diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index c3b7049..71cc21e 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ error = "#ff5370"
 
 Every color is optional and must be an opaque `#RRGGBB` value. `accent` colors selections, borders, carets, and the primary background glows; `glow` colors the secondary background glow. `keyBackground` colors application-number shortcut badges, and `error` colors errors and destructive actions. Overrides apply throughout the launcher, tools, popups, and Settings wherever those shared colors are used.
 
-Only colors change. Frosted glass, glow positions and sizes, opacity, selection treatment, typography, and layout stay fixed. Native controls, application/emoji icons, and Notes code-syntax highlighting retain their existing styling.
+Only colors are configurable. Frosted glass, glow positions and sizes, selection treatment, typography, and layout keep the same design. Native controls and Notes syntax highlighting follow the palette's light/dark appearance. Light palettes use a denser translucent base, softer glows, and contrast-corrected secondary text so placeholders and muted labels remain readable; the dark rendering is unchanged. Application and emoji icons are not recolored.
 
 ### Follow tint
 
@@ -165,6 +165,8 @@ accent = "#82aaff" # Optional personal override
 
 Precedence is personal `[colors]` → tint-generated colors → built-in sunset colors. Omit `[colors]` to follow tint without overrides. Omit `theme`, or set it to `"sunset"` before any table, to ignore the generated palette. tint never overwrites `config.toml`; edit that file, not the generated `theme.json`. Both processes must use the same configuration directory.
 
+The generated palette includes tint's `light`/`dark` variant, which selects the matching native appearance for the launcher, Notes, Settings, popups, and sheets. For manually configured colors or a palette without variant metadata, Conjure infers appearance by comparing background and foreground luminance. There is no separate appearance, opacity, or glow-strength setting. Low-contrast secondary colors are adjusted only in the light-mode presentation; source palette files are not rewritten.
+
 Conjure watches `config.toml` and the generated `theme.json` while running. Applying a tint theme, including automatic system light/dark switches, updates existing windows and tools without restarting or clearing searches, notes, selections, or translation results. Personal configuration edits also apply live. In-place saves and atomic file replacements are supported, including configuration directories created after launch. Invalid configuration at startup falls back to sunset and reports a file-specific error in Settings; invalid live edits keep the last valid palette and log the diagnostic, then recover automatically when the file is fixed.
 
 ## System theme
@@ -179,7 +181,7 @@ Commands explicitly declare `Application.Command.presentsView`. The shared dispa
 
 Search for **Conjure Notes**, identified by its centered 📔 icon, or assign it a global shortcut in Settings. Notes starts with a compact 570 × 404 layout inspired by Raycast Notes, with rounded corners and a centered muted note title, while using Conjure’s shared warm gradient background, cream text, and amber list markers and caret. Drag a window edge or corner to resize it; Notes remembers its size across reopening and app restarts, independently of other launcher views. The minimum size is 570 × 260, and restored dimensions fit the current screen’s visible area. The title bar offers Close; the bottom-right action pill offers **Browse Notes** and **Actions**, with **New Note** in Actions and on Command-N. Browse Notes (Command-P) opens Conjure’s styled, scrollable searchable picker upwards from the footer, shared with translation language selection—not a native menu. Fuzzy-search note titles, then select with Up/Down, Control-J/K, and Return or by clicking a note. A checkmark marks the current note, which is selected and scrolled into view on opening. Reopening Notes restores the last selection. Each note’s first nonempty line becomes its title; duplicate titles remain independently selectable.
 
-Notes uses a standard macOS window with system-inherited appearance and only the native Close button visible; minimize and zoom are hidden. The editor uses 15-point monospaced body text, including bold, italic, and code, while retaining Conjure’s warm palette. Heading sizes decrease from H1 through H6 (26, 23, 21, 19, 17, and 15 points); inline emphasis retains the heading’s size, and code-block contents remain literal. Closing still saves first and keeps the window open if saving fails. Other launcher views remain borderless with their existing dark appearance.
+Notes uses a standard macOS window matching Conjure's palette appearance and only the native Close button visible; minimize and zoom are hidden. The editor uses 15-point monospaced body text, including bold, italic, and code, with light/dark syntax highlighting following the selected palette. Heading sizes decrease from H1 through H6 (26, 23, 21, 19, 17, and 15 points); inline emphasis retains the heading's size, and code-block contents remain literal. Closing still saves first and keeps the window open if saving fails. Other launcher views remain borderless and use the same palette appearance.
 
 Actions (Command-K) opens the same searchable popup style used throughout Conjure, with **Browse Notes** (Command-P), **New Note** (Command-N), and **Delete Note**. Delete Note asks for confirmation before permanently deleting the currently selected note and its embedded images. Delete is focused by default: Return confirms and Escape cancels; deletion cannot be undone. After deletion, Notes selects a remaining note or creates a fresh blank note if none remain. Save or deletion failures preserve the current note and editor buffer. Command-N creates a note while the editor or either popup is focused. Command-P toggles Browse Notes even while its title-bar controls are covered. Escape or clicking outside closes an open popup and returns focus to the editor without leaving Notes; another Escape dismisses the launcher. Control-J/K navigates only while a popup is open, preserving normal editor commands when it is closed.
 
diff --git a/Sources/Conjure/ActionPill.swift b/Sources/Conjure/ActionPill.swift
index 53092d2..2d0ecac 100644
--- a/Sources/Conjure/ActionPill.swift
+++ b/Sources/Conjure/ActionPill.swift
@@ -55,11 +55,11 @@ final class ThemeObservation {
     nonisolated(unsafe) private let token: NSObjectProtocol
 
