diff --git a/src/renderer/src/shared/SearchDialog.tsx b/src/renderer/src/shared/SearchDialog.tsx
index 045239bf..3b5a2e96 100644
--- a/src/renderer/src/shared/SearchDialog.tsx
+++ b/src/renderer/src/shared/SearchDialog.tsx
@@ -118,15 +118,15 @@ export function SearchDialog({
 
   return (
     <Modal label={t("Search")} onEscape={onClose} onBackdrop={onClose} backdropStyle={overlayStyle}>
-      <form onSubmit={submit} style={panelStyle}>
-        <div className="row" style={{ padding: "10px 12px", borderBottom: "1px solid var(--border-soft)" }}>
+      <form onSubmit={submit} className="modal search-panel">
+        <div className="row search-query">
           <Icon name="search" color="var(--text-3)" />
           <input
             autoFocus
             aria-label={t("Search query")}
             value={query}
             onChange={(event) => setQuery(event.target.value)}
-            style={inputStyle}
+            className="search-query-input"
           />
           <select
             aria-label={t("Search filter")}
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ export function SearchDialog({
           </select>
           <Button size="small" onClick={onClose}>{t("Close")}</Button>
         </div>
-        <div style={{ maxHeight: 420, overflow: "auto", padding: 8 }} aria-busy={searching}>
+        <div className="search-results" aria-busy={searching}>
           {searching && <div role="status" style={{ padding: 8, fontSize: 13, color: "var(--text-3)" }}>{t("Searching…")}</div>}
           {current?.error && <div className="form-error" role="alert">{t("Search failed: {reason}", { reason: current.error })}</div>}
           {visibleResults.map((result) => (
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ export function SearchDialog({
               key={`${result.entityType}:${result.entityId}`}
               type="button"
               onClick={() => openResult(result)}
-              style={rowStyle}
+              className="search-row"
             >
               <Pill>{LABELS[result.entityType]}</Pill>
               <div style={{ flex: 1, minWidth: 0 }}>
@@ -210,33 +210,3 @@ const overlayStyle = {
   placeItems: "start center",
   paddingTop: "12vh",
 } satisfies CSSProperties;
-
-const panelStyle = {
-  width: "min(680px, calc(100vw - 32px))",
-  border: "1px solid var(--border)",
-  borderRadius: 12,
-  background: "var(--panel)",
-  boxShadow: "var(--shadow-md)",
-  overflow: "hidden",
-} satisfies CSSProperties;
-
-const inputStyle = {
-  flex: 1,
-  minWidth: 0,
-  border: 0,
-  outline: "none",
-  background: "transparent",
-  fontSize: 14,
-} satisfies CSSProperties;
-
-const rowStyle = {
-  width: "100%",
-  border: 0,
-  borderRadius: 8,
-  background: "transparent",
-  display: "flex",
-  alignItems: "center",
-  gap: 10,
-  padding: "9px 10px",
-  textAlign: "left",
-} satisfies CSSProperties;
diff --git a/src/renderer/src/styles.css b/src/renderer/src/styles.css
index 7b96d6f3..36b99c8c 100644
--- a/src/renderer/src/styles.css
+++ b/src/renderer/src/styles.css
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ a { color: inherit; }
   display: flex;
   flex-direction: column;
   padding: var(--sp-4) var(--sp-3);
-  border-right: 1px solid var(--border-soft);
+  border-right: 2px solid var(--border-strong);
   background: var(--bg);
 }
 /* Clear the native macOS traffic lights that overlap the sidebar top. */
@@ -177,10 +177,10 @@ a { color: inherit; }
   border-radius: 0;
   display: grid;
   place-items: center;
-  color: #fff;
-  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #1a1a1d 0%, #3a3a40 100%);
+  color: var(--btn-primary-fg);
+  background: var(--btn-primary-bg);
+  box-shadow: 2px 2px 0 0 var(--border-strong);
   font-size: var(--fs-body);
-  font-weight: 600;
   letter-spacing: 0;
 }
 .brand-name {
@@ -197,22 +197,27 @@ a { color: inherit; }
   align-items: center;
   gap: var(--sp-2);
