diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index ff64126..0cb8c9b 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -84,8 +84,19 @@ toggling Light/Dark by hand — nothing in the chain knows why it changed.
 > [!NOTE]
 > A running nvim will not follow a live change: the docs are explicit that the
 > TUI sets `background` *on startup* if it can detect it. New instances are
-> fine; existing ones need `:set background=light` or a restart. delta is
-> per-invocation so should be fine, but that is untested here.
+> fine — verified, a fresh nvim in light mode reports `background=light` — but
+> existing ones need `:set background=light` or a restart.
+
+Verified in light mode: the status bar switches in the same second the hook
+fires, a fresh nvim detects `light`, and delta resolves its light default
+(`syntax-theme = GitHub`, against `Monokai Extended` on dark).
+
+> [!TIP]
+> When adding these hooks to an *already running* tmux server, detach and
+> reattach. tmux enables the terminal’s theme-reporting mode when a client
+> attaches, so a client that predates the hooks never gets asked to report
+> changes — `#{client_theme}` still reads correctly, because that is answered by
+> a direct query, but no hook fires until the client reattaches.
 
 > [!NOTE]
 > This previously used [`dark-mode-notify`](https://github.com/bouk/dark-mode-notify)
diff --git a/claude/statusline.isaacaudet.sh b/claude/statusline.isaacaudet.sh
index f2c3b2a..5981116 100755
--- a/claude/statusline.isaacaudet.sh
+++ b/claude/statusline.isaacaudet.sh
@@ -37,15 +37,22 @@ input=$(cat)
 mkdir -p /tmp/claude
 
 # ===== Colors =====
-blue='\033[38;2;97;175;239m'
-orange='\033[38;2;255;176;85m'
-amber='\033[38;2;229;192;123m'
-green='\033[38;2;80;200;120m'
-cyan='\033[38;2;86;182;194m'
-red='\033[38;2;235;87;87m'
-yellow='\033[38;2;230;200;0m'
-white='\033[38;2;220;220;220m'
-magenta='\033[38;2;198;120;221m'
+# Palette indices rather than RGB, so these resolve through the terminal's own
+# palette and follow the ghostty tangere-light/tangere-dark swap for free. No
+# appearance detection, so no cost per statusline render.
+#
+# The previous values were One Dark RGB: fine on dark (4.3-10.8:1) but 1.35-3.4:1
+# on a light background, with 'white' effectively invisible. These clear WCAG AA
+# in both modes (5.8-14.3:1 on dark, 6.3-20.6:1 on light).
+blue='\033[38;5;4m'
+orange='\033[38;5;3m'
+amber='\033[38;5;11m'
+green='\033[38;5;2m'
+cyan='\033[38;5;14m'
+red='\033[38;5;1m'
+yellow='\033[38;5;3m'
+white='\033[39m'
+magenta='\033[38;5;5m'
 dim='\033[2m'
 reset='\033[0m'