     init(_ apply: @escaping @MainActor () -> Void) {
-        apply()
+        ThemePalette.appearance.performAsCurrentDrawingAppearance(apply)
         token = NotificationCenter.default.addObserver(
             forName: ThemePalette.didChangeNotification, object: nil, queue: .main
         ) { _ in
-            MainActor.assumeIsolated { apply() }
+            MainActor.assumeIsolated { ThemePalette.appearance.performAsCurrentDrawingAppearance(apply) }
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/Sources/Conjure/ApplicationActionsController.swift b/Sources/Conjure/ApplicationActionsController.swift
index 5eefde3..ddd6cb4 100644
--- a/Sources/Conjure/ApplicationActionsController.swift
+++ b/Sources/Conjure/ApplicationActionsController.swift
@@ -94,6 +94,7 @@ final class ApplicationActionsController: NSViewController, NSSearchFieldDelegat
             ActionEntry(title: "Export as Markdown…", symbol: "square.and.arrow.up")
         ]
         view = ActionsPanelView()
+        view.appearance = ThemePalette.appearance
         view.wantsLayer = true
         view.layer?.shadowColor = NSColor.black.cgColor
         view.layer?.shadowOpacity = 0.35
@@ -215,6 +216,7 @@ final class ApplicationActionsController: NSViewController, NSSearchFieldDelegat
         updateSelection()
         themeObservation = ThemeObservation { [weak self, weak content] in
             guard let self else { return }
+            self.view.appearance = ThemePalette.appearance
             self.search.applyTheme()
             self.applicationLabel.textColor = ThemePalette.secondaryText
             self.empty.textColor = ThemePalette.secondaryText
diff --git a/Sources/Conjure/ColorScheme.swift b/Sources/Conjure/ColorScheme.swift
index 05c04ba..f0b1790 100644
--- a/Sources/Conjure/ColorScheme.swift
+++ b/Sources/Conjure/ColorScheme.swift
@@ -10,6 +10,28 @@ struct ColorScheme {
     var glow: NSColor
     var keyBackground: NSColor
     var error: NSColor
+    enum Variant: String {
+        case light, dark
+    }
+
+    var variant: Variant? = nil
+
+    var isLight: Bool {
+        if let variant { return variant == .light }
+        return Self.relativeLuminance(background) > Self.relativeLuminance(text)
+    }
+
+    static func relativeLuminance(_ color: NSColor) -> CGFloat {
+        let rgb = color.usingColorSpace(.sRGB)!
+        return relativeLuminance(red: rgb.redComponent, green: rgb.greenComponent, blue: rgb.blueComponent)
+    }
+
+    static func relativeLuminance(red: CGFloat, green: CGFloat, blue: CGFloat) -> CGFloat {
+        func linear(_ value: CGFloat) -> CGFloat {
+            value <= 0.04045 ? value / 12.92 : pow((value + 0.055) / 1.055, 2.4)
+        }
+        return 0.2126 * linear(red) + 0.7152 * linear(green) + 0.0722 * linear(blue)
+    }
 
     static let sunset = ColorScheme(
         background: NSColor(srgbRed: 0.12, green: 0.09, blue: 0.08, alpha: 1),
@@ -49,7 +71,13 @@ struct ColorScheme {
         if theme == "tint" {
             let themeURL = directory.appendingPathComponent("theme.json")
             if let generated = try readObject(at: themeURL, missingAllowed: false) {
-                try validateKeys(generated, allowed: ["colors"], at: themeURL, prefix: "")
+                try validateKeys(generated, allowed: ["variant", "colors"], at: themeURL, prefix: "")
+                if let value = generated["variant"] {
+                    guard let name = value as? String, let variant = Variant(rawValue: name) else {
+                        throw ColorSchemeError(path: themeURL.path, reason: "variant must be \"light\" or \"dark\".")
+                    }
+                    result.variant = variant
+                }
                 try result.applyColors(from: generated, at: themeURL)
             }
         }
diff --git a/Sources/Conjure/LauncherAlignmentGuides.swift b/Sources/Conjure/LauncherAlignmentGuides.swift
index b4ab24f..e8d94cd 100644
--- a/Sources/Conjure/LauncherAlignmentGuides.swift
+++ b/Sources/Conjure/LauncherAlignmentGuides.swift
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ final class LauncherAlignmentGuides {
     private let view = AlignmentGuideView()
     private lazy var overlay: NSPanel = {
         let panel = NSPanel(contentRect: .zero, styleMask: [.borderless, .nonactivatingPanel], backing: .buffered, defer: false)
+        panel.appearance = ThemePalette.appearance
         panel.backgroundColor = .clear
         panel.isOpaque = false
         panel.hasShadow = false
@@ -20,6 +21,7 @@ final class LauncherAlignmentGuides {
 
     func begin(for window: NSWindow) {
         guard !dragging, window.screen != nil else { return }
+        overlay.appearance = ThemePalette.appearance
         dragging = true
         update(for: window)
         overlay.level = window.level
@@ -66,6 +68,7 @@ private final class AlignmentGuideView: NSView {
     override init(frame frameRect: NSRect) {
         super.init(frame: frameRect)
         themeObservation = ThemeObservation { [weak self] in
+            self?.window?.appearance = ThemePalette.appearance
             self?.muted = ThemePalette.accent.withAlphaComponent(0.4).cgColor
             self?.aligned = ThemePalette.accent.withAlphaComponent(0.95).cgColor
             self?.needsDisplay = true
diff --git a/Sources/Conjure/LauncherBackground.swift b/Sources/Conjure/LauncherBackground.swift
index 86f041c..18e12f6 100644
--- a/Sources/Conjure/LauncherBackground.swift
+++ b/Sources/Conjure/LauncherBackground.swift
@@ -2,10 +2,15 @@ import AppKit
 
