diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index d346248..e158dab 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+pogmom-desktop (0.4.9) unstable; urgency=medium
+
+  * update qt6 stylings for clarity
+
+ -- Penelope Gwen <support@pogmom.me>  Mon, 10 Nov 2025 15:06:24 -0800
+
 pogmom-desktop (0.4.8) unstable; urgency=medium
 
   * 0.4.8
diff --git a/qt6ct/colors/darker_pink.conf b/qt6ct/colors/darker_pink.conf
index 507d83e..e53816c 100644
--- a/qt6ct/colors/darker_pink.conf
+++ b/qt6ct/colors/darker_pink.conf
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 [ColorScheme]
-active_colors=#ffffafaf, #00424245, #00979797, #005e5c5b, #00302f2e, #004a4947, #ffe4e4e4, #ffe4e4e4, #ffe4e4e4, #003d3d3d, #64111317, #ffe7e4e0, #96d7afaf, #ff111317, #ffd7afaf, #ffa70b06, #19576176, #ffffffff, #ff3f3f36, #ffffffff, #80ffffff, #e1d7afaf
-disabled_colors=#ff808080, #00424245, #00979797, #005e5c5b, #00302f2e, #004a4947, #ff808080, #ffe4e4e4, #ff808080, #003d3d3d, #64111317, #ffe7e4e0, #96d7afaf, #ff808080, #ffd7afaf, #ffa70b06, #19576176, #ffffffff, #ff3f3f36, #ffffffff, #80ffffff, #e1d7afaf
-inactive_colors=#ffffafaf, #00424245, #00979797, #005e5c5b, #00302f2e, #004a4947, #ffe4e4e4, #ffe4e4e4, #ffe4e4e4, #003d3d3d, #64111317, #ffe7e4e0, #96d7afaf, #ff111317, #ffd7afaf, #ffa70b06, #19576176, #ffffffff, #ff3f3f36, #ffffffff, #80ffffff, #e1d7afaf
+active_colors=#ffffafaf, #96111317, #96e4e4e4, #96d0d0d0, #96576176, #96d0d0d0, #ffe4e4e4, #ffe4e4e4, #ffe4e4e4, #963c3538, #963c3538, #96e4e4e4, #96d7afaf, #ffd68787, #ffd7afaf, #ffd75f87, #963c3538, #ffe4e4e4, #96111317, #ffe4e4e4, #80e4e4e4, #e1ffafaf
+disabled_colors=#ffab8792, #96323844, #969ba0ab, #969297a2, #96576176, #969297a2, #ff9ba0ab, #ff9ba0ab, #ff9ba0ab, #964a4a56, #964a4a56, #969ba0ab, #96978792, #ff98747f, #ff978792, #ff9a637e, #964a4a56, #ff9ba0ab, #96323844, #ff9ba0ab, #809ba0ab, #e1ab8792
+inactive_colors=#ffffafaf, #96111317, #96e4e4e4, #96d0d0d0, #96576176, #96d0d0d0, #ffe4e4e4, #ffe4e4e4, #ffe4e4e4, #963c3538, #963c3538, #96e4e4e4, #96d7afaf, #ffd68787, #ffd7afaf, #ffd75f87, #963c3538, #ffe4e4e4, #96111317, #ffe4e4e4, #80e4e4e4, #e1ffafaf
diff --git a/qt6ct/qss/pogmom-menubar.qss b/qt6ct/qss/pogmom-menubar.qss
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0b708bf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/qt6ct/qss/pogmom-menubar.qss
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+QMenuBar {
+  color: palette(accent);
+}
+QMenu {
+  background-color: palette(button);
+}
+QMenuBar::item:selected {
+  background-color: palette(highlight);
+  color: palette(button);
+}
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