diff --git a/media_server/static/css/styles.css b/media_server/static/css/styles.css
index 86148f0..aeaf8f9 100644
--- a/media_server/static/css/styles.css
+++ b/media_server/static/css/styles.css
@@ -4223,16 +4223,20 @@ header .brand-sub {
 .header-toolbar {
     grid-column: 3;
     justify-self: end;
+    /* Strip the legacy dark capsule */
+    background: transparent !important;
+    border: 0 !important;
+    border-radius: 0 !important;
+    padding: 0 !important;
+    gap: 6px;
+    display: flex;
+    align-items: center;
 }
 
 @media (max-width: 720px) {
     .header-toolbar { grid-column: 1; }
 }
 
-.header-toolbar {
-    gap: 4px;
-}
-
 .header-btn,
 .header-btn-logout,
 .header-link {
@@ -6552,6 +6556,29 @@ footer .separator { color: var(--ink-ghost); margin: 0 8px; }
     display: block;
     border-radius: 50%;
     z-index: 2;
+    /* Vinyl-consistent tint: warm sepia + slight sharpen + subtle contrast.
+       Saturate pushed down so vibrant covers don't fight the copper palette. */
+    filter:
+        sepia(0.35)
+        saturate(0.85)
+        contrast(1.08)
+        brightness(0.95)
+        hue-rotate(-6deg);
+    transition: filter 320ms var(--ease);
+}
+.now-playing:hover .vinyl-label #album-art {
+    /* On hover, ease back toward natural color so users can see the real art */
+    filter:
+        sepia(0.18)
+        saturate(0.95)
+        contrast(1.05)
+        brightness(1)
+        hue-rotate(-3deg);
+}
+
+/* Match the glow tint to the album art treatment */
+.now-playing .vinyl-label #album-art-glow {
+    filter: blur(22px) saturate(1.2) sepia(0.35) hue-rotate(-6deg);
 }
 
 /* Tonearm */