diff --git a/frontend/src/app/components/theme/AccentColorPad.tsx b/frontend/src/app/components/theme/AccentColorPad.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..43750d46
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/src/app/components/theme/AccentColorPad.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,96 @@
+import React, { useCallback, useRef } from 'react';
+import { hexToHsl, hslToHex } from '@/shared/styles/claudeTokens';
+import type { ClaudeTokens } from '@/shared/styles/claudeTokens';
+
+export const ACCENT_PRESETS = ['#ae5630', '#b0453c', '#8e5cb8', '#3a6fc4', '#2e8f6f', '#b08b2e', '#c2588f', '#5c6470'];
+
+// One control, two homes: the onboarding theme beat drives the live theme through it, and Settings > Interface edits the saved draft. Hue on x, lightness on y; the pad reports a hex and never knows who is listening.
+const AccentColorPad: React.FC<{
+  c: ClaudeTokens;
+  accent: string | null;
+  onPick: (hex: string | null) => void;
+  height?: number;
+}> = ({ c, accent, onPick, height = 240 }) => {
+  const padRef = useRef<HTMLDivElement | null>(null);
+  const draggingRef = useRef(false);
+  const lastApplyRef = useRef(0);
+
+  const applyFromEvent = useCallback((clientX: number, clientY: number) => {
+    const pad = padRef.current;
+    if (!pad) return;
+    // ~30ms throttle: a live listener re-derives tokens and re-renders the tree per apply, and pointermove fires far faster than paint needs.
+    const now = performance.now();
+    if (now - lastApplyRef.current < 30) return;
+    lastApplyRef.current = now;
+    const rect = pad.getBoundingClientRect();
+    const fx = Math.min(1, Math.max(0, (clientX - rect.left) / rect.width));
+    const fy = Math.min(1, Math.max(0, (clientY - rect.top) / rect.height));
+    onPick(hslToHex({ h: fx, s: 0.72, l: 0.62 - fy * 0.34 }));
+  }, [onPick]);
+
+  const onPointerDown = useCallback((e: React.PointerEvent<HTMLDivElement>) => {
+    draggingRef.current = true;
+    (e.target as HTMLElement).setPointerCapture?.(e.pointerId);
+    lastApplyRef.current = 0;
+    applyFromEvent(e.clientX, e.clientY);
+  }, [applyFromEvent]);
+
+  const onPointerMove = useCallback((e: React.PointerEvent<HTMLDivElement>) => {
+    if (draggingRef.current) applyFromEvent(e.clientX, e.clientY);
+  }, [applyFromEvent]);
+
+  const onPointerUp = useCallback(() => { draggingRef.current = false; }, []);
+
+  const dot = accent ? hexToHsl(accent) : null;
+
+  return (
+    <div style={{ display: 'flex', flexDirection: 'column', gap: 12, width: '100%' }}>
+      <div
+        ref={padRef}
+        onPointerDown={onPointerDown}
+        onPointerMove={onPointerMove}
+        onPointerUp={onPointerUp}
+        style={{
+          position: 'relative', height, borderRadius: c.radius.lg, cursor: 'crosshair',
+          border: `1px solid ${c.border.medium}`, touchAction: 'none',
+          background: 'linear-gradient(to bottom, rgba(255,255,255,0.55), rgba(0,0,0,0.45)), linear-gradient(to right, hsl(0,72%,55%), hsl(60,72%,55%), hsl(120,72%,55%), hsl(180,72%,55%), hsl(240,72%,55%), hsl(300,72%,55%), hsl(360,72%,55%))',
+        }}
+      >
+        {dot && (
+          <span style={{
+            position: 'absolute',
+            left: `${dot.h * 100}%`,
+            top: `${Math.min(100, Math.max(0, ((0.62 - dot.l) / 0.34) * 100))}%`,
+            transform: 'translate(-50%, -50%)',
+            width: 26, height: 26, borderRadius: 999, background: accent ?? 'transparent',
+            border: '3px solid #fff', boxShadow: '0 2px 8px rgba(0,0,0,0.35)', pointerEvents: 'none',
+          }} />
+        )}
+      </div>
+      <div style={{ display: 'flex', alignItems: 'center', gap: 9, flexWrap: 'wrap' }}>
+        {ACCENT_PRESETS.map((hex) => (
+          <button
+            key={hex}
+            onClick={() => onPick(hex)}
+            style={{
+              width: 26, height: 26, borderRadius: 999, background: hex, cursor: 'pointer',
+              border: accent === hex ? '2.5px solid #fff' : '2.5px solid transparent',
+              boxShadow: accent === hex ? `0 0 0 2px ${hex}` : 'none', padding: 0,
+            }}
+          />
+        ))}
+        <button
+          onClick={() => onPick(null)}
+          style={{
+            marginLeft: 'auto', border: 'none', background: 'transparent', padding: 0,
+            color: '#8a8a86', fontSize: '0.8rem', cursor: 'pointer', fontFamily: 'inherit', textDecoration: 'underline',
+          }}
+        >
+          Reset
+        </button>
+      </div>
+    </div>
+  );
+};
+
+export default AccentColorPad;
diff --git a/frontend/src/app/pages/Settings/Settings.tsx b/frontend/src/app/pages/Settings/Settings.tsx
index f1eacc28..42c1e5a4 100644
--- a/frontend/src/app/pages/Settings/Settings.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/app/pages/Settings/Settings.tsx
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ import { updateSettingsPatch, closeSettingsModal, AppSettings } from '@/shared/s
 import { onboardingBus } from '@/app/components/Onboarding/eventBus';
 import { fetchModels } from '@/shared/state/modelsSlice';
 import { fetchModes } from '@/shared/state/modesSlice';
-import { useThemeMode, useClaudeTokens } from '@/shared/styles/ThemeContext';
+import { useThemeMode, useThemeAccent, useClaudeTokens } from '@/shared/styles/ThemeContext';
 import DirectoryBrowser from '@/app/components/editor/DirectoryBrowser';
 import { CommandsContent } from '@/app/pages/Commands/Commands';
 import GeneralTab from './sections/general/GeneralTab';
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ const Settings: React.FC = () => {
   const loaded = useAppSelector((s) => s.settings.loaded);
   const modes = useAppSelector((s) => s.modes.items);
   const { setMode: setThemeMode } = useThemeMode();
+  const { setAccent } = useThemeAccent();
 
