diff --git a/assets/css/main.css b/assets/css/main.css
index 54128d7..1bd3b23 100644
--- a/assets/css/main.css
+++ b/assets/css/main.css
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@
 
   /* ── Gradient text ─────────────────────────────────────────── */
   .text-gradient {
-    background: linear-gradient(90deg, var(--color-heat) 0%, var(--color-pulse) 50%, var(--color-frost) 100%);
+    background: linear-gradient(90deg, var(--color-heat) 0%, var(--color-pulse) 100%);
     -webkit-background-clip: text;
     background-clip: text;
     -webkit-text-fill-color: transparent;
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@
   .badge-ice   { background: var(--color-frost); color: var(--color-void); }
 
   .badge-gradient {
-    background: linear-gradient(90deg, var(--color-heat), var(--color-pulse), var(--color-frost));
+    background: var(--color-heat);
     color: #fff;
   }
 
diff --git a/layouts/partials/nav.html b/layouts/partials/nav.html
index 720174e..57bd1c2 100644
--- a/layouts/partials/nav.html
+++ b/layouts/partials/nav.html
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@
               style="background: linear-gradient(90deg, rgba(255,26,140,0.07), transparent);"></span>
             <!-- Link text -->
             <span class="relative transition-colors duration-200 text-paper group-hover:text-heat uppercase"
-              :class="($store.nav.path === '{{ $href }}' || ('{{ $href }}' !== '/' && $store.nav.path.startsWith('{{ $href }}'))) ? 'text-gradient-alt' : ''"
+              :class="($store.nav.path === '{{ $href }}' || ('{{ $href }}' !== '/' && $store.nav.path.startsWith('{{ $href }}'))) ? 'text-gradient' : ''"
             >{{ .Name }}</span>
             <!-- Index number -->
             <span class="absolute right-0 top-1/2 -translate-y-1/2 label text-smoke group-hover:text-heat transition-colors duration-200"