   padding: var(--sp-2) var(--sp-3);
-  border-radius: var(--r-sm);
-  background: var(--panel-2);
+  border-radius: 0;
+  background: var(--panel);
   color: var(--text-3);
   margin-bottom: var(--sp-4);
   font-size: var(--fs-body);
   cursor: text;
-  border: 0;
+  border: 2px solid var(--border-strong);
+  box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 0 var(--border-soft);
   width: 100%;
   transition: background var(--motion-fast) var(--ease-out), color var(--motion-fast) var(--ease-out);
 }
-.search-bar:hover { background: var(--panel-3); color: var(--text-2); }
+.search-bar:hover { background: var(--hover); color: var(--text-2); }
+/* Shortcut as a key cap: a deeper bottom edge reads as a raised key. */
 .search-kbd {
   margin-left: auto;
+  padding: 0 4px;
   font-size: var(--fs-caption);
-  color: var(--text-3);
-  font-family: var(--font-mono);
+  color: var(--text-2);
+  background: var(--panel-2);
+  border: 2px solid var(--border);
+  border-bottom-width: 4px;
 }
 .nav { display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 2px; }
 .nav-label {
@@ -239,17 +244,19 @@ a { color: inherit; }
   transition: background var(--motion-fast) var(--ease-out), color var(--motion-fast) var(--ease-out), transform var(--motion-fast) var(--ease-out);
 }
 .nav-item:hover { background: var(--hover); color: var(--text-1); }
-.nav-item:active { transform: scale(0.985); }
-.nav-item.active { background: var(--panel-3); color: var(--text-1); font-weight: 560; }
-.nav-item.active svg { color: var(--text-1); }
+.nav-item.active { background: var(--btn-primary-bg); color: var(--btn-primary-fg); box-shadow: 2px 2px 0 0 var(--border-strong); }
+.nav-item.active svg { color: var(--btn-primary-fg); }
 .nav-item svg { color: var(--text-3); transition: color var(--motion-fast) var(--ease-out); }
 .nav-item .icon-box { color: var(--text-3); }
-.nav-item.active .icon-box { color: var(--text-1); }
+.nav-item.active .icon-box { color: var(--btn-primary-fg); }
 .nav-item span:not(.nav-badge):not(.icon-box) { flex: 1; overflow: hidden; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap; }
 .nav-badge {
   margin-left: auto;
+  padding: 0 4px;
   font-size: var(--fs-caption);
-  color: var(--text-3);
+  color: var(--accent);
+  background: var(--accent-soft);
+  clip-path: polygon(2px 0, calc(100% - 2px) 0, 100% 2px, 100% calc(100% - 2px), calc(100% - 2px) 100%, 2px 100%, 0 calc(100% - 2px), 0 2px);
   font-variant-numeric: tabular-nums;
 }
 
@@ -434,7 +441,7 @@ a { color: inherit; }
 .sidebar-foot {
   padding: var(--sp-3) var(--sp-2) var(--sp-1);
   margin-top: var(--sp-2);
-  border-top: 1px solid var(--border-soft);
+  border-top: 2px solid var(--border-soft);
   display: flex;
   align-items: center;
   gap: var(--sp-2);
@@ -462,7 +469,7 @@ a { color: inherit; }
   align-items: center;
   gap: var(--sp-3);
   padding: 0 var(--sp-5);
-  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--border-soft);
+  border-bottom: 2px solid var(--border-strong);
   -webkit-app-region: drag;
 }
 .topbar button,
diff --git a/src/renderer/src/styles/pixel.css b/src/renderer/src/styles/pixel.css
index 7c48ef06..c244efc2 100644
--- a/src/renderer/src/styles/pixel.css
+++ b/src/renderer/src/styles/pixel.css
@@ -38,8 +38,8 @@
 }
 
 /* Menu arrow: the chosen or pointed-at nav row shows a blinking right-pointing pixel arrow. */
-.nav > .nav-item { position: relative; padding-left: 18px; }
-.nav > .nav-item::before {
+.nav > .nav-item, .search-results > .search-row { position: relative; padding-left: 18px; }
+:is(.nav > .nav-item, .search-results > .search-row)::before {
   content: "";
   position: absolute;
   left: 4px;
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@
   clip-path: polygon(0 0, 34% 0, 34% 20%, 67% 20%, 67% 40%, 100% 40%, 100% 60%, 67% 60%, 67% 80%, 34% 80%, 34% 100%, 0 100%);
   visibility: hidden;
 }
