diff --git a/apps/macos/Sources/Clawdis/VoicePushToTalk.swift b/apps/macos/Sources/Clawdis/VoicePushToTalk.swift
index a044df889..b216f3fe9 100644
--- a/apps/macos/Sources/Clawdis/VoicePushToTalk.swift
+++ b/apps/macos/Sources/Clawdis/VoicePushToTalk.swift
@@ -244,7 +244,7 @@ actor VoicePushToTalk {
             .font: NSFont.systemFont(ofSize: 13, weight: .regular),
         ]
         full.append(NSAttributedString(string: committed, attributes: committedAttr))
-        let volatileColor: NSColor = isFinal ? .labelColor : NSColor.labelColor.withAlphaComponent(0.55)
+        let volatileColor: NSColor = isFinal ? .labelColor : NSColor.tertiaryLabelColor
         let volatileAttr: [NSAttributedString.Key: Any] = [
             .foregroundColor: volatileColor,
             .font: NSFont.systemFont(ofSize: 13, weight: .regular),
diff --git a/apps/macos/Sources/Clawdis/VoiceWakeRuntime.swift b/apps/macos/Sources/Clawdis/VoiceWakeRuntime.swift
index 6c21922c4..864806f9c 100644
--- a/apps/macos/Sources/Clawdis/VoiceWakeRuntime.swift
+++ b/apps/macos/Sources/Clawdis/VoiceWakeRuntime.swift
@@ -345,7 +345,7 @@ actor VoiceWakeRuntime {
             .font: NSFont.systemFont(ofSize: 13, weight: .regular),
         ]
         full.append(NSAttributedString(string: committed, attributes: committedAttr))
-        let volatileColor: NSColor = isFinal ? .labelColor : NSColor.labelColor.withAlphaComponent(0.55)
+        let volatileColor: NSColor = isFinal ? .labelColor : NSColor.tertiaryLabelColor
         let volatileAttr: [NSAttributedString.Key: Any] = [
             .foregroundColor: volatileColor,
             .font: NSFont.systemFont(ofSize: 13, weight: .regular),