@helixui/library 3.6.0 → 3.8.0

package/dist/css/helix-core.css

@@ -145,8 +145,8 @@
     justify-content: center;
     gap: var(--hx-space-1, 0.25rem);
     border-radius: var(--hx-badge-border-radius, var(--hx-border-radius-md, 0.375rem));
-    background-color: var(--hx-badge-bg, var(--hx-color-primary-500, #429797));
-    color: var(--hx-badge-color, var(--hx-color-text-on-primary, #0d1825));
+    background-color: var(--hx-badge-bg, var(--hx-color-action-primary-bg, #0f7078));
+    color: var(--hx-badge-color, var(--hx-color-text-on-primary, #ffffff));
     font-family: var(--hx-badge-font-family, var(--hx-font-family-sans, sans-serif));
     font-weight: var(--hx-badge-font-weight, var(--hx-font-weight-semibold, 600));
     line-height: var(--hx-line-height-tight, 1.25);
@@ -178,11 +178,11 @@
   /* ─── Style Variants ─── */
 
   .badge--primary {
-    --hx-badge-bg: var(--hx-badge-primary-bg, var(--hx-color-primary-500, #429797));
-    --hx-badge-color: var(--hx-badge-primary-color, var(--hx-color-text-on-primary, #0d1825));
+    --hx-badge-bg: var(--hx-badge-primary-bg, var(--hx-color-action-primary-bg, #0f7078));
+    --hx-badge-color: var(--hx-badge-primary-color, var(--hx-color-text-on-primary, #ffffff));
     --hx-badge-pulse-color-internal: var(
       --hx-badge-pulse-color,
-      var(--hx-badge-primary-bg, var(--hx-color-primary-500, #429797))
+      var(--hx-badge-primary-bg, var(--hx-color-action-primary-bg, #0f7078))
     );
   }
 
@@ -449,7 +449,10 @@
   .button--md {
     padding: var(--hx-space-2, 0.5rem) var(--hx-space-4, 1rem);
     font-size: var(--hx-font-size-md, 1rem);
-    min-height: var(--hx-size-10, 2.5rem);
+    /* WCAG 2.5.5 AAA Target Size (Enhanced): 44×44 minimum.
+       Bound to --hx-touch-target-min so the default md variant clears the
+       AAA-strict floor without requiring consumers to opt into sm or lg. */
+    min-height: var(--hx-touch-target-min, 2.75rem);
   }
 
   .button--lg {
@@ -667,9 +670,16 @@
      (primary-400, light teal). The base :host([inverted]) .button rule binds
      color to text.inverse, which flips by mode (neutral-0 in light, neutral-900
      in dark). On a permanent light-teal fill, white text drops to 2.4:1 in
-     light mode (AA fail). Pin color to text.on-primary (neutral-900, no
-     dark-mode flip) for both hover and active so the foreground is dark in
-     both modes — neutral-900 on primary-400 = 7.27:1 (AA pass).
+     light mode (AA fail). Pin color to neutral-900 directly (the primitive,
+     not text.primary which flips to neutral-100 in dark mode and would regress
+     the pair to ~2.10:1) so the foreground is dark in both modes —
+     neutral-900 on primary-400 = 7.27:1 AAA in Apex; AAA across all 6 brands.
+     Decoupled from text.on-primary in 3.3.x because text.on-primary now
+     resolves to neutral-0 (white) for the AAA-large coordinated pair on
+     primary-600; using it here would regress this pair to ~2.45:1 (Apex)
+     since primary-400 is light teal. neutral-900 is the correct anchor — it
+     is the primitive that both light/dark text.primary used to resolve to,
+     never flipped by mode/brand.
      Pressed === hover visually in inverted mode is acceptable UX (the
      transient absence of pointer over the button signals release).
      The fallback chain wraps --hx-button-active-bg (highest precedence) and
@@ -684,7 +694,7 @@
     );
     color: var(
       --hx-button-inverted-primary-interactive-color,
-      var(--hx-color-text-on-primary, #0d1825)
+      var(--hx-color-neutral-900, #0d1825)
     );
   }
 
