diff --git a/src/app.cpp b/src/app.cpp
index dcc1836..c0f474d 100644
--- a/src/app.cpp
+++ b/src/app.cpp
@@ -1375,6 +1375,9 @@ void App::ensureLogoTexture()
     logo_loaded_ = true;
     logo_is_dark_variant_ = wantDark;
     logo_accent_ = logoAccent;
+    // The SVG's white highlight (detail) stays white on dark skins, but darkens to the theme's on-surface
+    // colour on light skins so it doesn't wash out against a light card/background.
+    const ImU32 detailCol = wantDark ? IM_COL32(255, 255, 255, 255) : ui::material::OnSurface();
     if (logo_tex_) util::DestroyTexture(logo_tex_);   // free the previous texture before replacing
     logo_tex_ = 0; logo_w_ = 0; logo_h_ = 0;
 
@@ -1384,7 +1387,7 @@ void App::ensureLogoTexture()
     if (coin_logo_tex_) util::DestroyTexture(coin_logo_tex_);
     coin_logo_tex_ = 0; coin_logo_w_ = 0; coin_logo_h_ = 0;
     coin_logo_loaded_ = true;
-    if (!util::LoadTextureFromSvg(embedded::kLogoDragonXSvg, 128, logoAccent, IM_COL32(255, 255, 255, 255),
+    if (!util::LoadTextureFromSvg(embedded::kLogoDragonXSvg, 128, logoAccent, detailCol,
                                   &coin_logo_tex_, &coin_logo_w_, &coin_logo_h_)) {
         auto coinElem = ui::schema::UI().drawElement("components.main-window", "coin-icon");
         auto cit = coinElem.extraColors.find("icon");
@@ -1405,7 +1408,7 @@ void App::ensureLogoTexture()
     //    at ~2x the 128px viewBox for crisp downscaling. This is the branding on every skin; the per-skin
     //    PNG path below is only a fallback if rasterization ever fails.
     if (util::LoadTextureFromSvg(embedded::kLogoDragonXSvg, 256, logoAccent,
-                                 IM_COL32(255, 255, 255, 255), &logo_tex_, &logo_w_, &logo_h_)) {
+                                 detailCol, &logo_tex_, &logo_w_, &logo_h_)) {
         DEBUG_LOGF("Rendered DragonX SVG logo (%dx%d, accent %08X)\n", logo_w_, logo_h_, logoAccent);
         return;
     }