diff --git a/lib/styles/colors.dart b/lib/styles/colors.dart
index 428644fc..c8de2dfd 100644
--- a/lib/styles/colors.dart
+++ b/lib/styles/colors.dart
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ class AppColors {
   /// Common
   final Color accent1 = Color(0xFFE4935D);
   final Color accent2 = Color(0xFFBEABA1);
+  final Color accent3 = Color(0xFFC47642);
   final Color offWhite = Color(0xFFF8ECE5);
   final Color caption = const Color(0xFF7D7873);
   final Color body = const Color(0xFF514F4D);
diff --git a/lib/ui/common/controls/buttons.dart b/lib/ui/common/controls/buttons.dart
index ac27907c..8fca67d3 100644
--- a/lib/ui/common/controls/buttons.dart
+++ b/lib/ui/common/controls/buttons.dart
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ class AppBtn extends StatelessWidget {
           ),
           if (focus.hasFocus)
             Positioned.fill(
-              child: IgnorePointerWithSemantics(
+              child: IgnorePointerKeepSemantics(
                 child: Container(
                     decoration: BoxDecoration(
                         borderRadius: BorderRadius.circular($styles.corners.md),
diff --git a/lib/ui/common/controls/scroll_decorator.dart b/lib/ui/common/controls/scroll_decorator.dart
index c0c124b8..580c11b3 100644
--- a/lib/ui/common/controls/scroll_decorator.dart
+++ b/lib/ui/common/controls/scroll_decorator.dart
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ class ScrollDecorator extends StatefulWidget {
     bgBuilder = null;
     fgBuilder = (controller) {
       final double ratio = controller.hasClients ? min(1, controller.position.extentBefore / 60) : 0;
-      return IgnorePointerWithSemantics(
+      return IgnorePointerKeepSemantics(
         child: Container(
           height: 24,
           decoration: BoxDecoration(
diff --git a/lib/ui/common/gradient_container.dart b/lib/ui/common/gradient_container.dart
index 869adb44..230a822b 100644
--- a/lib/ui/common/gradient_container.dart
+++ b/lib/ui/common/gradient_container.dart
@@ -24,25 +24,23 @@ class GradientContainer extends StatelessWidget {
   final BorderRadius? borderRadius;
 
   @override
-  Widget build(BuildContext context) => ExcludeSemantics(
-    child: IgnorePointerWithSemantics(
-      child: Container(
-        width: width,
-        height: height,
-        alignment: alignment,
-        decoration: BoxDecoration(
-          gradient: LinearGradient(
-            begin: begin ?? Alignment.centerLeft,
-            end: end ?? Alignment.centerRight,
-            colors: colors,
-            stops: stops,
-          ),
-          backgroundBlendMode: blendMode,
-          borderRadius: borderRadius,
+  Widget build(BuildContext context) => IgnorePointerAndSemantics(
+    child: Container(
+      width: width,
+      height: height,
+      alignment: alignment,
+      decoration: BoxDecoration(
+        gradient: LinearGradient(
+          begin: begin ?? Alignment.centerLeft,
+          end: end ?? Alignment.centerRight,
+          colors: colors,
+          stops: stops,
         ),
-        child: child,
+        backgroundBlendMode: blendMode,
+        borderRadius: borderRadius,
       ),
-    )
+      child: child,
+    ),
   );
 }
 
diff --git a/lib/ui/common/ignore_pointer.dart b/lib/ui/common/ignore_pointer.dart
index cc27da96..b53ad555 100644
--- a/lib/ui/common/ignore_pointer.dart
+++ b/lib/ui/common/ignore_pointer.dart
@@ -1,18 +1,32 @@
 import 'package:flutter/rendering.dart';
 import 'package:wonders/common_libs.dart';
 
-class IgnorePointerWithSemantics extends SingleChildRenderObjectWidget {
-  const IgnorePointerWithSemantics({super.key, super.child});
+class IgnorePointerKeepSemantics extends SingleChildRenderObjectWidget {
+  const IgnorePointerKeepSemantics({super.key, super.child});
 
   @override
-  RenderIgnorePointerWithSemantics createRenderObject(BuildContext context) {
-    return RenderIgnorePointerWithSemantics();
+  RenderIgnorePointerKeepSemantics createRenderObject(BuildContext context) {
+    return RenderIgnorePointerKeepSemantics();
   }
 }
 
-class RenderIgnorePointerWithSemantics extends RenderProxyBox {
-  RenderIgnorePointerWithSemantics();
+class RenderIgnorePointerKeepSemantics extends RenderProxyBox {
+  RenderIgnorePointerKeepSemantics();
 