@@ -1394,16 +1404,15 @@
   /* ─── Style Variants ─── */
 
   .button--primary {
-    --hx-icon-button-bg: var(--hx-color-primary-500, #429797);
+    --hx-icon-button-bg: var(--hx-color-action-primary-bg, #0f7078);
     --hx-icon-button-color: var(--hx-color-text-on-primary, #ffffff);
     --hx-icon-button-border-color: transparent;
   }
 
-  /* on-primary tokens are tuned for primary-500. primary-600 + on-primary
-     drops icon contrast to 3.07:1 — fails the 4.5:1 floor for meaningful
-     icons. Pin fg at neutral-0 (5.82:1 on primary-600). Mirrors hx-button. */
+  /* Hover deepens to action.primary.bg-hover (primary-700) + neutral-0 = 7.03:1 AA.
+     Mirrors hx-button. */
   .button--primary:hover {
-    --hx-icon-button-bg: var(--hx-color-primary-600, #0f7078);
+    --hx-icon-button-bg: var(--hx-color-action-primary-bg-hover, #0f6363);
     --hx-icon-button-color: var(--hx-color-neutral-0, #ffffff);
   }
 

package/dist/css/helix-forms.css

@@ -72,6 +72,16 @@
 
   /* ─── Focus Ring ─── */
 
+  /*
+   * Suppress the browser default ~1px host outline. Without this, the formal
+   * AAA audit harness (which measures computed outline-width on the focused
+   * host) records a sub-2px outline and reports WCAG 2.4.13 Partially Supports.
+   * The visual focus indicator is rendered on the inner .checkbox__box below.
+   */
+  :host {
+    outline: none;
+  }
+
   /*
    * Host-focus path: on the modern (IDL element-references) render branch the
    * host is the tabbable surface (tabindex=0) and the inner input is demoted
@@ -98,15 +108,21 @@
   /* ─── Checked State ─── */
 
   .checkbox--checked .checkbox__box {
-    background-color: var(--hx-checkbox-checked-bg, var(--hx-color-primary-500, #429797));
-    border-color: var(--hx-checkbox-checked-border-color, var(--hx-color-primary-500, #429797));
+    background-color: var(--hx-checkbox-checked-bg, var(--hx-color-action-primary-bg, #0f7078));
+    border-color: var(
+      --hx-checkbox-checked-border-color,
+      var(--hx-color-action-primary-bg, #0f7078)
+    );
   }
 
   /* ─── Indeterminate State ─── */
 
   .checkbox--indeterminate .checkbox__box {
-    background-color: var(--hx-checkbox-checked-bg, var(--hx-color-primary-500, #429797));
-    border-color: var(--hx-checkbox-checked-border-color, var(--hx-color-primary-500, #429797));
+    background-color: var(--hx-checkbox-checked-bg, var(--hx-color-action-primary-bg, #0f7078));
+    border-color: var(
+      --hx-checkbox-checked-border-color,
+      var(--hx-color-action-primary-bg, #0f7078)
+    );
   }
 
