diff --git a/GAPS-AND-IMPROVEMENTS.md b/GAPS-AND-IMPROVEMENTS.md
index c5f7891..be9edb8 100644
--- a/GAPS-AND-IMPROVEMENTS.md
+++ b/GAPS-AND-IMPROVEMENTS.md
@@ -9,12 +9,12 @@ Findings only — nothing in this document has been fixed as part of writing it.
 1. **FIXED (verified 2026-08-17).** ~~Ed25519 admin-auth "session expired"/"invalid signature" screens were dead UI~~ — `toAuthErrorShape()` now reads `error.error.code` via `authErrorCodeFromBackendCode()` before falling back to HTTP status. See `BACKEND-API-REFERENCE.md` §5.
 2. **FIXED (2026-08-17).** ~~Dark mode selector did nothing~~ — structural dark overrides (bg/text/border/shadow) now wired for all three tenant themes under `[data-theme-mode="dark"]`. Brand colors intentionally unchanged pending a theme-owner-approved dark palette.
 3. **FIXED (verified 2026-08-17).** ~~"Site Layout" selector had no effect~~ — `SectionEngineService.resolveLayoutType()` now falls back to `bootstrap.layout.type` when a page has no layout of its own.
-4. **Footer "Contacts" link has nothing behind it.** No static-page content exists for it at all in the bootstrap data (unlike other footer legal pages, which are populated).
+4. **Not a code gap (re-verified 2026-08-17), a content gap.** The mechanism is already fully generic: `features/project-editor/sections/footer-section.component.ts`'s Footer Builder lets an admin create any static page via the CMS and link it into a footer column by `pageKey`, resolved by `FooterResolverService`. "Contacts" just has no authored static page yet on whichever tenant's bootstrap this was checked against — that's a per-tenant content task, not a frontend fix.
 5. **FIXED (verified 2026-08-17).** ~~Product pages got no per-product SEO~~ — `SeoService.setItemMeta(item)` is called from `product-details-container.component.ts`.
 6. **FIXED (verified 2026-08-17).** ~~`og:locale` was hardcoded to `ru_RU`~~ — reads `languageService.currentLanguage()` via `OG_LOCALE_MAP` at both call sites.
 7. **FIXED (verified 2026-08-17) on JSON-LD; sitemap remains backend-only work.** ~~No structured data (JSON-LD) exists anywhere~~ — `SeoService.setJsonLd()` injects a real `<script type="application/ld+json">` for `Product` (per-item, via `setItemMeta()`) and `Organization` (site default, via `resetToDefaults()`). No JSON-LD exists yet for `BreadcrumbList` or `ItemList`/category pages — smaller net-new addition if wanted. Sitemap generation is still backend-only, unchanged.
-8. **Checkout's payment-description fallback is a hardcoded Russian string** (`'Покупка на Маркетплейсе'`) used as a last resort when no brand name or hostname is available — single-tenant-framed wording in a multi-tenant product.
-9. **Brand color contrast fails WCAG AA.** `--border-color` measures 1.24–1.42:1 against a 3:1 UI-component requirement in every theme; `--success`/`--warning`/`--error`/`--info-color` fail 4.5:1 when used as plain text. Real palette colors, not a token bug — see [Accessibility](#as-accessibility-reviewer).
+8. **FIXED (verified 2026-08-17).** ~~Checkout's payment-description fallback was a hardcoded Russian string~~ — `getPaymentDescription()` (`pages/cart/cart.component.ts:613`) already tries `branding.brandName`, then hostname, and only falls to `i18n.t('cart.paymentDescriptionFallback')` last, translated in all 3 languages (`i18n/{en,ru,hy}.ts`).
+9. **FIXED (2026-08-17), user-authorized.** ~~Brand color contrast failed WCAG AA~~ — `--border-color` and `--success`/`--warning`/`--error`/`--info-color` darkened, hue-preserving, in all three theme files to clear 3:1 (border, non-text) and 4.5:1 (status colors, plain text). See [Accessibility](#as-accessibility-reviewer).
 10. **FIXED (verified 2026-08-17).** ~~`stars.component.scss:10` used a literal hex color~~ — now uses `var(--border-color)`.
 11. **No multi-vendor cart handling exists.** Checkout is one inline flow producing exactly one order from one payment popup; a cart with items from multiple sellers has no defined behavior (relevant the moment Seller Management ships beyond its current disabled-by-default placeholder).
 
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ See [BACKEND-API-REFERENCE.md](BACKEND-API-REFERENCE.md) for the full contract.
 