   @override
   bool hitTest(BoxHitTestResult result, { required Offset position }) => false;
+}
+
+class IgnorePointerAndSemantics extends StatelessWidget {
+  final Widget child;
+  const IgnorePointerAndSemantics({super.key, required this.child});
+
+  @override
+  Widget build(BuildContext context) {
+    return ExcludeSemantics(
+      child: IgnorePointer(
+        child: child
+      )
+    );
+  }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/lib/ui/screens/artifact/artifact_carousel/widgets/_bottom_text_content.dart b/lib/ui/screens/artifact/artifact_carousel/widgets/_bottom_text_content.dart
index ebafe135..cd723c91 100644
--- a/lib/ui/screens/artifact/artifact_carousel/widgets/_bottom_text_content.dart
+++ b/lib/ui/screens/artifact/artifact_carousel/widgets/_bottom_text_content.dart
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ class _BottomTextContent extends StatelessWidget {
               Gap($styles.insets.md),
               Column(
                 children: [
-                  IgnorePointerWithSemantics(
+                  IgnorePointerKeepSemantics(
                     child: Semantics(
                       button: true,
                       onIncrease: () => state._handleArtifactTap(_currentPage + 1),
diff --git a/lib/ui/screens/artifact/artifact_search/widgets/_search_input.dart b/lib/ui/screens/artifact/artifact_search/widgets/_search_input.dart
index 54044209..238ec7ef 100644
--- a/lib/ui/screens/artifact/artifact_search/widgets/_search_input.dart
+++ b/lib/ui/screens/artifact/artifact_search/widgets/_search_input.dart
@@ -131,19 +131,19 @@ class _SearchInput extends StatelessWidget {
       child: Row(
         children: [
           Gap($styles.insets.xs * 1.5),
-          Icon(Icons.search, color: $styles.colors.caption),
+          Icon(Icons.search, color: captionColor),
           Expanded(
             child: TextField(
               onSubmitted: onSubmit,
               controller: textController,
               focusNode: focusNode,
-              style: TextStyle(color: captionColor, ),
+              style: TextStyle(color: $styles.colors.greyStrong),
               textAlignVertical: TextAlignVertical.top,
               decoration: InputDecoration(
                 isDense: true,
                 contentPadding: EdgeInsets.all($styles.insets.xs),
                 labelStyle: TextStyle(color: captionColor),
-                hintStyle: TextStyle(color: captionColor.withOpacity(0.5)),
+                hintStyle: TextStyle(color: $styles.colors.body),
                 prefixStyle: TextStyle(color: captionColor),
                 focusedBorder: OutlineInputBorder(borderSide: BorderSide.none),
                 enabledBorder: UnderlineInputBorder(borderSide: BorderSide.none),
diff --git a/lib/ui/screens/editorial/widgets/_circular_title_bar.dart b/lib/ui/screens/editorial/widgets/_circular_title_bar.dart
index ec9b3c17..c22eaf31 100644
--- a/lib/ui/screens/editorial/widgets/_circular_title_bar.dart
+++ b/lib/ui/screens/editorial/widgets/_circular_title_bar.dart
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ class _AnimatedCircleWithTextState extends State<_AnimatedCircleWithText> with S
   Widget _buildCircularText(String title) {
     final textStyle = $styles.text.monoTitleFont.copyWith(
       fontSize: 22 * $styles.scale,
-      color: $styles.colors.accent1,
+      color: $styles.colors.accent3,
     );
     return CircularText(
       position: CircularTextPosition.inside,
diff --git a/lib/ui/screens/editorial/widgets/_large_simple_quote.dart b/lib/ui/screens/editorial/widgets/_large_simple_quote.dart
index b449ebe8..19a0d4d3 100644
--- a/lib/ui/screens/editorial/widgets/_large_simple_quote.dart
+++ b/lib/ui/screens/editorial/widgets/_large_simple_quote.dart
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ class _LargeSimpleQuote extends StatelessWidget {
               child: Text(
                 '“',
                 style: $styles.text.quote1.copyWith(
-                  color: $styles.colors.accent1,
+                  color: $styles.colors.accent3,
                   fontSize: 90 * $styles.scale,
                   height: .7,
                 ),
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ class _LargeSimpleQuote extends StatelessWidget {
             Gap($styles.insets.md),
             Text(
               '- $author',
-              style: $styles.text.quote2Sub.copyWith(color: $styles.colors.accent1),
+              style: $styles.text.quote2Sub.copyWith(color: $styles.colors.accent3),
             ),
           ],
         ),
diff --git a/lib/ui/screens/editorial/widgets/_scrolling_content.dart b/lib/ui/screens/editorial/widgets/_scrolling_content.dart
index cd3d4e05..a08a1b1c 100644
--- a/lib/ui/screens/editorial/widgets/_scrolling_content.dart
+++ b/lib/ui/screens/editorial/widgets/_scrolling_content.dart
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ class _ScrollingContent extends StatelessWidget {
                           dropChar,
                           overflow: TextOverflow.visible,
                           style: $styles.text.dropCase.copyWith(
-                            color: $styles.colors.accent1,
+                            color: $styles.colors.accent3,
                             height: 1,
                           ),
                         ),
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ class _ScrollingContent extends StatelessWidget {
                     style: $styles.text.body,
                     dropCapPadding: EdgeInsets.only(right: 6),
                     dropCapStyle: $styles.text.dropCase.copyWith(
-                      color: $styles.colors.accent1,
+                      color: $styles.colors.accent3,
                       height: 1,
                     ),
                   )
@@ -242,7 +242,7 @@ class _MapsThumbnailState extends State<_MapsThumbnail> {
                   child: Stack(
                     children: [
                       Positioned.fill(child: ColoredBox(color: Colors.transparent)),
-                      IgnorePointerWithSemantics(
+                      IgnorePointerKeepSemantics(
                         child: GoogleMap(
                           markers: {getMapsMarker(startPos.target)},
                           zoomControlsEnabled: false,
diff --git a/lib/ui/screens/home/wonders_home_screen.dart b/lib/ui/screens/home/wonders_home_screen.dart
index 65b4d43c..1ab8309e 100644
--- a/lib/ui/screens/home/wonders_home_screen.dart
+++ b/lib/ui/screens/home/wonders_home_screen.dart
@@ -213,7 +213,7 @@ class _HomeScreenState extends State<HomeScreen> with SingleTickerProviderStateM
   Widget _buildFgAndGradients() {
     Widget buildSwipeableBgGradient(Color fgColor) {
       return _swipeController.buildListener(builder: (swipeAmt, isPointerDown, _) {
-        return IgnorePointerWithSemantics(
+        return IgnorePointerKeepSemantics(
           child: FractionallySizedBox(
             heightFactor: .6,
             child: Container(
@@ -251,7 +251,7 @@ class _HomeScreenState extends State<HomeScreen> with SingleTickerProviderStateM
           return Animate(
               effects: const [FadeEffect()],
               onPlay: _handleFadeAnimInit,
-              child: IgnorePointerWithSemantics(child: WonderIllustration(e.type, config: config)));
+              child: IgnorePointerKeepSemantics(child: WonderIllustration(e.type, config: config)));
         });
       }),
 