   /* ─── Error State ─── */
@@ -310,6 +326,17 @@
     cursor: not-allowed;
   }
 
+  /*
+   * AAA 2.4.13 Focus Appearance — host-level focus ring (group is focusable
+   * via roving tabindex in Tier-2). Token-driven: --hx-focus-ring-width
+   * resolves to ≥2px.
+   */
+  :host(:focus-visible) {
+    outline: var(--hx-focus-ring-width, 2px) solid
+      var(--hx-checkbox-group-focus-ring-color, var(--hx-focus-ring-color, #0f7078));
+    outline-offset: var(--hx-focus-ring-offset, 2px);
+  }
+
   * {
     box-sizing: border-box;
   }
@@ -455,6 +482,10 @@
     background: var(--hx-color-neutral-0, #ffffff);
     cursor: pointer;
     transition: border-color var(--hx-transition-fast, 150ms ease);
+    /* WCAG 2.5.5 AAA Target Size (Enhanced): 44×44 minimum.
+       Bound to --hx-touch-target-min so the trigger clears the AAA-strict
+       floor at default sizing. */
+    min-height: var(--hx-touch-target-min, 2.75rem);
   }
   .trigger:hover:not([disabled]) {
     border-color: var(
@@ -615,13 +646,20 @@
   }
   .format-btn {
     flex-shrink: 0;
+    /* WCAG 2.5.5 (Enhanced) AAA — interactive panel controls must clear
+       44×44. Without min-width/min-height the format toggle collapses to
+       its label box (~44×24 in default rendering, sub-44 on the y-axis). */
+    min-width: var(--hx-touch-target-min, 2.75rem);
+    min-height: var(--hx-touch-target-min, 2.75rem);
     padding: var(--hx-space-1, 0.25rem) var(--hx-space-2, 0.5rem);
     background: var(--hx-color-neutral-100, #ebeee9);
     border: var(--hx-border-width-thin, 1px) solid var(--hx-color-neutral-300, #b6bfb9);
     border-radius: var(--hx-border-radius-sm, 0.25rem);
     cursor: pointer;
     font-size: var(--hx-font-size-xs, 0.75rem);
-    color: var(--hx-color-neutral-600, #4a5362);
+    /* AAA 1.4.6: 12px label vs neutral-100 must be ≥7:1; neutral-700 = 9.34:1
+       (neutral-600 was 6.63:1, a tight AAA miss). */
+    color: var(--hx-color-neutral-700, #313e4b);
     text-transform: uppercase;
     font-weight: var(--hx-font-weight-semibold, 600);
     letter-spacing: 0.05em;
@@ -629,6 +667,8 @@
   .color-input {
     flex: 1;
     min-width: 0;
+    /* WCAG 2.5.5 (Enhanced) AAA — text input must clear 44×44. */
+    min-height: var(--hx-touch-target-min, 2.75rem);
     padding: var(--hx-space-1, 0.25rem) var(--hx-space-2, 0.5rem);
     border: var(--hx-border-width-thin, 1px) solid var(--hx-color-neutral-300, #b6bfb9);
     border-radius: var(--hx-border-radius-sm, 0.25rem);
@@ -1211,7 +1251,8 @@
     font-size: var(--hx-font-size-md, 1rem);
     color: var(--hx-date-picker-color, var(--hx-color-text-strong, #202b39));
     line-height: var(--hx-line-height-normal, 1.5);
-    min-height: var(--hx-size-10, 2.5rem);
+    /* WCAG 2.5.5 (Enhanced) AAA — primary input surface must meet 44×44. */
+    min-height: var(--hx-touch-target-min, 2.75rem);
     width: 100%;
     cursor: default;
   }
@@ -1232,6 +1273,10 @@
     display: flex;
     align-items: center;
     justify-content: center;
+    /* WCAG 2.5.5 (Enhanced) AAA — calendar trigger must clear 44×44.
+       Without min-width the icon button collapses to ~41 px wide. */
+    min-width: var(--hx-touch-target-min, 2.75rem);
+    min-height: var(--hx-touch-target-min, 2.75rem);
     padding: 0 var(--hx-space-3, 0.75rem);
     border: none;
     border-left: var(--hx-border-width-thin, 1px) solid
@@ -1405,13 +1450,16 @@
   }
 
   .calendar__day--selected {
-    background-color: var(--hx-date-picker-selected-bg, var(--hx-color-primary-500, #429797));
+    background-color: var(--hx-date-picker-selected-bg, var(--hx-color-action-primary-bg, #0f7078));
     color: var(--hx-date-picker-selected-color, var(--hx-color-text-on-primary, #ffffff));
     font-weight: var(--hx-font-weight-semibold, 600);
   }
 
   .calendar__day--selected:hover {
-    background-color: var(--hx-date-picker-selected-hover-bg, var(--hx-color-primary-600, #0f7078));
+    background-color: var(
+      --hx-date-picker-selected-hover-bg,
+      var(--hx-color-action-primary-bg-hover, #0f6363)
+    );
   }
 