 @MainActor
 enum ThemePalette {
+    @MainActor
     struct State {
         let scheme: ColorScheme
         var error: String?
         var usesFallback: Bool
+        let isLight: Bool
+        let appearance: NSAppearance
+        let secondaryText: NSColor
+        let glowStrength: CGFloat
         let background: NSColor
         let selectionFill: NSColor
         let selectionBorder: NSColor
@@ -15,11 +20,58 @@ enum ThemePalette {
             self.scheme = scheme
             self.error = error
             self.usesFallback = usesFallback
-            background = scheme.background.withAlphaComponent(0.55)
+            let light = scheme.isLight
+            isLight = light
+            appearance = NSAppearance(named: light ? .aqua : .darkAqua)!
+            glowStrength = light ? 0.35 : 1
+            background = scheme.background.withAlphaComponent(light ? 0.82 : 0.55)
+            secondaryText = light ? Self.readableSecondaryText(scheme) : scheme.secondaryText
             selectionFill = scheme.accent.withAlphaComponent(0.12)
             selectionBorder = scheme.accent.withAlphaComponent(0.30)
             keyBackground = scheme.keyBackground.withAlphaComponent(0.5)
         }
+
+        private static func readableSecondaryText(_ scheme: ColorScheme) -> NSColor {
+            let background = scheme.background.usingColorSpace(.sRGB)!
+            let accent = scheme.accent.usingColorSpace(.sRGB)!
+            let glow = scheme.glow.usingColorSpace(.sRGB)!
+            // Black behind the translucent fill bounds every desktop. Each gradient may
+            // darken a channel independently, including the third, dimmed accent glow.
+            func darkestChannel(_ base: CGFloat, _ accent: CGFloat, _ glow: CGFloat) -> CGFloat {
+                var value = base * 0.82
+                value = min(value, value * (1 - 0.26 * 0.35) + glow * 0.26 * 0.35)
+                value = min(value, value * (1 - 0.18 * 0.35) + accent * 0.18 * 0.35)
+                return min(value, value * (1 - 0.18 * 0.35 * 0.45) + accent * 0.18 * 0.35 * 0.45)
+            }
+            let surface = ColorScheme.relativeLuminance(
+                red: darkestChannel(background.redComponent, accent.redComponent, glow.redComponent),
+                green: darkestChannel(background.greenComponent, accent.greenComponent, glow.greenComponent),
+                blue: darkestChannel(background.blueComponent, accent.blueComponent, glow.blueComponent))
+            // A small margin covers 8-bit surface rounding.
+            let ceiling = max(0, (surface + 0.05) / 4.55 - 0.05)
+            guard ColorScheme.relativeLuminance(scheme.secondaryText) > ceiling else {
+                return scheme.secondaryText
+            }
+            let source = scheme.secondaryText.usingColorSpace(.sRGB)!
+            let target = (ColorScheme.relativeLuminance(scheme.text) <= ceiling ? scheme.text : .black)
+                .usingColorSpace(.sRGB)!
+            func component(_ from: CGFloat, _ to: CGFloat, _ fraction: CGFloat) -> CGFloat {
+                from + (to - from) * fraction
+            }
+            var lower: CGFloat = 0
+            var upper: CGFloat = 1
+            for _ in 0..<24 {
+                let fraction = (lower + upper) / 2
+                let luminance = ColorScheme.relativeLuminance(
+                    red: component(source.redComponent, target.redComponent, fraction),
+                    green: component(source.greenComponent, target.greenComponent, fraction),
+                    blue: component(source.blueComponent, target.blueComponent, fraction))
+                if luminance > ceiling { lower = fraction } else { upper = fraction }
+            }
+            return NSColor(srgbRed: component(source.redComponent, target.redComponent, upper),
+                green: component(source.greenComponent, target.greenComponent, upper),
+                blue: component(source.blueComponent, target.blueComponent, upper), alpha: 1)
+        }
     }
 
     static var loaded: State = {
@@ -35,13 +87,16 @@ enum ThemePalette {
 
     static let didChangeNotification = Notification.Name("ConjureThemePaletteDidChange")
     static var configurationError: String? { loaded.error }
+    static var isLight: Bool { loaded.isLight }
+    static var appearance: NSAppearance { loaded.appearance }
     static var background: NSColor { loaded.background }
     static var text: NSColor { loaded.scheme.text }
-    static var secondaryText: NSColor { loaded.scheme.secondaryText }
+    static var secondaryText: NSColor { loaded.secondaryText }
     static var accent: NSColor { loaded.scheme.accent }
     static var selectionFill: NSColor { loaded.selectionFill }
     static var selectionBorder: NSColor { loaded.selectionBorder }
     static var glow: NSColor { loaded.scheme.glow }
+    static var glowStrength: CGFloat { loaded.glowStrength }
     static var keyBackground: NSColor { loaded.keyBackground }
     static var error: NSColor { loaded.scheme.error }
 
@@ -66,7 +121,7 @@ enum ThemePalette {
             guard scheme.background != previous.background || scheme.text != previous.text
                     || scheme.secondaryText != previous.secondaryText || scheme.accent != previous.accent
                     || scheme.glow != previous.glow || scheme.keyBackground != previous.keyBackground
-                    || scheme.error != previous.error else {
+                    || scheme.error != previous.error || scheme.variant != previous.variant else {
                 loaded.error = nil
                 loaded.usesFallback = false
                 return false
@@ -88,13 +143,13 @@ enum ThemePalette {
 final class LauncherBackground: NSView {
     weak var canvas: NSView?
     private var amber = NSGradient(colors: [
-        ThemePalette.accent.withAlphaComponent(0.18),
-        ThemePalette.accent.withAlphaComponent(0.065),
+        ThemePalette.accent.withAlphaComponent(0.18 * ThemePalette.glowStrength),
+        ThemePalette.accent.withAlphaComponent(0.065 * ThemePalette.glowStrength),
         ThemePalette.accent.withAlphaComponent(0),
     ])!
     private var ember = NSGradient(colors: [
-        ThemePalette.glow.withAlphaComponent(0.26),
-        ThemePalette.glow.withAlphaComponent(0.10),
+        ThemePalette.glow.withAlphaComponent(0.26 * ThemePalette.glowStrength),
+        ThemePalette.glow.withAlphaComponent(0.10 * ThemePalette.glowStrength),
         ThemePalette.glow.withAlphaComponent(0),
     ])!
 
