diff --git a/assets/css/dbn-tools-redesign.css b/assets/css/dbn-tools-redesign.css
index a5ccf95..051a83d 100644
--- a/assets/css/dbn-tools-redesign.css
+++ b/assets/css/dbn-tools-redesign.css
@@ -272,6 +272,13 @@ select:focus-visible {
   box-shadow: var(--dbn-shadow-paper);
   color: var(--dbn-muted);
 }
+.status-card--cta {
+  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #00205b, #003478) !important;
+  border: none !important;
+  border-left: none !important;
+  color: #fff !important;
+}
+.status-card--cta p { color: #fff !important; opacity: 1; }
 
 .workspace {
   gap: clamp(14px, 2vw, 22px);
diff --git a/dashboard.php b/dashboard.php
index 432e66d..1c523da 100644
--- a/dashboard.php
+++ b/dashboard.php
@@ -313,10 +313,10 @@ window.DBN_TOOLS_LANG = <?= json_encode($uiLang, JSON_UNESCAPED_UNICODE) ?>;
             <p style="margin:0; color:#6b7280; font-size:.95rem;"><?= $usedMb ?> MB / <?= $quotaMb ?> MB</p>
         </a>
         <?php else: ?>
-        <a class="status-card" href="/pricing.php" style="background:linear-gradient(135deg,#00205B,#003478); color:#fff; border-radius:10px; padding:1.3rem 1.5rem; text-decoration:none;">
-            <p style="margin:0; opacity:.85; font-size:.95rem; text-transform:uppercase; letter-spacing:.06em;"><?= htmlspecialchars(dbnToolsT('build_your_case', $uiLang)) ?></p>
+        <a class="status-card status-card--cta" href="/pricing.php" style="text-decoration:none;">
+            <p style="margin:0; font-size:.95rem; text-transform:uppercase; letter-spacing:.06em;"><?= htmlspecialchars(dbnToolsT('build_your_case', $uiLang)) ?></p>
             <p style="margin:.35rem 0 0; font-size:1.55rem; font-weight:700;"><?= htmlspecialchars(dbnToolsT('upload_documents', $uiLang)) ?> →</p>
-            <p style="margin:0; opacity:.85; font-size:.95rem;"><?= htmlspecialchars(dbnToolsT('upgrade_from_plus', $uiLang)) ?></p>
+            <p style="margin:0; font-size:.95rem;"><?= htmlspecialchars(dbnToolsT('upgrade_from_plus', $uiLang)) ?></p>
         </a>
         <?php endif; ?>
         <a id="corpusSummaryCard" class="status-card" href="/dashboard/" style="background:#fff; border:1px solid #e5e7eb; border-radius:10px; padding:1.3rem 1.5rem; text-decoration:none; color:inherit; display:block;">