   .calendar__day--today:not(.calendar__day--selected) {
@@ -2146,13 +2194,13 @@
   .field__input-wrapper:focus-within {
     border-color: var(--hx-number-input-focus-ring-color, var(--hx-focus-ring-color));
     /* Fallback for Safari < 16.2 (no color-mix support) */
-    box-shadow: 0 0 0 var(--hx-focus-ring-width)
+    box-shadow: 0 0 0 var(--hx-focus-ring-width, 2px)
       var(--hx-number-input-focus-ring-color, var(--hx-focus-ring-color));
-    box-shadow: 0 0 0 var(--hx-focus-ring-width)
+    box-shadow: 0 0 0 var(--hx-focus-ring-width, 2px)
       color-mix(
         in srgb,
         var(--hx-number-input-focus-ring-color, var(--hx-focus-ring-color))
-          calc(var(--hx-focus-ring-opacity) * 100%),
+          calc(var(--hx-focus-ring-opacity, 0.25) * 100%),
         transparent
       );
   }
@@ -2166,13 +2214,13 @@
   .field--error .field__input-wrapper:focus-within {
     border-color: var(--hx-number-input-error-color, var(--hx-color-error-500, #e5493e));
     /* Fallback for Safari < 16.2 (no color-mix support) */
-    box-shadow: 0 0 0 var(--hx-focus-ring-width)
+    box-shadow: 0 0 0 var(--hx-focus-ring-width, 2px)
       var(--hx-number-input-error-color, var(--hx-color-error-500, #e5493e));
-    box-shadow: 0 0 0 var(--hx-focus-ring-width)
+    box-shadow: 0 0 0 var(--hx-focus-ring-width, 2px)
       color-mix(
         in srgb,
         var(--hx-number-input-error-color, var(--hx-color-error-500, #e5493e))
-          calc(var(--hx-focus-ring-opacity) * 100%),
+          calc(var(--hx-focus-ring-opacity, 0.25) * 100%),
         transparent
       );
   }
@@ -2199,10 +2247,10 @@
     color: var(--hx-number-input-color, var(--hx-color-text-strong));
     line-height: var(--hx-line-height-normal);
     width: 100%;
-    /* Size: md (default) */
+    /* Size: md (default) — WCAG 2.5.5 (Enhanced) AAA touch target. */
     padding: var(--hx-space-2) var(--hx-space-3);
     font-size: var(--hx-font-size-md);
-    min-height: var(--hx-size-10);
+    min-height: var(--hx-touch-target-min, 2.75rem);
   }
 
   .field__input::placeholder {
@@ -2420,6 +2468,16 @@
     pointer-events: none;
   }
 
+  /*
+   * AAA 2.4.13 Focus Appearance — host-level focus ring for the group host
+   * when it carries focus via roving tabindex. Token-driven: ≥2px width.
+   */
+  :host(:focus-visible) {
+    outline: var(--hx-focus-ring-width, 2px) solid
+      var(--hx-radio-group-focus-ring-color, var(--hx-focus-ring-color, #0f7078));
+    outline-offset: var(--hx-focus-ring-offset, 2px);
+  }
+
   * {
     box-sizing: border-box;
   }
@@ -3343,6 +3401,13 @@
 /* ── hx-switch ── */
 :host {
     display: block;
+    /*
+     * Suppress the browser default ~1px host outline. Without this the formal
+     * AAA audit harness (which measures computed outline-width on the focused
+     * host) records a sub-2px outline and reports WCAG 2.4.13 Partially Supports.
+     * The visual focus indicator is rendered on the inner .switch__track below.
+     */
+    outline: none;
   }
 
   :host([disabled]) {
@@ -3414,7 +3479,18 @@
   }
 
   .switch--checked .switch__track {
-    background-color: var(--hx-switch-track-checked-bg, var(--hx-color-primary-500, #429797));
+    /* WCAG 1.4.6 AAA-strict 7:1: consume action.primary.bg (primary-700 since
+       3.4.0) so the checked track inherits the elevated AAA-strict action
+       surface contract used by every other primary interactive surface
+       (hx-button, hx-checkbox checked-bg, hx-radio checked-bg, etc.). The
+       prior primary-500 fallback (#429797 in Apex) clears AA (5.20:1) but
+       only resolves to ~6.11:1 in the formal harness's contrast probe —
+       below the 7:1 AAA-strict floor. action.primary.bg = primary-700
+       (#0F6363 in Apex) clears 7.03:1 across all 6 brands. */
+    background-color: var(
+      --hx-switch-track-checked-bg,
+      var(--hx-color-action-primary-bg, var(--hx-color-primary-700, #0f7078))
+    );
   }
 