@@ -115,13 +170,13 @@ final class LauncherBackground: NSView {
 
     @objc private func paletteChanged() {
         amber = NSGradient(colors: [
-            ThemePalette.accent.withAlphaComponent(0.18),
-            ThemePalette.accent.withAlphaComponent(0.065),
+            ThemePalette.accent.withAlphaComponent(0.18 * ThemePalette.glowStrength),
+            ThemePalette.accent.withAlphaComponent(0.065 * ThemePalette.glowStrength),
             ThemePalette.accent.withAlphaComponent(0),
         ])!
         ember = NSGradient(colors: [
-            ThemePalette.glow.withAlphaComponent(0.26),
-            ThemePalette.glow.withAlphaComponent(0.10),
+            ThemePalette.glow.withAlphaComponent(0.26 * ThemePalette.glowStrength),
+            ThemePalette.glow.withAlphaComponent(0.10 * ThemePalette.glowStrength),
             ThemePalette.glow.withAlphaComponent(0),
         ])!
         needsDisplay = true
diff --git a/Sources/Conjure/LauncherWindowController.swift b/Sources/Conjure/LauncherWindowController.swift
index 069f03e..6352e10 100644
--- a/Sources/Conjure/LauncherWindowController.swift
+++ b/Sources/Conjure/LauncherWindowController.swift
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ final class LauncherWindowController: NSWindowController, NSWindowDelegate, NSSe
         window.titleVisibility = .hidden
         window.titlebarAppearsTransparent = true
         window.animationBehavior = .none
-        window.appearance = NSAppearance(named: .darkAqua)
+        window.appearance = ThemePalette.appearance
         window.backgroundColor = .clear
         window.isOpaque = false
         window.hasShadow = true
@@ -403,6 +403,8 @@ final class LauncherWindowController: NSWindowController, NSWindowDelegate, NSSe
         launcherViews = [header, sectionLabel, scrollView, emptyLabel, footer]
         themeObservation = ThemeObservation { [weak self, weak content] in
             guard let self else { return }
+            self.window?.appearance = ThemePalette.appearance
+            self.window?.attachedSheet?.appearance = ThemePalette.appearance
             self.searchField.applyTheme()
             (self.searchField.currentEditor() as? NSTextView)?.insertionPointColor = ThemePalette.accent
             self.searchSymbol.contentTintColor = ThemePalette.accent
@@ -767,6 +769,7 @@ final class LauncherWindowController: NSWindowController, NSWindowDelegate, NSSe
             dismiss()
         } catch {
             let alert = NSAlert(error: error)
+            alert.window.appearance = ThemePalette.appearance
             alert.messageText = "Couldn’t quit \(application.name)"
             if let window { alert.beginSheetModal(for: window) }
         }
@@ -788,6 +791,7 @@ final class LauncherWindowController: NSWindowController, NSWindowDelegate, NSSe
                 dismiss(restoringFocus: false)
             } catch {
                 let alert = NSAlert(error: error)
+                alert.window.appearance = ThemePalette.appearance
                 alert.messageText = "Couldn’t open \(application.name)"
                 if let window {
                     await alert.beginSheetModal(for: window)
@@ -858,6 +862,7 @@ final class LauncherWindowController: NSWindowController, NSWindowDelegate, NSSe
                 if dismissOnSuccess { dismiss() }
             } catch {
                 let alert = NSAlert(error: error)
+                alert.window.appearance = ThemePalette.appearance
                 alert.messageText = "Couldn’t run \(Application(command: command).name)"
                 if let window, window.isVisible {
                     await alert.beginSheetModal(for: window)
@@ -939,7 +944,7 @@ final class LauncherWindowController: NSWindowController, NSWindowDelegate, NSSe
                     windowSize: previousFrame.size, visibleFrame: window.screen?.visibleFrame ?? previousFrame)
                 window.styleMask = [.borderless]
                 window.minSize = .zero
-                window.appearance = NSAppearance(named: .darkAqua)
+                window.appearance = ThemePalette.appearance
                 window.setFrame(frame, display: true)
                 if let material = content as? NSVisualEffectView { roundMaterialCorners(material, radius: 24) }
             }
@@ -980,7 +985,7 @@ final class LauncherWindowController: NSWindowController, NSWindowDelegate, NSSe
         if command == .notes {
             let savedSize = defaults.string(forKey: Self.notesSizeKey).map(NSSizeFromString)
                 ?? NSSize(width: 570, height: 404)
-            window?.appearance = nil
+            window?.appearance = ThemePalette.appearance
             window?.styleMask = [.titled, .closable, .resizable, .fullSizeContentView]
             window?.minSize = NSSize(width: 570, height: 260)
             window?.standardWindowButton(.miniaturizeButton)?.isHidden = true
diff --git a/Sources/Conjure/NotesController.swift b/Sources/Conjure/NotesController.swift
index 33fa1bd..7fd71c0 100644
--- a/Sources/Conjure/NotesController.swift
+++ b/Sources/Conjure/NotesController.swift
@@ -345,6 +345,7 @@ final class NotesController: NSViewController, NSTextViewDelegate {
         do {
             let export = try NoteMarkdownExport(contents: editor.documentContents)
             let panel = NSSavePanel()
+            panel.appearance = ThemePalette.appearance
             panel.title = "Export as Markdown"
             panel.prompt = "Export"
             panel.canCreateDirectories = true
@@ -376,6 +377,7 @@ final class NotesController: NSViewController, NSTextViewDelegate {
         guard let window = view.window, window.attachedSheet == nil, let id = selectedID else { return }
         actions.close(animated: false)
         let alert = NSAlert()
+        alert.window.appearance = ThemePalette.appearance
         alert.alertStyle = .warning
         alert.messageText = "Delete “\(noteTitle.stringValue)”?"
         alert.informativeText = "This permanently deletes the note and its embedded images. This cannot be undone."
diff --git a/Sources/Conjure/NotesTextView.swift b/Sources/Conjure/NotesTextView.swift
index 434a30a..74e43ab 100644
--- a/Sources/Conjure/NotesTextView.swift
+++ b/Sources/Conjure/NotesTextView.swift
@@ -516,11 +516,17 @@ final class NotesTextView: NSTextView {
         super.didChangeText()
     }
 