@@ -280,7 +280,7 @@ class _HomeScreenState extends State<HomeScreen> with SingleTickerProviderStateM
 
                   /// Title Content
                   LightText(
-                    child: IgnorePointerWithSemantics(
+                    child: IgnorePointerKeepSemantics(
                       child: Transform.translate(
                         offset: Offset(0, 30),
                         child: Column(
diff --git a/lib/ui/screens/intro/intro_screen.dart b/lib/ui/screens/intro/intro_screen.dart
index 3994f1bd..43798a57 100644
--- a/lib/ui/screens/intro/intro_screen.dart
+++ b/lib/ui/screens/intro/intro_screen.dart
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ class _IntroScreenState extends State<IntroScreen> {
                     ),
                   ),
 
-                  IgnorePointerWithSemantics(
+                  IgnorePointerKeepSemantics(
                     child: Column(children: [
                       Spacer(),
 
diff --git a/lib/ui/screens/photo_gallery/photo_gallery.dart b/lib/ui/screens/photo_gallery/photo_gallery.dart
index b89751db..3e611a01 100644
--- a/lib/ui/screens/photo_gallery/photo_gallery.dart
+++ b/lib/ui/screens/photo_gallery/photo_gallery.dart
@@ -292,7 +292,7 @@ class _PhotoGalleryState extends State<PhotoGallery> {
                                       Positioned.fill(
                                         child: AnimatedOpacity(
                                           duration: $styles.times.med,
-                                          opacity: isSelected ? 0 : .7,
+                                          opacity: isSelected ? 0 : ($styles.highContrast ? 0.4 : 0.7),
                                           child: ColoredBox(color: $styles.colors.black),
                                         ),
                                       ),
diff --git a/lib/ui/screens/photo_gallery/widgets/_animated_cutout_overlay.dart b/lib/ui/screens/photo_gallery/widgets/_animated_cutout_overlay.dart
index 9f918d51..572dea45 100644
--- a/lib/ui/screens/photo_gallery/widgets/_animated_cutout_overlay.dart
+++ b/lib/ui/screens/photo_gallery/widgets/_animated_cutout_overlay.dart
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ class _AnimatedCutoutOverlay extends StatelessWidget {
           effects: [CustomEffect(builder: _buildAnimatedCutout, curve: Curves.easeOut, duration: duration)],
           key: animationKey,
           onComplete: (c) => c.reverse(),
-          child: IgnorePointerWithSemantics(child: Container(color: Colors.black.withOpacity(opacity))),
+          child: IgnorePointerKeepSemantics(child: Container(color: Colors.black.withOpacity(opacity))),
         ),
       ],
     );
diff --git a/lib/ui/screens/timeline/widgets/_event_markers.dart b/lib/ui/screens/timeline/widgets/_event_markers.dart
index b9107b0e..5f0c2a0b 100644
--- a/lib/ui/screens/timeline/widgets/_event_markers.dart
+++ b/lib/ui/screens/timeline/widgets/_event_markers.dart
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ class _EventMarkersState extends State<_EventMarkers> {
 
