diff --git a/src/styles/themes/dexar.theme.scss b/src/styles/themes/dexar.theme.scss
index 893ef68..2ce97ca 100644
--- a/src/styles/themes/dexar.theme.scss
+++ b/src/styles/themes/dexar.theme.scss
@@ -39,6 +39,27 @@
   --radius-full: 999px;
 }
 
+// Structural dark-mode overrides only (surface/text/border tokens). Brand
+// colors (primary/secondary/accent/gradients) are unchanged - a distinct
+// dark-mode brand palette is a design decision, not made here. See
+// GAPS-AND-IMPROVEMENTS.md item "Dark mode selector does nothing".
+:root[data-theme-mode="dark"] {
+  --text-primary: #eef4f3;
+  --text-secondary: #b7c4c2;
+  --text-light: #8a9c9a;
+
+  --bg-primary: #10201e;
+  --bg-secondary: #16302c;
+  --bg-tertiary: #1c3a35;
+  --bg-header: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.35);
+
+  --border-color: #2c4a45;
+  --border-dark: #3f6660;
+  --shadow-sm: 0 2px 8px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.4);
+  --shadow-md: 0 4px 12px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.45);
+  --shadow-lg: 0 12px 32px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.55);
+}
+
 body {
   font-family: "DM Sans", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, sans-serif;
 }
diff --git a/src/styles/themes/lavero.theme.scss b/src/styles/themes/lavero.theme.scss
index 83a970e..b4f6015 100644
--- a/src/styles/themes/lavero.theme.scss
+++ b/src/styles/themes/lavero.theme.scss
@@ -38,3 +38,24 @@
   --radius-xl: 20px;
   --radius-full: 999px;
 }
+
+// Structural dark-mode overrides only (surface/text/border tokens). Brand
+// colors (primary/secondary/accent/gradients) are unchanged - a distinct
+// dark-mode brand palette is a design decision, not made here. See
+// GAPS-AND-IMPROVEMENTS.md item "Dark mode selector does nothing".
+:root[data-theme-mode="dark"] {
+  --text-primary: #f3f4f6;
+  --text-secondary: #cbd2da;
+  --text-light: #9aa4b1;
+
+  --bg-primary: #16181d;
+  --bg-secondary: #10231a;
+  --bg-tertiary: #123a29;
+  --bg-header: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.35);
+
+  --border-color: #33383f;
+  --border-dark: #4b5563;
+  --shadow-sm: 0 2px 8px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.4);
+  --shadow-md: 0 4px 20px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.4);
+  --shadow-lg: 0 12px 40px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.5);
+}
diff --git a/src/styles/themes/novo.theme.scss b/src/styles/themes/novo.theme.scss
index 56bcd44..86cd25e 100644
--- a/src/styles/themes/novo.theme.scss
+++ b/src/styles/themes/novo.theme.scss
@@ -38,3 +38,24 @@
   --radius-xl: 20px;
   --radius-full: 999px;
 }
+
+// Structural dark-mode overrides only (surface/text/border tokens). Brand
+// colors (primary/secondary/accent/gradients) are unchanged - a distinct
+// dark-mode brand palette is a design decision, not made here. See
+// GAPS-AND-IMPROVEMENTS.md item "Dark mode selector does nothing".
+:root[data-theme-mode="dark"] {
+  --text-primary: #f3f4f6;
+  --text-secondary: #cbd2da;
+  --text-light: #9aa4b1;
+
+  --bg-primary: #14181a;
+  --bg-secondary: #10231a;
+  --bg-tertiary: #123a29;
+  --bg-header: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.35);
+
+  --border-color: #313a37;
+  --border-dark: #4b5563;
+  --shadow-sm: 0 2px 8px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.4);
+  --shadow-md: 0 4px 20px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.4);
+  --shadow-lg: 0 12px 40px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.5);
+}