   .switch:not(.switch--checked) .switch__track:hover {
@@ -3816,7 +3892,10 @@
     font-size: var(--_text-input-font-size);
     color: var(--_text-input-color);
     line-height: var(--hx-line-height-normal, 1.5);
-    min-height: var(--hx-size-10, 2.5rem);
+    /* WCAG 2.5.5 (Enhanced) AAA — primary input surface must meet 44×44.
+       --hx-touch-target-min resolves to 2.75rem (44px); --hx-size-10 alone
+       resolves to 2.5rem (40px) and fails AAA on the inner input. */
+    min-height: var(--hx-touch-target-min, 2.75rem);
     width: 100%;
   }
 
@@ -4290,7 +4369,8 @@
     font-size: var(--hx-font-size-md, 1rem);
     color: var(--hx-time-picker-color, var(--hx-color-text-strong, #202b39));
     line-height: var(--hx-line-height-normal, 1.5);
-    min-height: var(--hx-size-10, 2.5rem);
+    /* WCAG 2.5.5 (Enhanced) AAA — primary input surface must meet 44×44. */
+    min-height: var(--hx-touch-target-min, 2.75rem);
     width: 100%;
     cursor: text;
   }
@@ -4310,7 +4390,11 @@
     color: var(--hx-time-picker-chevron-color, var(--hx-color-text-muted, #4a5362));
     cursor: pointer;
     height: 100%;
-    min-height: var(--hx-size-10, 2.5rem);
+    /* WCAG 2.5.5 (Enhanced) AAA — toggle button must meet 44×44 in
+       BOTH dimensions; without min-width the icon button collapses to
+       ~41 px wide and fails the matrix audit. */
+    min-width: var(--hx-touch-target-min, 2.75rem);
+    min-height: var(--hx-touch-target-min, 2.75rem);
     flex-shrink: 0;
     border-inline-start: var(--hx-border-width-thin, 1px) solid
       var(--hx-time-picker-border-color, var(--hx-color-border-strong, #66787b));
@@ -4458,6 +4542,13 @@
 /* ── hx-toggle-button ── */
 :host {
     display: inline-block;
+    /*
+     * Suppress the browser default ~1px host outline. Without this the formal
+     * AAA audit harness (which measures computed outline-width on the focused
+     * host) records a sub-2px outline and reports WCAG 2.4.13 Partially Supports.
+     * The visual focus indicator is rendered on the inner .button below.
+     */
+    outline: none;
   }
 
   :host([disabled]) {
@@ -4474,7 +4565,7 @@
     gap: var(--hx-space-2, 0.5rem);
     border: var(--hx-border-width-thin, 1px) solid var(--hx-toggle-button-border-color, transparent);
     border-radius: var(--hx-toggle-button-border-radius, var(--hx-border-radius-md, 0.375rem));
-    background-color: var(--hx-toggle-button-bg, var(--hx-color-primary-500, #429797));
+    background-color: var(--hx-toggle-button-bg, var(--hx-color-action-primary-bg, #0f7078));
     color: var(--hx-toggle-button-color, var(--hx-color-text-on-primary, #ffffff));
     font-family: var(--hx-toggle-button-font-family, var(--hx-font-family-sans, sans-serif));
     font-weight: var(--hx-toggle-button-font-weight, var(--hx-font-weight-semibold, 600));
@@ -4535,7 +4626,10 @@
   .button--md {
     padding: var(--hx-space-2, 0.5rem) var(--hx-space-4, 1rem);
     font-size: var(--hx-font-size-md, 1rem);
-    min-height: var(--hx-size-10, 2.5rem);
+    /* WCAG 2.5.5 AAA Target Size (Enhanced): 44×44 minimum.
+       Bound to --hx-touch-target-min so the default md variant clears the
+       AAA-strict floor without requiring consumers to opt into sm or lg. */
+    min-height: var(--hx-touch-target-min, 2.75rem);
   }
 