-.nav > .nav-item:is(:hover, :focus-visible, [aria-current], .active)::before {
+:is(.nav > .nav-item, .search-results > .search-row):is(:hover, :focus-visible, [aria-current], .active)::before {
   visibility: visible;
   animation: px-blink 0.8s steps(1, end) infinite;
 }
@@ -85,3 +85,11 @@
 .inventory { display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fill, minmax(220px, 1fr)); gap: 8px; padding: 8px; background: var(--panel-3); box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 0 var(--border-soft); }
 .inventory-slot { display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 10px; min-width: 0; padding: 12px; background: var(--panel); border: 2px solid var(--border-strong); box-shadow: inset -2px -2px 0 0 var(--border-soft), inset 2px 2px 0 0 #ffffff40; }
 .inventory-slot:hover { background: var(--hover); }
+
+/* Global search: the framed panel, a sunken query line, and menu rows. */
+.search-panel { width: min(680px, calc(100vw - 32px)); max-height: none; padding: 0; overflow: hidden; }
+.search-query { padding: 10px 12px; border-bottom: 2px solid var(--border-strong); }
+.search-query-input { flex: 1; min-width: 0; border: 0; outline: none; background: transparent; font: inherit; color: var(--text-1); }
+.search-results { max-height: 420px; overflow: auto; padding: 8px; }
+.search-row { width: 100%; border: 0; background: transparent; display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 10px; padding-top: 8px; padding-bottom: 8px; padding-right: 10px; text-align: left; color: var(--text-1); }
+.search-row:hover, .search-row:focus-visible { background: var(--hover); outline: none; }
diff --git a/tests/e2e/pixel-style.spec.ts b/tests/e2e/pixel-style.spec.ts
index 97fde6b0..7a91cc7a 100644
--- a/tests/e2e/pixel-style.spec.ts
+++ b/tests/e2e/pixel-style.spec.ts
@@ -73,6 +73,27 @@ test("text uses the bundled pixel font, and the palette follows the day part, se
     const views = page.getByRole("radiogroup", { name: "View" });
     expect(await views.locator("[aria-checked=true]").evaluate((tab) => getComputedStyle(tab).borderBottomColor === getComputedStyle(tab).backgroundColor)).toBe(true);
 
+    // Shell: the chosen page is an inverse block, rules are 2px, and search opens in the framed panel whose rows take the menu arrow.
+    await expect.poll(() => page.evaluate(() => {
+      const active = getComputedStyle(document.querySelector(".nav > .nav-item.active")!);
+      const accent = getComputedStyle(document.documentElement).getPropertyValue("--btn-primary-bg").trim();
+      const probe = document.createElement("div");
+      probe.style.color = accent;
+      document.body.append(probe);
+      const accentRgb = getComputedStyle(probe).color;
+      probe.remove();
+      return [active.backgroundColor === accentRgb, getComputedStyle(document.querySelector(".topbar")!).borderBottomWidth, getComputedStyle(document.querySelector(".sidebar")!).borderRightWidth];
+    })).toEqual([true, "2px", "2px"]);
+    await page.getByRole("button", { name: "Search", exact: true }).click();
+    const search = page.getByRole("dialog", { name: "Search" });
+    expect(await search.locator("form").evaluate((panel) => getComputedStyle(panel).borderImageSource.startsWith('url("data:image/svg+xml'))).toBe(true);
+    await search.getByLabel("Search query").fill("CEO");
+    const row = search.locator(".search-row").first();
+    await row.hover();
+    expect(await row.evaluate((node) => getComputedStyle(node, "::before").animationName)).toBe("px-blink");
+    await page.keyboard.press("Escape");
+    await expect(search).toHaveCount(0);
+
     await page.getByRole("button", { name: "Settings" }).click();
     expect(await page.getByRole("combobox", { name: "Theme" }).evaluate((field) => [getComputedStyle(field).borderTopWidth, getComputedStyle(field).borderRadius])).toEqual(["2px", "0px"]);
     await page.getByRole("combobox", { name: "Theme" }).selectOption("dark");