   const modesList = useMemo(() => Object.values(modes), [modes]);
 
@@ -168,6 +169,12 @@ const Settings: React.FC = () => {
     // eslint-disable-next-line react-hooks/exhaustive-deps
   }, [form.theme]);
 
+  // Accent applies live too, same contract as theme: instant paint, debounced persist.
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (open && loaded) setAccent(form.accent_color ?? null);
+    // eslint-disable-next-line react-hooks/exhaustive-deps
+  }, [form.accent_color]);
+
   useEffect(() => {
     if (!open || !loaded) return;
     if (!buildSubmit()) return;
diff --git a/frontend/src/app/pages/Settings/sections/general/GeneralInterface.tsx b/frontend/src/app/pages/Settings/sections/general/GeneralInterface.tsx
index bf06cae0..fe3582ad 100644
--- a/frontend/src/app/pages/Settings/sections/general/GeneralInterface.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/app/pages/Settings/sections/general/GeneralInterface.tsx
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import KeyboardIcon from '@mui/icons-material/Keyboard';
 import LanguageIcon from '@mui/icons-material/Language';
 import { AppSettings } from '@/shared/state/settingsSlice';
 import { useClaudeTokens } from '@/shared/styles/ThemeContext';
+import AccentColorPad from '@/app/components/theme/AccentColorPad';
 import type { SettingsStyles } from '../settingsStyles';
 import { settingSelectAttrs } from '../settingSelect';
 
@@ -65,6 +66,19 @@ const GeneralInterface: React.FC<{
         </ToggleButtonGroup>
       </Box>
 
+      <Box sx={rowSx} {...settingSelectAttrs('accent_color', 'Accent color', 'Interface', 'The accent color used across the app.')}>
+        <Typography sx={labelSx}>Accent color</Typography>
+        <Typography sx={{ ...descSx, mb: 1.5 }}>
+          Pick any color; buttons, highlights, and glows follow it. Reset returns the stock accent.
+        </Typography>
+        <AccentColorPad
+          c={c}
+          accent={form.accent_color ?? null}
+          onPick={(hex) => setForm({ ...form, accent_color: hex })}
+          height={120}
+        />
+      </Box>
+
       <Box sx={rowSx} {...settingSelectAttrs('zoom_sensitivity', 'Zoom sensitivity', 'Interface', 'Scroll-to-zoom responsiveness.')}>
         <Typography sx={labelSx}>Zoom sensitivity</Typography>
         <Typography sx={{ ...descSx, mb: 1 }}>