-    private static let highlighter: Highlighter = {
-        let value = Highlighter()!
-        value.setTheme("atom-one-dark", withFont: "Menlo-Regular", ofSize: 15)
-        return value
-    }()
+    private static let syntaxHighlighter = Highlighter()!
+    private static var highlightedAsLight: Bool?
+    private static var highlighter: Highlighter {
+        let isLight = ThemePalette.isLight
+        if highlightedAsLight != isLight {
+            syntaxHighlighter.setTheme(isLight ? "atom-one-light" : "atom-one-dark",
+                                       withFont: "Menlo-Regular", ofSize: 15)
+            highlightedAsLight = isLight
+        }
+        return syntaxHighlighter
+    }
     // ponytail: style all paragraphs; dirty-paragraph styling if large notes make editing slow.
     func applyDocumentStyle() {
         guard !styling, let storage = textStorage else { return }
diff --git a/Sources/Conjure/SettingsWindowController.swift b/Sources/Conjure/SettingsWindowController.swift
index b02cd05..cabe944 100644
--- a/Sources/Conjure/SettingsWindowController.swift
+++ b/Sources/Conjure/SettingsWindowController.swift
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ final class SettingsWindowController: NSWindowController, NSWindowDelegate {
             defer: false
         )
         window.title = "Conjure Settings"
-        window.appearance = NSAppearance(named: .darkAqua)
+        window.appearance = ThemePalette.appearance
         window.titlebarAppearsTransparent = true
         window.backgroundColor = .clear
         window.isOpaque = false
@@ -201,6 +201,8 @@ final class SettingsWindowController: NSWindowController, NSWindowDelegate {
         }
         themeObservation = ThemeObservation { [weak self] in
             guard let self else { return }
+            self.window?.appearance = ThemePalette.appearance
+            self.window?.attachedSheet?.appearance = ThemePalette.appearance
             for label in [heading, loginHeading, translationHeading] { label.textColor = ThemePalette.text }
             for label in [instructions, self.statusLabel, spotlight] { label.textColor = ThemePalette.secondaryText }
             self.errorLabel.textColor = ThemePalette.error
@@ -234,6 +236,7 @@ final class SettingsWindowController: NSWindowController, NSWindowDelegate {
                 setUninstallRecoveryReport(result)
             } else { result = report }
             let alert = NSAlert()
+            alert.window.appearance = ThemePalette.appearance
             alert.messageText = result.needsRecovery ? "Recovery needs attention" : "Recovery complete"
             alert.informativeText = result.messages.isEmpty ? "No pending files need recovery." : result.messages.joined(separator: "\n")
             await alert.beginSheetModal(for: window)
diff --git a/Sources/Conjure/UninstallReviewController.swift b/Sources/Conjure/UninstallReviewController.swift
index ebb98e5..34c2447 100644
--- a/Sources/Conjure/UninstallReviewController.swift
+++ b/Sources/Conjure/UninstallReviewController.swift
@@ -321,6 +321,7 @@ final class UninstallReviewController: NSViewController, NSSearchFieldDelegate,
         guard !urls.isEmpty else { return }
         let running = runningApplications()
         let alert = NSAlert()
+        alert.window.appearance = ThemePalette.appearance
         alert.alertStyle = .warning
         alert.messageText = "Uninstall \(application.name)?"
         alert.informativeText = "Move \(urls.count) selected files and folders to Trash."
@@ -380,6 +381,7 @@ final class UninstallReviewController: NSViewController, NSSearchFieldDelegate,
         var canRecover = allowRecovery
         while true {
             let alert = NSAlert()
+            alert.window.appearance = ThemePalette.appearance
             alert.messageText = title
             alert.informativeText = message
             alert.addButton(withTitle: "OK")
diff --git a/Tests/ConjureKitTests/ColorSchemeTests.swift b/Tests/ConjureKitTests/ColorSchemeTests.swift
index d6ebe81..1a5edcd 100644
--- a/Tests/ConjureKitTests/ColorSchemeTests.swift
+++ b/Tests/ConjureKitTests/ColorSchemeTests.swift
@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@ func malformedColorConfigurationReportsItsPathAndReason() throws {
         ("colors.accent = 42", "colors.accent"),
         ("colors.accnet = '#123456'", "colors.accnet"),
         ("opacity = 0.5", "opacity"),
+        ("variant = 'light'", "variant"),
         ("colors = []", "colors"),
         ("colors = false", "colors"),
         ("theme = 'unknown'", "theme"),
diff --git a/Tests/ConjureKitTests/LightAppearanceTests.swift b/Tests/ConjureKitTests/LightAppearanceTests.swift
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b3d5a02
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Tests/ConjureKitTests/LightAppearanceTests.swift
@@ -0,0 +1,194 @@
+import AppKit
+import Testing
+@testable import Conjure
+
+// Conjure roles generated by tint from base16-swamp-light.
+private let swampLightTheme = ##"{"variant":"light","colors":{"background":"#f1e3d1","text":"#64513e","secondaryText":"#a0907d","accent":"#bf7979","glow":"#d09700","keyBackground":"#ddcebc","error":"#d09700"}}"##
+
+@Test @MainActor
+func generatedLightMetadataAndManualLuminanceChooseTheMatchingAppearance() throws {
+    let directory = try lightConfigurationDirectory()
+    defer { try? FileManager.default.removeItem(at: directory) }
+    let theme = directory.appendingPathComponent("theme.json")
+    try Data("theme = 'tint'\n".utf8).write(to: directory.appendingPathComponent("config.toml"))
+    try Data(swampLightTheme.utf8).write(to: theme)
+    let light = try ColorScheme.load(from: directory)
+    #expect(light.isLight)
+    #expect(ThemePalette.State(scheme: light).appearance.name == .aqua)
+
+    // Metadata wins even when manual colors disagree with the generated variant.
+    try Data("theme = 'tint'\ncolors.background = '#000000'\ncolors.text = '#ffffff'\n".utf8)
+        .write(to: directory.appendingPathComponent("config.toml"))
+    #expect(try ColorScheme.load(from: directory).isLight)
+
+    try Data("colors.background = '#f1e3d1'\ncolors.text = '#64513e'\n".utf8)
+        .write(to: directory.appendingPathComponent("config.toml"))
+    let manual = try ColorScheme.load(from: directory)
+    #expect(manual.isLight)
