diff --git a/fusion_plating/fusion_plating_configurator/__manifest__.py b/fusion_plating/fusion_plating_configurator/__manifest__.py
index 5b09f35a..06a7561d 100644
--- a/fusion_plating/fusion_plating_configurator/__manifest__.py
+++ b/fusion_plating/fusion_plating_configurator/__manifest__.py
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 
 {
     'name': 'Fusion Plating — Configurator',
-    'version': '19.0.23.4.0',
+    'version': '19.0.23.5.0',
     'category': 'Manufacturing/Plating',
     'summary': 'Quotation configurator with part catalog, coating configs, and formula-based pricing engine.',
     'description': """
diff --git a/fusion_plating/fusion_plating_configurator/static/src/scss/_express_tokens.scss b/fusion_plating/fusion_plating_configurator/static/src/scss/_express_tokens.scss
index fc450dd5..f5787cc9 100644
--- a/fusion_plating/fusion_plating_configurator/static/src/scss/_express_tokens.scss
+++ b/fusion_plating/fusion_plating_configurator/static/src/scss/_express_tokens.scss
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ $_xpr-border-table-hex:  #e5e7eb;
 $_xpr-accent-hex:        #714b67;
 $_xpr-accent-hover-hex:  #875a7b;
 $_xpr-accent-bg-hex:     #faf5f8;
+$_xpr-accent-tint-hex:   #f1e6ee;   // a touch deeper than accent-bg, for visible washes
 $_xpr-bake-bg-hex:       #fff7ed;
 $_xpr-bake-text-hex:     #9a3412;
 $_xpr-bake-border-hex:   #fdba74;
@@ -53,6 +54,7 @@ $_xpr-bad-hex:           #dc2626;
     $_xpr-accent-hex:        #b88fb5 !global;
     $_xpr-accent-hover-hex:  #a07a9d !global;
     $_xpr-accent-bg-hex:     #2d2330 !global;
+    $_xpr-accent-tint-hex:   #322636 !global;
     $_xpr-bake-bg-hex:       #3d2818 !global;
     $_xpr-bake-text-hex:     #fed7aa !global;
     $_xpr-bake-border-hex:   #c2410c !global;
@@ -82,3 +84,11 @@ $xpr-bake-text:     var(--xpr-bake-text,       #{$_xpr-bake-text-hex});
 $xpr-bake-border:   var(--xpr-bake-border,     #{$_xpr-bake-border-hex});
 $xpr-good:          var(--xpr-good,            #{$_xpr-good-hex});
 $xpr-bad:           var(--xpr-bad,             #{$_xpr-bad-hex});
+$xpr-accent-tint:   var(--xpr-accent-tint,     #{$_xpr-accent-tint-hex});
+
+// ---- Subtle decorative gradients (composed from the tokens above,
+//      so they branch light/dark automatically) ----
+$xpr-grad-surface: linear-gradient(135deg, #{$xpr-accent-tint}, #{$xpr-card});       // faint plum wash → card
+$xpr-grad-head:    linear-gradient(180deg, #{$xpr-table-head}, #{$xpr-card-soft});   // header depth
+$xpr-grad-accent:  linear-gradient(135deg, #{$xpr-accent}, #{$xpr-accent-hover});    // filled accent pill
+$xpr-grad-grand:   linear-gradient(160deg, #{$xpr-card}, #{$xpr-accent-tint});       // total-bar weight
diff --git a/fusion_plating/fusion_plating_configurator/static/src/scss/express_order.scss b/fusion_plating/fusion_plating_configurator/static/src/scss/express_order.scss
index 9f75c945..8e43cf2d 100644
--- a/fusion_plating/fusion_plating_configurator/static/src/scss/express_order.scss
+++ b/fusion_plating/fusion_plating_configurator/static/src/scss/express_order.scss
@@ -7,13 +7,14 @@
     // Title pill
     // ============================================================
     .o_fp_xpr_pill {
-        background: $xpr-accent-bg;
-        color: $xpr-accent;
+        background: $xpr-grad-accent;
+        color: #fff;
         padding: 2px 10px;
         border-radius: 3px;
         font-size: 10px;
         font-weight: 700;
         letter-spacing: 0.5px;
+        box-shadow: 0 1px 2px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.15);
     }
 
     // ============================================================
@@ -215,7 +216,7 @@
     // PO BLOCK — consolidated card-within-card
     // ============================================================
     .o_fp_xpr_po_block {
-        background: $xpr-accent-bg;
+        background: $xpr-grad-surface;
         border: 1px solid lighten(#d8b4d4, 5%);
         border-left: 4px solid $xpr-accent;
         border-radius: 4px;
@@ -312,7 +313,8 @@
         letter-spacing: 0.5px;
         margin: 16px 0 8px;
         padding-bottom: 4px;
-        border-bottom: 1px solid $xpr-border;
+        border-bottom: 2px solid $xpr-border;
+        border-image: linear-gradient(90deg, $xpr-accent, $xpr-border) 1;
     }
 
     // ============================================================
@@ -335,7 +337,7 @@
         td[name="action_btns_anchor"] { padding: 2px !important; text-align: center; }
     }
     .o_fp_xpr_lines .o_list_view thead th {
-        background: $xpr-table-head;
+        background: $xpr-grad-head;
         color: $xpr-text-muted;
         font-size: 11px;
         text-transform: uppercase;
@@ -519,14 +521,14 @@
     .o_fp_xpr_totals {
         // Caption bar so the block reads as a titled table
         .o_fp_xpr_totals_head {
-            background: $xpr-table-head;
-            border-bottom: 1px solid $xpr-border-strong;
+            background: $xpr-grad-surface;
+            border-bottom: 1px solid $xpr-accent;
             padding: 8px 14px;
             font-size: 11px;
             font-weight: 700;
             text-transform: uppercase;
             letter-spacing: 0.4px;
-            color: $xpr-text-muted;
+            color: $xpr-accent;
         }
 
         .o_fp_xpr_total_row {
@@ -573,8 +575,8 @@
         // Footer row — emphasised + tinted, closes the table
         .o_fp_xpr_total_row.o_fp_xpr_grand {
             border-bottom: 0;
-            border-top: 2px solid $xpr-border-strong;
-            background: $xpr-accent-bg;
+            border-top: 2px solid $xpr-accent;
+            background: $xpr-grad-grand;
             font-size: 18px;
             font-weight: 700;
 
@@ -591,8 +593,8 @@
         }
     }
     .o_fp_xpr_currency_pill {
-        background: $xpr-accent-bg !important;
-        color: $xpr-accent !important;
+        background: $xpr-grad-accent !important;
+        color: #fff !important;
         padding: 2px 10px;
         border-radius: 3px;
         font-size: 11px;
@@ -608,14 +610,15 @@
         flex-wrap: wrap;
         gap: 24px;
         padding: 8px 16px;
-        background: $xpr-section-bg;
+        background: $xpr-grad-surface;
         border: 1px solid $xpr-border;
+        border-left: 3px solid $xpr-accent;
         border-radius: 4px;
         margin-bottom: 8px;
         font-size: 12px;
         color: $xpr-text-muted;
 
-        strong { color: $xpr-text; }
+        strong { color: $xpr-accent; }
     }
 
     // ============================================================