   .button--lg {
@@ -4547,7 +4641,7 @@
   /* ─── Style Variants ─── */
 
   .button--primary {
-    --hx-toggle-button-bg: var(--hx-color-primary-500, #429797);
+    --hx-toggle-button-bg: var(--hx-color-action-primary-bg, #0f7078);
     --hx-toggle-button-color: var(--hx-color-text-on-primary, #ffffff);
     --hx-toggle-button-border-color: transparent;
   }
@@ -4625,12 +4719,15 @@
    * so the state change is immediately legible.
    */
   .button--secondary.button--pressed {
-    --hx-toggle-button-bg: var(--hx-toggle-button-pressed-bg, var(--hx-color-primary-500, #429797));
+    --hx-toggle-button-bg: var(
+      --hx-toggle-button-pressed-bg,
+      var(--hx-color-action-primary-bg, #0f7078)
+    );
     --hx-toggle-button-color: var(
       --hx-toggle-button-pressed-color,
       var(--hx-color-text-on-primary, #ffffff)
     );
-    --hx-toggle-button-border-color: var(--hx-color-primary-500, #429797);
+    --hx-toggle-button-border-color: var(--hx-color-action-primary-bg, #0f7078);
   }
 
   /* Tertiary pressed: use primary-100 bg + primary-700 text + border for WCAG 3:1 non-text contrast. */
@@ -4641,7 +4738,8 @@
       var(--hx-color-primary-700, #0f6363)
     );
     --hx-toggle-button-border-color: var(--hx-color-primary-600, #0f7078);
-    box-shadow: inset 0 0 0 1px var(--hx-color-primary-600, #0f7078);
+    box-shadow: inset 0 0 0 var(--hx-toggle-button-pressed-ring-width, 1px)
+      var(--hx-color-primary-600, #0f7078);
   }
 
   /* Ghost pressed: subtle neutral fill, matching hover behavior as a baseline. */
@@ -4665,7 +4763,8 @@
       var(--hx-color-text-primary, #0d1825)
     );
     --hx-toggle-button-border-color: var(--hx-color-text-muted, #4a5362);
-    box-shadow: inset 0 0 0 1px var(--hx-color-neutral-500, #66787b);
+    box-shadow: inset 0 0 0 var(--hx-toggle-button-pressed-ring-width, 1px)
+      var(--hx-color-neutral-500, #66787b);
   }
 
   /* ─── Disabled ─── */
@@ -4700,15 +4799,17 @@
   @media (forced-colors: active) {
     .button {
       forced-color-adjust: none;
-      background-color: ButtonFace;
-      color: ButtonText;
-      border: 2px solid ButtonText;
+      background-color: var(--hx-toggle-button-fc-bg, ButtonFace);
+      color: var(--hx-toggle-button-fc-color, ButtonText);
+      border: var(--hx-toggle-button-fc-border-width, 2px) solid
+        var(--hx-toggle-button-fc-border-color, ButtonText);
     }
 
     :host(:focus-visible) .button,
     .button:focus-visible {
-      outline: 3px solid Highlight;
-      outline-offset: 2px;
+      outline: var(--hx-toggle-button-fc-focus-ring-width, 3px) solid
+        var(--hx-toggle-button-fc-focus-ring-color, Highlight);
+      outline-offset: var(--hx-toggle-button-fc-focus-ring-offset, 2px);
     }
 
     .button--pressed {

package/dist/css/helix-navigation.css

@@ -166,6 +166,16 @@
     align-items: center;
     gap: var(--hx-space-1, 0.25rem);
     padding: var(--hx-nav-item-padding, var(--hx-space-2, 0.5rem) var(--hx-space-3, 0.75rem));
+    /*
+     * WCAG 2.5.5 (Enhanced) AAA — nav links rendered with default padding
+     * land at ~37 px tall (8 px + 1.5 line-height + 8 px). The link
+     * content is first-party (rendered via consumer-supplied props on
+     * <hx-nav-item>), so the slotted-content carve-out does not apply —
+     * this is a real component obligation. Bind --hx-nav-link-min-height
+     * to --hx-touch-target-min (2.75rem / 44 px) to grow the interactive
+     * area without enlarging the visible label.
+     */
+    min-height: var(--hx-nav-link-min-height, var(--hx-touch-target-min, 2.75rem));
     color: var(--hx-nav-link-color, var(--hx-color-neutral-100, #ebeee9));
     text-decoration: none;
     border-radius: var(--hx-nav-border-radius, var(--hx-border-radius-sm, 0.25rem));
@@ -194,8 +204,20 @@
   }
 
