diff --git a/ui/src/styles/activity.css b/ui/src/styles/activity.css
index bde6c5125677..7c705c46e8b1 100644
--- a/ui/src/styles/activity.css
+++ b/ui/src/styles/activity.css
@@ -255,7 +255,7 @@ a.activity-current-work__row:hover {
 }
 
 .activity-feed__presence-dot[data-presence-activity="idle"] {
-  background: var(--warn);
+  background: var(--presence-idle);
 }
 
 .activity-feed__presence-dot[data-presence-activity="unknown"] {
diff --git a/ui/src/styles/base.css b/ui/src/styles/base.css
index b210b528d1c5..6c1026247343 100644
--- a/ui/src/styles/base.css
+++ b/ui/src/styles/base.css
@@ -196,6 +196,8 @@
   --warn: #f59e0b;
   --warn-muted: rgba(245, 158, 11, 0.75);
   --warn-subtle: rgba(245, 158, 11, 0.08);
+  /* Presence dots are indicators, not text: idle keeps this amber in every theme. */
+  --presence-idle: #f59e0b;
   --danger: #f87171;
   --danger-muted: rgba(248, 113, 113, 0.75);
   --danger-subtle: rgba(248, 113, 113, 0.08);
diff --git a/ui/src/styles/components.css b/ui/src/styles/components.css
index 1927ba677397..125c6d1e5c24 100644
--- a/ui/src/styles/components.css
+++ b/ui/src/styles/components.css
@@ -1663,7 +1663,7 @@ openclaw-session-progress-hovercard-provider {
 }
 
 .person-activity-card__status--idle > span {
-  background: var(--warn);
+  background: var(--presence-idle);
 }
 
 .person-activity-card__status--unknown > span,
diff --git a/ui/src/styles/layout.css b/ui/src/styles/layout.css
index e1592b18c4b7..0be1b3ff134d 100644
--- a/ui/src/styles/layout.css
+++ b/ui/src/styles/layout.css
@@ -1744,7 +1744,7 @@ openclaw-settings-save-indicator:empty {
 }
 
 .sidebar-session-group-presence--idle {
-  background: var(--warn);
+  background: var(--presence-idle);
 }
 
 .sidebar-session-group-presence--unknown {
@@ -2606,7 +2606,7 @@ openclaw-settings-save-indicator:empty {
 }
 
 .sidebar-online__person[data-presence-activity="idle"] .sidebar-online__avatar::after {
-  background: var(--warn);
+  background: var(--presence-idle);
 }
 
 .sidebar-online__person[data-presence-activity="unknown"] .sidebar-online__avatar::after {