+    #expect(ThemePalette.State(scheme: manual).appearance.name == .aqua)
+
+    try Data("theme = 'tint'\n".utf8).write(to: directory.appendingPathComponent("config.toml"))
+    try Data(swampLightTheme.replacingOccurrences(of: "\"variant\":\"light\",", with: "").utf8).write(to: theme)
+    #expect(try ColorScheme.load(from: directory).isLight)
+    try FileManager.default.removeItem(at: directory.appendingPathComponent("config.toml"))
+    #expect(try !ColorScheme.load(from: directory).isLight)
+}
+
+@Test(arguments: ["null", "true", "42", "[]", "{}", "\"Light\"", "\"darkAqua\"", "\"\""]) @MainActor
+func invalidGeneratedVariantsReportTheThemePath(_ value: String) throws {
+    let directory = try lightConfigurationDirectory()
+    defer { try? FileManager.default.removeItem(at: directory) }
+    try Data("theme = 'tint'\n".utf8).write(to: directory.appendingPathComponent("config.toml"))
+    let theme = directory.appendingPathComponent("theme.json")
+    try Data("{\"variant\":\(value),\"colors\":{}}".utf8).write(to: theme)
+    do {
+        _ = try ColorScheme.load(from: directory)
+        Issue.record("Expected invalid generated variant to be rejected")
+    } catch {
+        #expect(error.localizedDescription.contains(theme.path))
+        #expect(error.localizedDescription.contains("variant"))
+    }
+}
+
+@Test @MainActor
+func variantOnlyReloadNotifiesConsumersAndChangesRenderedAppearance() throws {
+    let original = ThemePalette.loaded
+    let directory = try lightConfigurationDirectory()
+    defer {
+        ThemePalette.loaded = original
+        try? FileManager.default.removeItem(at: directory)
+    }
+    try Data("theme = 'tint'\n".utf8).write(to: directory.appendingPathComponent("config.toml"))
+    let theme = directory.appendingPathComponent("theme.json")
+    try Data(swampLightTheme.replacingOccurrences(of: "\"light\"", with: "\"dark\"").utf8).write(to: theme)
+    ThemePalette.reload(from: directory)
+    let changes = LightPaletteChanges()
+    let observer = NotificationCenter.default.addObserver(forName: ThemePalette.didChangeNotification,
+        object: nil, queue: .main) { _ in
+        MainActor.assumeIsolated {
+            changes.appearances.append(ThemePalette.appearance.name)
+        }
+    }
+    defer { NotificationCenter.default.removeObserver(observer) }
+    let before = try renderedBackground(over: .black)
+    try Data(swampLightTheme.utf8).write(to: theme)
+    #expect(ThemePalette.reload(from: directory))
+    #expect(changes.appearances == [.aqua])
+    #expect(!ThemePalette.reload(from: directory))
+    #expect(changes.appearances.count == 1)
+    let after = try renderedBackground(over: .black)
+    let oldSurface = try #require(before.colorAt(x: 375, y: 240))
+    let newSurface = try #require(after.colorAt(x: 375, y: 240))
+    #expect(testLuminance(newSurface) > testLuminance(oldSurface))
+}
+
+@Test @MainActor
+func lightSecondaryTextRemainsReadableAcrossRenderedGlowsWithoutChangingSourceColors() throws {
+    let original = ThemePalette.loaded
+    let directory = try lightConfigurationDirectory()
+    defer {
+        ThemePalette.loaded = original
+        try? FileManager.default.removeItem(at: directory)
+    }
+    try Data("theme = 'tint'\n".utf8).write(to: directory.appendingPathComponent("config.toml"))
+    try Data(swampLightTheme.utf8).write(to: directory.appendingPathComponent("theme.json"))
+    let source = try ColorScheme.load(from: directory)
+    ThemePalette.reload(from: directory)
+    #expect(ThemePalette.text == source.text)
+    #expect(ThemePalette.loaded.scheme.secondaryText == source.secondaryText)
+    #expect(testLuminance(ThemePalette.secondaryText) < testLuminance(source.secondaryText))
+    for backing in [NSColor.black, .white] {
+        let bitmap = try renderedBackground(over: backing)
+        for y in stride(from: 0, to: bitmap.pixelsHigh, by: 12) {
+            for x in stride(from: 0, to: bitmap.pixelsWide, by: 12) {
+                let surface = try #require(bitmap.colorAt(x: x, y: y))
+                let foreground = testLuminance(ThemePalette.secondaryText)
+                #expect((testLuminance(surface) + 0.05) / (foreground + 0.05) >= 4.5)
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    // An already-readable manual secondary color is not needlessly restyled.
+    try Data("theme = 'tint'\ncolors.secondaryText = '#302820'\n".utf8)
+        .write(to: directory.appendingPathComponent("config.toml"))
+    ThemePalette.reload(from: directory)
+    #expect(ThemePalette.secondaryText == ThemePalette.loaded.scheme.secondaryText)
+}
+
+@Test @MainActor
+func darkBackgroundRenderingAndSemanticColorsRemainUnchanged() throws {
+    let original = ThemePalette.loaded
+    defer { ThemePalette.loaded = original }
+    for scheme in [ColorScheme.sunset, customDarkScheme()] {
+        ThemePalette.loaded = ThemePalette.State(scheme: scheme)
+        #expect(ThemePalette.secondaryText == scheme.secondaryText)
+        #expect(ThemePalette.text == scheme.text)
+        #expect(ThemePalette.appearance.name == .darkAqua)
+        for backing in [NSColor.black, .white] {
+            let actual = try renderedBackground(over: backing)
+            let legacy = try renderedBackground(over: backing, legacy: scheme)
+            for y in stride(from: 0, to: actual.pixelsHigh, by: 12) {
+                for x in stride(from: 0, to: actual.pixelsWide, by: 12) {
+                    #expect(actual.colorAt(x: x, y: y) == legacy.colorAt(x: x, y: y))
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+@MainActor private final class LightPaletteChanges {
+    var appearances: [NSAppearance.Name] = []
+}
+
+private func lightConfigurationDirectory() throws -> URL {
+    let directory = FileManager.default.temporaryDirectory.appendingPathComponent(UUID().uuidString)
+    try FileManager.default.createDirectory(at: directory, withIntermediateDirectories: true)
+    return directory
+}
+
+@MainActor private func customDarkScheme() -> ColorScheme {
+    var scheme = ColorScheme.sunset
+    scheme.background = NSColor(srgbRed: 0.04, green: 0.08, blue: 0.12, alpha: 1)
+    scheme.accent = .cyan
+    scheme.glow = .magenta
+    return scheme
+}
+
+private func testLuminance(_ color: NSColor) -> CGFloat {
+    let rgb = color.usingColorSpace(.sRGB)!