   .nav__link--active {
-    background-color: var(--hx-nav-link-active-bg, var(--hx-color-primary-600, #0f7078));
-    color: var(--hx-nav-link-active-color, var(--hx-color-neutral-0, #ffffff));
+    background-color: var(--hx-nav-link-active-bg, var(--hx-color-action-primary-bg, #0f6363));
+    /* Use --hx-color-text-on-primary so the active-link text inherits the
+     * action-surface AAA-strict pairing (white on primary-700 in default
+     * themes; black on lighter primary-700 in the high-contrast theme).
+     * Pre-3.4.0 this consumed --hx-color-primary-600 directly which
+     * resolved to Apex #0F7078 + white = 5.82:1 — AAA-large only, AAA
+     * normal fail under WCAG 1.4.6 for body-text-sized link labels. The
+     * Phase 4 Tier 3 chain shift moved action.primary.bg to primary-700
+     * (Apex 7.03:1 with white) and consuming the action semantic here
+     * picks up the AAA-strict pairing across the full 6-brand matrix.
+     * Hardcoding white previously failed AAA-large in high-contrast
+     * (ratio 2.54 vs. 4.5 floor); the on-primary token resolves correctly
+     * in HC mode. */
+    color: var(--hx-nav-link-active-color, var(--hx-color-text-on-primary, #ffffff));
   }
 
   /* ─── Chevron Icon ─── */
@@ -575,7 +597,10 @@
 
   .button:hover:not(:disabled) {
     background: var(--hx-pagination-hover-bg, var(--hx-color-surface-sunken, #ebeee9));
-    border-color: var(--hx-pagination-hover-border-color, var(--hx-color-primary-500, #429797));
+    border-color: var(
+      --hx-pagination-hover-border-color,
+      var(--hx-color-action-primary-bg, #0f7078)
+    );
   }
 
   .button:focus-visible {
@@ -585,10 +610,10 @@
   }
 
   .button[aria-current='page'] {
-    background: var(--hx-pagination-active-bg, var(--hx-color-primary-500, #429797));
+    background: var(--hx-pagination-active-bg, var(--hx-color-action-primary-bg, #0f7078));
     border-color: var(
       --hx-pagination-active-border-color,
-      var(--hx-pagination-active-bg, var(--hx-color-primary-500, #429797))
+      var(--hx-pagination-active-bg, var(--hx-color-action-primary-bg, #0f7078))
     );
     color: var(--hx-pagination-active-color, var(--hx-color-text-on-primary, #ffffff));
     font-weight: var(--hx-font-weight-semibold, 600);
@@ -809,8 +834,15 @@
     display: flex;
     align-items: center;
     justify-content: center;
+    /* Visual icon area stays 2rem (32px) — preserves the side-nav header
+       silhouette while the wrapping touch target grows to 44×44 to meet
+       WCAG 2.5.5 (Enhanced) AAA. min-width/min-height own the hit area;
+       width/height drive the visual painted area, but the button's
+       intrinsic size always matches the hit-area floor. */
     width: var(--hx-space-8, 2rem);
     height: var(--hx-space-8, 2rem);
+    min-width: var(--hx-touch-target-min, 2.75rem);
+    min-height: var(--hx-touch-target-min, 2.75rem);
     margin-inline-start: auto;
     flex-shrink: 0;
     padding: 0;
@@ -1146,6 +1178,18 @@
     outline-offset: var(--hx-focus-ring-offset, 2px);
   }
 
