diff --git a/sojorn_app/lib/screens/compose/video_editor_screen.dart b/sojorn_app/lib/screens/compose/video_editor_screen.dart
index ad240bc..53f2af6 100644
--- a/sojorn_app/lib/screens/compose/video_editor_screen.dart
+++ b/sojorn_app/lib/screens/compose/video_editor_screen.dart
@@ -414,9 +414,9 @@ class _sojornVideoEditorState extends State<sojornVideoEditor> {
     // For web or bytes, show placeholder
     if (kIsWeb || widget.videoBytes != null) {
       return Scaffold(
-        backgroundColor: SojornColors.matteBlack,
+        backgroundColor: _matteBlack,
         appBar: AppBar(
-          backgroundColor: SojornColors.matteBlack,
+          backgroundColor: _matteBlack,
           foregroundColor: SojornColors.basicWhite,
           leading: IconButton(
             tooltip: 'Cancel',
@@ -427,7 +427,7 @@ class _sojornVideoEditorState extends State<sojornVideoEditor> {
             TextButton(
               onPressed: _isExporting ? null : _saveWithoutEditing,
               style: TextButton.styleFrom(
-                foregroundColor: SojornColors.brightNavy,
+                foregroundColor: _brightNavy,
               ),
               child: _isExporting
                   ? const SizedBox(
@@ -450,7 +450,7 @@ class _sojornVideoEditorState extends State<sojornVideoEditor> {
               Icon(
                 Icons.video_library,
                 size: 64,
-                color: SojornColors.brightNavy,
+                color: _brightNavy,
               ),
               const SizedBox(height: 24),
               Padding(
@@ -484,7 +484,7 @@ class _sojornVideoEditorState extends State<sojornVideoEditor> {
                 label: Text(
                     _isExporting ? 'Processing...' : 'Continue with Video'),
                 style: ElevatedButton.styleFrom(
-                  backgroundColor: SojornColors.brightNavy,
+                  backgroundColor: _brightNavy,
                   foregroundColor: SojornColors.basicWhite,
                   padding: const EdgeInsets.symmetric(
                     horizontal: 32,
@@ -501,13 +501,13 @@ class _sojornVideoEditorState extends State<sojornVideoEditor> {
     // Show loading state
     if (_isLoading) {
       return Scaffold(
-        backgroundColor: SojornColors.matteBlack,
+        backgroundColor: _matteBlack,
         body: Center(
           child: Column(
             mainAxisAlignment: MainAxisAlignment.center,
             children: [
               CircularProgressIndicator(
-                color: SojornColors.brightNavy,
+                color: _brightNavy,
               ),
               const SizedBox(height: 16),
               const Text(
@@ -523,7 +523,7 @@ class _sojornVideoEditorState extends State<sojornVideoEditor> {
     // Show error state if initialization failed
     if (!_isInitialized) {
       return Scaffold(
-        backgroundColor: SojornColors.matteBlack,
+        backgroundColor: _matteBlack,
         appBar: AppBar(
           backgroundColor: _matteBlack,
           foregroundColor: SojornColors.basicWhite,
diff --git a/sojorn_app/lib/screens/profile/viewable_profile_screen.dart b/sojorn_app/lib/screens/profile/viewable_profile_screen.dart
index 2fd3e61..bcb5c8f 100644
--- a/sojorn_app/lib/screens/profile/viewable_profile_screen.dart
+++ b/sojorn_app/lib/screens/profile/viewable_profile_screen.dart
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import '../../models/trust_tier.dart';
 import '../../providers/api_provider.dart';
 import '../../theme/app_theme.dart';
 import '../../theme/tokens.dart';
+import 'package:google_fonts/google_fonts.dart';
 import '../../utils/country_flag.dart';
 import '../../utils/url_launcher_helper.dart';
 import '../../widgets/sojorn_post_card.dart';
@@ -1699,11 +1700,11 @@ class _StatItem extends StatelessWidget {
         Text(
           value,
           style: AppTheme.headlineSmall.copyWith(
-            color: SojornColors.white,
+            color: SojornColors.basicWhite,
             fontSize: 16,
             shadows: [
               Shadow(
-                color: SojornColors.shadow,
+                color: const Color(0x4D000000),
                 blurRadius: 4,
               ),
             ],
@@ -1715,7 +1716,7 @@ class _StatItem extends StatelessWidget {
             fontSize: 10,
             shadows: [
               Shadow(
-                color: SojornColors.shadow,
+                color: const Color(0x4D000000),
                 blurRadius: 2,
               ),
             ],
diff --git a/sojorn_app/lib/screens/quips/create/quip_preview_screen.dart b/sojorn_app/lib/screens/quips/create/quip_preview_screen.dart
index 75280be..66c0a55 100644
--- a/sojorn_app/lib/screens/quips/create/quip_preview_screen.dart
+++ b/sojorn_app/lib/screens/quips/create/quip_preview_screen.dart
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ class _QuipPreviewScreenState extends State<QuipPreviewScreen> {
           controller: textController,
           autofocus: true,
           style: const TextStyle(color: SojornColors.basicWhite, fontSize: 24),
-          decoration: const InputDecoration(
+          decoration: InputDecoration(
             border: InputBorder.none, 
             hintText: 'Type here...',
             hintStyle: TextStyle(color: SojornColors.basicWhite.withValues(alpha: 0.54)),
diff --git a/sojorn_app/lib/theme/tokens.dart b/sojorn_app/lib/theme/tokens.dart
index 33a6330..b0b0ba0 100644
--- a/sojorn_app/lib/theme/tokens.dart
+++ b/sojorn_app/lib/theme/tokens.dart
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ class SojornColors {
   static const Color basicQueenPink = Color(0xFFE5C0DD);
   static const Color basicQueenPinkLight = Color(0xFFF9F2F7);
   static const Color basicWhite = Color(0xFFFFFFFF);
+  static const Color basicBlack = Color(0xFF000000);
 
   // ── Pop theme palette ────────────────────────────────
   static const Color popNavyBlue = Color(0xFF000383);
diff --git a/sojorn_app/lib/widgets/video_player_with_comments.dart b/sojorn_app/lib/widgets/video_player_with_comments.dart
index 13d1cb8..5f80e8b 100644
--- a/sojorn_app/lib/widgets/video_player_with_comments.dart
+++ b/sojorn_app/lib/widgets/video_player_with_comments.dart
@@ -205,7 +205,7 @@ class _VideoPlayerWithCommentsState extends State<VideoPlayerWithComments> {
                       child: VideoProgressIndicator(
                         _videoController!,
                         allowScrubbing: true,
-                        colors: const VideoProgressColors(
+                        colors: VideoProgressColors(
                           playedColor: SojornColors.basicWhite,
                           backgroundColor: SojornColors.basicWhite.withValues(alpha: 0.24),
                           bufferedColor: SojornColors.basicWhite.withValues(alpha: 0.38),