+    func linear(_ value: CGFloat) -> CGFloat {
+        value <= 0.04045 ? value / 12.92 : pow((value + 0.055) / 1.055, 2.4)
+    }
+    return 0.2126 * linear(rgb.redComponent) + 0.7152 * linear(rgb.greenComponent) + 0.0722 * linear(rgb.blueComponent)
+}
+
+@MainActor private func renderedBackground(over backing: NSColor, legacy scheme: ColorScheme? = nil) throws -> NSBitmapImageRep {
+    _ = NSApplication.shared
+    let bounds = NSRect(x: 0, y: 0, width: 750, height: 480)
+    let bitmap = try #require(NSBitmapImageRep(bitmapDataPlanes: nil, pixelsWide: 750, pixelsHigh: 480,
+        bitsPerSample: 8, samplesPerPixel: 4, hasAlpha: true, isPlanar: false,
+        colorSpaceName: .deviceRGB, bytesPerRow: 0, bitsPerPixel: 0))
+    let context = try #require(NSGraphicsContext(bitmapImageRep: bitmap))
+    NSGraphicsContext.saveGraphicsState()
+    defer { NSGraphicsContext.restoreGraphicsState() }
+    NSGraphicsContext.current = context
+    backing.setFill()
+    bounds.fill()
+    if let scheme {
+        scheme.background.withAlphaComponent(0.55).setFill()
+        bounds.fill()
+        let amber = try #require(NSGradient(colors: [scheme.accent.withAlphaComponent(0.18),
+            scheme.accent.withAlphaComponent(0.065), scheme.accent.withAlphaComponent(0)]))
+        let ember = try #require(NSGradient(colors: [scheme.glow.withAlphaComponent(0.26),
+            scheme.glow.withAlphaComponent(0.10), scheme.glow.withAlphaComponent(0)]))
+        let upper = NSPoint(x: bounds.width * 0.58, y: bounds.height * 0.94)
+        ember.draw(fromCenter: upper, radius: 0, toCenter: upper, radius: bounds.width * 0.40, options: [])
+        let lower = NSPoint(x: bounds.width * 0.88, y: bounds.height * 0.10)
+        amber.draw(fromCenter: lower, radius: 0, toCenter: lower, radius: bounds.width * 0.55, options: [])
+        let left = NSPoint(x: bounds.width * 0.08, y: bounds.height * 0.65)
+        context.cgContext.setAlpha(0.45)
+        amber.draw(fromCenter: left, radius: 0, toCenter: left, radius: bounds.width * 0.32, options: [])
+    } else {
+        LauncherBackground(frame: bounds).draw(bounds)
+    }
+    return bitmap
+}
diff --git a/Tests/ConjureKitTests/LightAppearanceViewsTests.swift b/Tests/ConjureKitTests/LightAppearanceViewsTests.swift
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..adbf17f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Tests/ConjureKitTests/LightAppearanceViewsTests.swift
@@ -0,0 +1,137 @@
+import AppKit
+import ConjureKit
+import Testing
+@testable import Conjure
+
+@Test @MainActor
+func existingWindowsAndNotesFollowPaletteAppearanceWithoutResettingState() throws {
+    _ = NSApplication.shared
+    let originalPalette = ThemePalette.loaded
+    let originalAppearance = NSApp.appearance
+    defer {
+        NSApp.appearance = originalAppearance
+        ThemePalette.loaded = originalPalette
+        NotificationCenter.default.post(name: ThemePalette.didChangeNotification, object: nil)
+    }
+    let suite = "Conjure.LightAppearanceViews.\(UUID().uuidString)"
+    let defaults = try #require(UserDefaults(suiteName: suite))
+    let directory = FileManager.default.temporaryDirectory.appendingPathComponent(suite)
+    try FileManager.default.createDirectory(at: directory, withIntermediateDirectories: true)
+    defer {
+        defaults.removePersistentDomain(forName: suite)
+        try? FileManager.default.removeItem(at: directory)
+    }
+    try Data("theme = \"tint\"".utf8).write(to: directory.appendingPathComponent("config.toml"))
+    func writePalette(light: Bool) throws {
+        try Data("""
+            {"variant":"\(light ? "light" : "dark")","colors":{
+              "background":"\(light ? "#ffffff" : "#201714")",
+              "text":"\(light ? "#112233" : "#ffe3b5")",
+              "secondaryText":"\(light ? "#667788" : "#d9c7a6")"
+            }}
+            """.utf8).write(to: directory.appendingPathComponent("theme.json"))
+    }
+    func descendants(_ view: NSView) -> [NSView] { [view] + view.subviews.flatMap(descendants) }
+    func appearanceName(_ appearance: NSAppearance) -> NSAppearance.Name? {
+        appearance.bestMatch(from: [.aqua, .darkAqua])
+    }
+    try writePalette(light: false)
+    ThemePalette.reload(from: directory)
+    NSApp.appearance = NSAppearance(named: .aqua)
+    let launcher = LauncherWindowController(
+        history: LaunchHistory(defaults: defaults, now: { Date(timeIntervalSinceReferenceDate: 12_000) }),
+        defaults: defaults, notesDirectory: directory.appendingPathComponent("notes"))
+    let window = try #require(launcher.window)
+    let content = try #require(window.contentView)
+    defer { window.orderOut(nil) }
+    #expect(appearanceName(window.effectiveAppearance) == .darkAqua)
+    let search = try #require(descendants(content).compactMap { $0 as? NSSearchField }.first)
+    search.stringValue = "notes"
+    launcher.controlTextDidChange(Notification(name: NSControl.textDidChangeNotification, object: search))
+    _ = launcher.control(search, textView: NSTextView(), doCommandBy: #selector(NSResponder.insertNewline(_:)))
+    let editor = try #require(descendants(content).compactMap { $0 as? NotesTextView }.first)
+    let document = NSMutableAttributedString(string: "let answer = 42\nplain")
+    let code = NSRange(location: 0, length: 16)
+    document.addAttribute(NoteAttributes.block, value: "code", range: code)
+    document.addAttribute(NoteAttributes.language, value: "swift", range: code)
+    editor.setDocumentContents(document)
+    editor.beginInsertionSession()
+    editor.insertText("!", replacementRange: NSRange(location: document.length, length: 0))
+    editor.endInsertionSession()
+    let selection = NSRange(location: 1, length: 2)
+    editor.setSelectedRange(selection)
+    let text = editor.string
+    let undoGrouping = editor.undoManager?.groupingLevel
+    let frame = window.frame
+    let style = window.styleMask
+    let settings = SettingsWindowController(shortcuts: GlobalShortcuts(defaults: defaults) { _ in })
+    let settingsWindow = try #require(settings.window)
+    defer { settingsWindow.close() }
+    let settingsContent = try #require(settingsWindow.contentView)
+    let destination = try #require(descendants(settingsContent).compactMap { $0 as? NSPopUpButton }.first)
+    destination.selectItem(at: 2)