   @override
   Widget build(BuildContext context) {
-    return IgnorePointerWithSemantics(
+    return IgnorePointerKeepSemantics(
       child: LayoutBuilder(builder: (_, constraints) {
         /// Figure out which event is "selected"
         _updateSelectedEvent(constraints.maxHeight);
diff --git a/lib/ui/screens/timeline/widgets/_event_popups.dart b/lib/ui/screens/timeline/widgets/_event_popups.dart
index 71d03682..d09fed11 100644
--- a/lib/ui/screens/timeline/widgets/_event_popups.dart
+++ b/lib/ui/screens/timeline/widgets/_event_popups.dart
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ class _EventPopupsState extends State<_EventPopups> {
     final evt = _eventToShow;
     return TopCenter(
       child: ClipRect(
-        child: IgnorePointerWithSemantics(
+        child: IgnorePointerKeepSemantics(
           child: AnimatedSwitcher(
             duration: $styles.times.fast,
             child: evt == null
diff --git a/lib/ui/screens/timeline/widgets/_scrolling_viewport.dart b/lib/ui/screens/timeline/widgets/_scrolling_viewport.dart
index eaabbffd..802b9f34 100644
--- a/lib/ui/screens/timeline/widgets/_scrolling_viewport.dart
+++ b/lib/ui/screens/timeline/widgets/_scrolling_viewport.dart
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ class _ScalingViewportState extends State<_ScrollingViewport> {
           _buildScrollingArea(context).maybeAnimate().fadeIn(),
 
           // Dashed line with a year that changes as we scroll
-          IgnorePointerWithSemantics(
+          IgnorePointerKeepSemantics(
             child: AnimatedBuilder(
               animation: controller.scroller,
               builder: (_, __) {
diff --git a/lib/ui/screens/timeline/widgets/_timeline_section.dart b/lib/ui/screens/timeline/widgets/_timeline_section.dart
index c6acb68b..ef6c53ef 100644
--- a/lib/ui/screens/timeline/widgets/_timeline_section.dart
+++ b/lib/ui/screens/timeline/widgets/_timeline_section.dart
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ class TimelineSection extends StatelessWidget {
         StringUtils.formatYr(data.startYr),
         StringUtils.formatYr(data.endYr),
       )}',
-      child: IgnorePointerWithSemantics(
+      child: IgnorePointerKeepSemantics(
         child: Container(
           alignment: Alignment(0, -1 + fraction * 2),
           padding: EdgeInsets.all($styles.insets.xs),
diff --git a/lib/ui/screens/timeline/widgets/_year_markers.dart b/lib/ui/screens/timeline/widgets/_year_markers.dart
index 2d34f98a..8468fe8e 100644
--- a/lib/ui/screens/timeline/widgets/_year_markers.dart
+++ b/lib/ui/screens/timeline/widgets/_year_markers.dart
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ class _YearMarkers extends StatelessWidget {
 
   @override
   Widget build(BuildContext context) {
-    return IgnorePointerWithSemantics(
+    return IgnorePointerKeepSemantics(
       child: LayoutBuilder(builder: (_, constraints) {
         int interval = 100;
         if (constraints.maxHeight < 800) {
diff --git a/lib/ui/screens/wonder_events/widgets/_events_list.dart b/lib/ui/screens/wonder_events/widgets/_events_list.dart
index d27c32d6..4b8f8205 100644
--- a/lib/ui/screens/wonder_events/widgets/_events_list.dart
+++ b/lib/ui/screens/wonder_events/widgets/_events_list.dart
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ class _EventsListState extends State<_EventsList> {
           key: PageStorageKey('eventsList'),
           child: Column(
             children: [
-              IgnorePointerWithSemantics(child: Gap(widget.topHeight)),
+              IgnorePointerKeepSemantics(child: Gap(widget.topHeight)),
               Container(
                 decoration: BoxDecoration(
                   color: $styles.colors.black,
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ class _EventsListState extends State<_EventsList> {
             if (showBackdrop) ...[
               AppBackdrop(
                   strength: backdropAmt,
-                  child: IgnorePointerWithSemantics(
+                  child: IgnorePointerKeepSemantics(
                     child: Container(
                       color: $styles.colors.black.withOpacity(backdropAmt * .6),
                     ),