diff --git a/app/static/style.css b/app/static/style.css
index 5bf82eb..2660fea 100644
--- a/app/static/style.css
+++ b/app/static/style.css
@@ -3,3 +3,46 @@ body {
   font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "SF Pro Text",
     "Segoe UI", sans-serif;
 }
+
+/* Light-mode overrides for commonly used slate backgrounds/texts */
+html:not(.dark) body {
+  background-color: #f8fafc;
+  color: #0f172a;
+}
+html:not(.dark) .bg-slate-950,
+html:not(.dark) .bg-slate-900,
+html:not(.dark) .bg-slate-900\\/80,
+html:not(.dark) .bg-slate-900\\/70,
+html:not(.dark) .bg-slate-900\\/60,
+html:not(.dark) .bg-slate-900\\/40,
+html:not(.dark) .bg-slate-800 {
+  background-color: #ffffff !important;
+}
+html:not(.dark) .border-slate-800,
+html:not(.dark) .border-slate-800\\/80,
+html:not(.dark) .border-slate-700 {
+  border-color: #e2e8f0 !important;
+}
+html:not(.dark) .text-slate-100,
+html:not(.dark) .text-slate-200,
+html:not(.dark) .text-slate-300 {
+  color: #0f172a !important;
+}
+html:not(.dark) .text-slate-400 {
+  color: #334155 !important;
+}
+html:not(.dark) .text-slate-500 {
+  color: #475569 !important;
+}
+html:not(.dark) .bg-slate-800 {
+  background-color: #f1f5f9 !important;
+}
+html:not(.dark) .bg-slate-900\\/60 {
+  background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.85) !important;
+}
+html:not(.dark) .bg-slate-900\\/70 {
+  background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.9) !important;
+}
+html:not(.dark) .bg-slate-900\\/80 {
+  background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.95) !important;
+}