+    let credential = try #require(descendants(settingsContent).compactMap { $0 as? NSSecureTextField }.first)
+    credential.stringValue = "unsaved-value"
+    let anchor = try #require(descendants(content).compactMap { $0 as? NSButton }.first {
+        $0.title == "Actions" && $0.target is NotesController
+    })
+    let notes = try #require(anchor.target as? NotesController)
+    let popup = ApplicationActionsController()
+    popup.showLanguages([("en", "English"), ("ja", "Japanese")], selected: "en", source: true, relativeTo: anchor)
+    defer { popup.close(animated: false) }
+    let popupSearch = try #require(descendants(popup.view).compactMap { $0 as? NSSearchField }.first)
+    popupSearch.stringValue = "Eng"
+    popup.controlTextDidChange(Notification(name: NSControl.textDidChangeNotification, object: popupSearch))
+    let table = try #require(descendants(popup.view).compactMap { $0 as? NSTableView }.first)
+    let rows = table.numberOfRows
+    let selectedRows = table.selectedRowIndexes
+    let material = try #require(popup.view.subviews.compactMap { $0 as? NSVisualEffectView }.first)
+    #expect(appearanceName(editor.effectiveAppearance) == .darkAqua)
+    #expect(appearanceName(settingsWindow.effectiveAppearance) == .darkAqua)
+    #expect(appearanceName(material.effectiveAppearance) == .darkAqua)
+
+    // Deliberately oppose the light palette: app/system inheritance is not the contract.
+    NSApp.appearance = NSAppearance(named: .darkAqua)
+    for light in [true, false] {
+        try writePalette(light: light)
+        #expect(ThemePalette.reload(from: directory))
+        let expected: NSAppearance.Name = light ? .aqua : .darkAqua
+        for appearance in [window.effectiveAppearance, content.effectiveAppearance, editor.effectiveAppearance,
+                           settingsWindow.effectiveAppearance, settingsContent.effectiveAppearance,
+                           popup.view.effectiveAppearance, material.effectiveAppearance] {
+            #expect(appearanceName(appearance) == expected)
+        }
+        #expect(launcher.window === window)
+        #expect(window.frame == frame)
+        #expect(window.styleMask == style)
+        #expect(editor.string == text)
+        #expect(editor.selectedRange() == selection)
+        #expect(editor.undoManager?.groupingLevel == undoGrouping)
+        #expect(editor.undoManager?.canUndo == true)
+        #expect(editor.textStorage?.attribute(NoteAttributes.block, at: 0, effectiveRange: nil) as? String == "code")
+        #expect(editor.textStorage?.attribute(NoteAttributes.language, at: 0, effectiveRange: nil) as? String == "swift")
+        let keyword = try #require((editor.textStorage?.attribute(.foregroundColor, at: 0, effectiveRange: nil) as? NSColor)?.usingColorSpace(.sRGB))
+        let rgb: (CGFloat, CGFloat, CGFloat) = light ? (166, 38, 164) : (198, 120, 221)
+        #expect(abs(keyword.redComponent * 255 - rgb.0) < 1)
+        #expect(abs(keyword.greenComponent * 255 - rgb.1) < 1)
+        #expect(abs(keyword.blueComponent * 255 - rgb.2) < 1)
+        #expect(destination.indexOfSelectedItem == 2)
+        #expect(credential.stringValue == "unsaved-value")
+        #expect(popup.isShown)
+        #expect(popupSearch.stringValue == "Eng")
+        #expect(table.numberOfRows == rows)
+        #expect(table.selectedRowIndexes == selectedRows)
+        #expect(material.layer?.borderColor == ThemePalette.secondaryText.withAlphaComponent(0.22).cgColor)
+        #expect(material.layer?.borderColor?.alpha == 0.22)
+    }
+    popup.close(animated: false)
+    editor.undoManager?.undo()
+    #expect(editor.string == document.string)
+    try writePalette(light: true)
+    #expect(ThemePalette.reload(from: directory))
+    notes.goBack()
+    #expect(window.styleMask == [.borderless])
+    #expect(appearanceName(window.effectiveAppearance) == .aqua)
+    #expect(appearanceName(content.effectiveAppearance) == .aqua)
+    #expect(search.stringValue == "notes")
+}
diff --git a/Tests/ConjureKitTests/LiveColorSchemeTests.swift b/Tests/ConjureKitTests/LiveColorSchemeTests.swift
index 96fd21e..bd8750d 100644
--- a/Tests/ConjureKitTests/LiveColorSchemeTests.swift
+++ b/Tests/ConjureKitTests/LiveColorSchemeTests.swift
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ func livePaletteReloadsGeneratedColorsKeepsOverridesAndRetainsLastValidPalette()
     }
     defer { NotificationCenter.default.removeObserver(observer) }
     try Data("theme = 'tint'\ncolors.accent = '#ffffff'\n".utf8).write(to: config)
-    try Data(##"{"colors":{"background":"#123456","accent":"#ff0000","text":"#000000"}}"##.utf8)
+    try Data(##"{"variant":"dark","colors":{"background":"#123456","accent":"#ff0000","text":"#000000"}}"##.utf8)
         .write(to: theme)
     #expect(ThemePalette.reload(from: directory))
     let firstBackground = ThemePalette.background
diff --git a/Tests/ConjureKitTests/LiveThemeViewsTests.swift b/Tests/ConjureKitTests/LiveThemeViewsTests.swift
index e3e3add..22c5193 100644
--- a/Tests/ConjureKitTests/LiveThemeViewsTests.swift
+++ b/Tests/ConjureKitTests/LiveThemeViewsTests.swift
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ func livePaletteRepaintsNotesWithoutChangingContentSelectionOrUndo() throws {
     #expect(editor.textStorage?.attribute(.foregroundColor, at: inline.location + 1, effectiveRange: nil) as? NSColor == ThemePalette.accent)
     #expect(editor.textStorage?.attribute(.backgroundColor, at: inline.location + 1, effectiveRange: nil) as? NSColor == ThemePalette.selectionFill)
     #expect(editor.textStorage?.attribute(.backgroundColor, at: code.location + 1, effectiveRange: nil) as? NSColor == ThemePalette.selectionFill)
-    #expect(editor.textStorage?.attribute(.foregroundColor, at: code.location + 1, effectiveRange: nil) as? NSColor == codeColor)
+    #expect(editor.textStorage?.attribute(.foregroundColor, at: code.location + 1, effectiveRange: nil) as? NSColor != codeColor)
     #expect(editor.textStorage?.attribute(.font, at: 1, effectiveRange: nil) as? NSFont == boldFont)
     #expect(editor.textStorage?.attribute(NoteAttributes.inlineCode, at: inline.location + 1, effectiveRange: nil) as? Bool == true)
     #expect(editor.textStorage?.attribute(NoteAttributes.language, at: code.location + 1, effectiveRange: nil) as? String == "swift")