diff --git a/src/client/components/trendChart.tsx b/src/client/components/trendChart.tsx
index 4cbc9e1..ab58909 100644
--- a/src/client/components/trendChart.tsx
+++ b/src/client/components/trendChart.tsx
@@ -83,8 +83,11 @@ export function makeTrendChart(kit: ViewKit): (props: TrendChartProps) => ReactN
   // compressing. The turn strip below mirrors the same column grid.
   const BAR_W = 14
   const BAR_GAP = 2
-  // Turn strip palette: one color per turn, cycling for long histories.
-  const TURN_COLORS = ['#6366f1', '#f59e0b', '#22c55e', '#a855f7', '#3b82f6', '#14b8a6', '#ef4444', '#ec4899']
+  // Turn strip fills: a neutral zebra, deliberately DISJOINT from the
+  // category palette — the strip sits directly under the bars, and the old
+  // per-turn palette (identical to the six category colors) made it read as
+  // a detached, misaligned bottom segment of the composition bars.
+  const TURN_FILLS = ['rgba(128,128,128,0.12)', 'rgba(128,128,128,0.26)']
 
   return function TrendChart(props: TrendChartProps): ReactNS.ReactElement {
     const requests = props.requests
@@ -267,7 +270,7 @@ export function makeTrendChart(kit: ViewKit): (props: TrendChartProps) => ReactN
                   className={'lc-turn' + (on ? ' lc-turn-on' : '')}
                   style={{
                     width: blockW + 'px',
-                    background: TURN_COLORS[gi % TURN_COLORS.length],
+                    background: TURN_FILLS[gi % TURN_FILLS.length],
                   }}
                   title={'T' + grp.turn}
                   onMouseEnter={() => { props.onHoverTurn(grp.turn) }}
diff --git a/src/client/styles.ts b/src/client/styles.ts
index 3a8bb5c..7c50052 100644
--- a/src/client/styles.ts
+++ b/src/client/styles.ts
@@ -73,13 +73,16 @@ export const STYLES = [
   '.lc-bar:hover { background: var(--dsw-alias-bg-layer-2); }',
   '.lc-bar-selected { outline: 2px solid var(--dsw-alias-brand-primary); outline-offset: 1px; }',
   '.lc-bar-hovered { outline: 1px dashed var(--dsw-alias-brand-primary); outline-offset: 1px; }',
-  '.lc-bar-in-turn { background: rgba(99,102,241,0.14); }',
+  '.lc-bar-in-turn { background: rgba(128,128,128,0.14); }',
   '.lc-bar-stack { display: flex; flex-direction: column-reverse; width: 100%; }',
   '.lc-bar-stack > div { width: 100%; }',
   '.lc-bar-marker { position: absolute; top: -16px; left: 50%; transform: translateX(-50%); font-size: 11px; color: var(--dsw-alias-state-warn-primary); }',
+  // Turn strip: NEUTRAL zebra fills (inline, see TURN_FILLS) with secondary
+  // text — never the category palette, or the strip reads as a detached
+  // bottom segment of the bars above it.
   '.lc-turns { display: flex; gap: 2px; width: max-content; min-width: 100%; margin-top: 4px; }',
-  '.lc-turn { flex: none; box-sizing: border-box; text-align: center; font-size: 10px; line-height: 14px; font-weight: 600; color: #fff; border-radius: 3px; height: 14px; white-space: nowrap; overflow: hidden; text-overflow: ellipsis; cursor: default; transition: filter 120ms, opacity 120ms; }',
-  '.lc-turn-on { filter: brightness(1.35); box-shadow: 0 0 0 1px rgba(255,255,255,0.4); }',
+  '.lc-turn { flex: none; box-sizing: border-box; text-align: center; font-size: 10px; line-height: 14px; font-weight: 600; color: var(--dsw-alias-label-secondary); border-radius: 3px; height: 14px; white-space: nowrap; overflow: hidden; text-overflow: ellipsis; cursor: default; transition: filter 120ms, opacity 120ms; }',
+  '.lc-turn-on { filter: brightness(1.35); color: var(--dsw-alias-label-primary); }',
   '.lc-detail { margin-top: 12px; border-top: 1px solid var(--dsw-alias-border-l1); padding-top: 12px; }',
   '.lc-detail-head { display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 6px 16px; margin-bottom: 8px; color: var(--dsw-alias-label-secondary); }',
   '.lc-detail-head b { color: var(--dsw-alias-label-primary); }',