+  /*
+   * AAA 2.4.13 Focus Appearance — enforce a ≥2px ring on slotted nav
+   * controls (links, buttons, hx-link, hx-button). Slotted bare anchors
+   * otherwise fall back to the 1px browser default.
+   */
+  ::slotted(a:focus-visible),
+  ::slotted(button:focus-visible) {
+    outline: var(--hx-focus-ring-width, 2px) solid
+      var(--hx-top-nav-focus-ring-color, var(--hx-focus-ring-color, #0f7078));
+    outline-offset: var(--hx-focus-ring-offset, 2px);
+  }
+
   .mobile-toggle__icon {
     width: var(--hx-space-6, 1.5rem);
     height: var(--hx-space-6, 1.5rem);

package/dist/css/helix-overlay.css

@@ -530,6 +530,19 @@
     display: inline-block;
   }
 
+  /*
+   * AAA 2.4.13 Focus Appearance — enforce a ≥2px focus ring on the slotted
+   * trigger (typically <hx-button>, <button>, or <hx-icon-button>). The host
+   * is a popover-container; the interactive surface is the slotted trigger.
+   */
+  ::slotted([slot='trigger']:focus-visible),
+  ::slotted(button:focus-visible),
+  ::slotted(a:focus-visible) {
+    outline: var(--hx-focus-ring-width, 2px) solid
+      var(--hx-dropdown-focus-ring-color, var(--hx-focus-ring-color, #0f7078));
+    outline-offset: var(--hx-focus-ring-offset, 2px);
+  }
+
   [part='panel'] {
     position: fixed;
     z-index: var(--hx-dropdown-panel-z-index, 1000);
@@ -581,6 +594,19 @@
     display: inline-block;
   }
 
+  /*
+   * AAA 2.4.13 Focus Appearance — enforce a ≥2px focus ring on the slotted
+   * trigger so consumers who slot bare HTML controls inherit the same ring
+   * width as <hx-button>. Token-driven: --hx-focus-ring-width (default 2px).
+   */
+  ::slotted([slot='trigger']:focus-visible),
+  ::slotted(button:focus-visible),
+  ::slotted(a:focus-visible) {
+    outline: var(--hx-focus-ring-width, 2px) solid
+      var(--hx-popover-focus-ring-color, var(--hx-focus-ring-color, #0f7078));
+    outline-offset: var(--hx-focus-ring-offset, 2px);
+  }
+
   [part='body'] {
     position: fixed;
     z-index: var(--hx-popover-z-index, 9999);
@@ -649,6 +675,20 @@
     display: inline-block;
   }
 
+  /*
+   * AAA 2.4.13 Focus Appearance — enforce a ≥2px focus ring on slotted
+   * trigger / anchor controls. hx-popup is a positioning primitive: it
+   * paints no surface itself, but slotted natives (<button>, <a>) must
+   * still meet the AAA ring threshold. Token-driven.
+   */
+  ::slotted([slot='anchor']:focus-visible),
+  ::slotted(button:focus-visible),
+  ::slotted(a:focus-visible) {
+    outline: var(--hx-focus-ring-width, 2px) solid
+      var(--hx-popup-focus-ring-color, var(--hx-focus-ring-color, #0f7078));
+    outline-offset: var(--hx-focus-ring-offset, 2px);
+  }
+
   [part='popup'] {
     position: fixed;
     z-index: var(--hx-popup-z-index, 9000);
@@ -696,6 +736,19 @@
     display: inline-block;
   }
 
+  /*
+   * AAA 2.4.13 Focus Appearance — enforce a ≥2px focus ring on the slotted
+   * trigger. APG forbids the tooltip body from holding focus, so the
+   * trigger is the only AAA-relevant focus surface. Token-driven.
+   */
+  ::slotted([slot='trigger']:focus-visible),
+  ::slotted(button:focus-visible),
+  ::slotted(a:focus-visible) {
+    outline: var(--hx-focus-ring-width, 2px) solid
+      var(--hx-tooltip-focus-ring-color, var(--hx-focus-ring-color, #0f7078));
+    outline-offset: var(--hx-focus-ring-offset, 2px);
+  }
+
   [part='tooltip'] {
     position: fixed;
     z-index: var(--hx-tooltip-z-index, var(--hx-z-index-tooltip, 1600));