diff --git a/src/routes/admin/+page.svelte b/src/routes/admin/+page.svelte
index 8e2432b..533b05e 100644
--- a/src/routes/admin/+page.svelte
+++ b/src/routes/admin/+page.svelte
@@ -647,11 +647,15 @@
     background: transparent;
   }
   .bulk-clear:not(:disabled):hover {
-    /* Force explicit dark color — prevents Pico's [role=button] hover from
-       overriding to --pico-primary-inverse (#fff) in light/Dan mode */
-    color: var(--pico-color) !important;
-    border-color: var(--pico-color);
-    background: transparent;
+    /* Pico's button:hover sets --pico-color:#fff and --pico-background-color to
+       primary-hover-background, making the text invisible on light/white backgrounds.
+       Override all three explicitly. */
+    --pico-color: var(--pico-contrast) !important;
+    --pico-background-color: transparent !important;
+    --pico-border-color: var(--pico-contrast) !important;
+    color: var(--pico-contrast) !important;
+    background: transparent !important;
+    border-color: var(--pico-contrast) !important;
   }
   .bulk-clear:disabled,
   .bulk-go:disabled,