 ## As Accessibility Reviewer
 
-1. **Brand color contrast genuinely fails WCAG AA** — see [Product Owner item 9 above](#as-product-owner--business) for the numbers. This requires a theme-owner sign-off before any fix ships, since it changes brand appearance, not just token values.
+1. **FIXED (2026-08-17), user-authorized.** ~~Brand color contrast failed WCAG AA~~ — see [Product Owner item 9 above](#as-product-owner--business). Applied a hue-preserving darkening of the failing tokens rather than a redesign; a distinct dark-mode-specific status palette (introduced alongside dark mode this session) has not been separately contrast-checked and remains open.
 2. **No screen-reader software testing has ever been performed on this codebase** — every existing accessibility verification (including in this review) is automated accessibility-tree inspection, never a real NVDA/VoiceOver session. Recommend at least one manual pass on the highest-traffic flows (checkout, product page, admin login) before treating any part of the app as accessibility-verified end to end.
 3. **Known past pattern worth re-checking elsewhere:** a raw `<textarea>` (no dedicated shared textarea component exists in the codebase) previously shipped without its `aria-label`/label association wired correctly in one place (Seller Management's Message field, since fixed). Any other raw `<textarea>` usage in the app should be checked for the same gap, since the shared `app-input` component handles this automatically but plain textareas do not.
 
diff --git a/src/styles/themes/dexar.theme.scss b/src/styles/themes/dexar.theme.scss
index 2ce97ca..2bd960a 100644
--- a/src/styles/themes/dexar.theme.scss
+++ b/src/styles/themes/dexar.theme.scss
@@ -20,12 +20,16 @@
   --bg-tertiary: #f0f0f0;
   --bg-header: rgba(117, 121, 124, 0.1);
   
-  --success-color: #10b981;
-  --warning-color: #f59e0b;
-  --error-color: #ef4444;
-  --info-color: #3b82f6;
-  
-  --border-color: #d3dad9;
+  // WCAG AA remediation (2026-08-17): darkened, hue-preserving, to clear 4.5:1
+  // as plain text against --bg-primary. Originals measured 2.15-3.76:1.
+  --success-color: #0c855d;
+  --warning-color: #a36907;
+  --error-color: #eb1515;
+  --info-color: #1e6ff5;
+
+  // WCAG AA remediation (2026-08-17): darkened to clear 3:1 non-text/UI-component
+  // contrast against --bg-primary. Original measured 1.42:1.
+  --border-color: #859996;
   --border-dark: #677b78;
   --shadow-sm: 0 2px 8px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1);
   --shadow-md: 0 4px 12px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.15);
diff --git a/src/styles/themes/lavero.theme.scss b/src/styles/themes/lavero.theme.scss
index b4f6015..3ccb6f9 100644
--- a/src/styles/themes/lavero.theme.scss
+++ b/src/styles/themes/lavero.theme.scss
@@ -19,12 +19,18 @@
   --bg-secondary: #f0fdf4;
   --bg-tertiary: #d1fae5;
   
-  --success-color: #FD7300;
-  --warning-color: #f59e0b;
-  --error-color: #ef4444;
-  --info-color: #3b82f6;
-  
-  --border-color: #e5e7eb;
+  // WCAG AA remediation (2026-08-17): darkened, hue-preserving, to clear 4.5:1
+  // as plain text against --bg-primary. Originals measured 2.15-2.75:1.
+  // success-color intentionally diverges from --primary-color here (semantic
+  // status token vs. brand token; they only happened to share a hex before).
+  --success-color: #c05700;
+  --warning-color: #a36907;
+  --error-color: #eb1515;
+  --info-color: #1e6ff5;
+
+  // WCAG AA remediation (2026-08-17): darkened to clear 3:1 non-text/UI-component
+  // contrast against --bg-primary. Original measured 1.24:1.
+  --border-color: #8c95a6;
   --border-dark: #4b5563;
   --bg-header: rgba(253, 115, 0, 0.05);
   --shadow-sm: 0 2px 8px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1);
diff --git a/src/styles/themes/novo.theme.scss b/src/styles/themes/novo.theme.scss
index 86cd25e..5cccecb 100644
--- a/src/styles/themes/novo.theme.scss
+++ b/src/styles/themes/novo.theme.scss
@@ -19,12 +19,16 @@
   --bg-secondary: #f0fdf4;
   --bg-tertiary: #d1fae5;
   
-  --success-color: #10b981;
-  --warning-color: #f59e0b;
-  --error-color: #ef4444;
-  --info-color: #3b82f6;
-  
-  --border-color: #e5e7eb;
+  // WCAG AA remediation (2026-08-17): darkened, hue-preserving, to clear 4.5:1
+  // as plain text against --bg-primary. Originals measured 2.15-3.76:1.
+  --success-color: #0c855d;
+  --warning-color: #a36907;
+  --error-color: #eb1515;
+  --info-color: #1e6ff5;
+
+  // WCAG AA remediation (2026-08-17): darkened to clear 3:1 non-text/UI-component
+  // contrast against --bg-primary. Original measured 1.24:1.
+  --border-color: #8c95a6;
   --border-dark: #4b5563;
   --bg-header: rgba(16, 185, 129, 0.05);
   --shadow-sm: 0 2px 8px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1);