@@ -1985,13 +1985,13 @@ function getChecksLabel(item: GitHubWorkItem): string {
 function getChecksPillTone(item: GitHubWorkItem): string {
   const state = item.checksSummary?.state
   if (state === 'success') {
-    return 'border-emerald-500/40 bg-emerald-500/10 text-emerald-200'
+    return 'border-emerald-500/30 bg-emerald-500/10 text-emerald-700 dark:text-emerald-200'
   }
   if (state === 'failure') {
-    return 'border-rose-500/40 bg-rose-500/10 text-rose-200'
+    return 'border-rose-500/30 bg-rose-500/10 text-rose-700 dark:text-rose-200'
   }
   if (state === 'pending') {
-    return 'border-amber-500/40 bg-amber-500/10 text-amber-200'
+    return 'border-amber-500/30 bg-amber-500/10 text-amber-700 dark:text-amber-200'
   }
   return 'border-border/60 bg-background/70 text-muted-foreground'
 }
diff --git a/src/renderer/src/components/task-page-github-work-item-status.test.ts b/src/renderer/src/components/task-page-github-work-item-status.test.ts
index 62ced71280d..84c2f2b6f63 100644
--- a/src/renderer/src/components/task-page-github-work-item-status.test.ts
+++ b/src/renderer/src/components/task-page-github-work-item-status.test.ts
@@ -33,9 +33,16 @@ describe('task-page-github-work-item-status', () => {
     expect(isTaskPageGitHubDraftPR({ type: 'pr', state: 'open' })).toBe(false)
   })
 
-  it('uses distinct tones for merged and open PRs', () => {
-    expect(getTaskPageGitHubWorkItemStateTone({ type: 'pr', state: 'merged' })).toContain('purple')
-    expect(getTaskPageGitHubWorkItemStateTone({ type: 'pr', state: 'open' })).toContain('emerald')
+  it('uses distinct muted tones for merged and open PRs', () => {
+    const mergedTone = getTaskPageGitHubWorkItemStateTone({ type: 'pr', state: 'merged' })
+    expect(mergedTone).toContain('purple')
+    expect(mergedTone).toContain('text-purple-700')
+    expect(mergedTone).not.toContain('bg-purple-600')
+
+    const openTone = getTaskPageGitHubWorkItemStateTone({ type: 'pr', state: 'open' })
+    expect(openTone).toContain('emerald')
+    expect(openTone).toContain('text-emerald-700')
+    expect(openTone).not.toContain('bg-emerald-600')
   })
 
   it('handles edge cases gracefully', () => {
diff --git a/src/renderer/src/components/task-page-github-work-item-status.ts b/src/renderer/src/components/task-page-github-work-item-status.ts
index b200abb2328..5e54688305b 100644
--- a/src/renderer/src/components/task-page-github-work-item-status.ts
+++ b/src/renderer/src/components/task-page-github-work-item-status.ts
@@ -22,22 +22,21 @@ export function getTaskPageGitHubWorkItemStateLabel(item: GitHubWorkItemStatusIt
     : translate('auto.components.TaskPage.606a85c774', 'Open')
 }
 
-// Why: mirror GitHub Primer StateLabel tones — draft is neutral gray, open is
-// green, merged purple, closed red. No custom amber/dashed treatment.
-// Note: Draft uses a different pattern (muted-foreground bg on border bg) because
-// it's a non-actionable "meta" state, while other states use solid color fills.
+// Why: use the same muted pill tones as merge/check badges — light washes with
+// readable foreground text in both themes. Draft stays neutral gray because
+// it's a non-actionable meta state.
 export function getTaskPageGitHubWorkItemStateTone(item: GitHubWorkItemStatusItem): string {
   if (item.type === 'pr') {
     if (item.state === 'merged') {
-      return 'border-purple-600/20 bg-purple-600 text-purple-50 dark:border-purple-400/20 dark:bg-purple-500 dark:text-white'
+      return 'border-purple-500/30 bg-purple-500/10 text-purple-700 dark:text-purple-300'
     }
     if (item.state === 'draft') {
       return 'border-border/60 bg-muted-foreground/70 text-background dark:bg-muted-foreground/60 dark:text-foreground'
     }
     if (item.state === 'closed') {
-      return 'border-rose-600/20 bg-rose-600 text-rose-50 dark:border-rose-400/20 dark:bg-rose-500 dark:text-white'
+      return 'border-rose-500/30 bg-rose-500/10 text-rose-700 dark:text-rose-200'
     }
-    return 'border-emerald-600/20 bg-emerald-600 text-emerald-50 dark:border-emerald-400/20 dark:bg-emerald-500 dark:text-white'
+    return 'border-emerald-500/30 bg-emerald-500/10 text-emerald-700 dark:text-emerald-200'
   }
 
   if (item.state === 'closed') {