diff --git a/frontend/src/components/ContactInfoPane.tsx b/frontend/src/components/ContactInfoPane.tsx
index dda63db..274feb0 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/ContactInfoPane.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/ContactInfoPane.tsx
@@ -515,7 +515,7 @@ function SectionLabel({ children }: { children: React.ReactNode }) {
 function ChannelAttributionWarning({
   includeAliasNote = false,
   nameOnly = false,
-  className = 'mx-5 my-3 px-3 py-2 rounded-md bg-yellow-500/10 border border-yellow-500/20',
+  className = 'mx-5 my-3 px-3 py-2 rounded-md bg-warning/10 border border-warning/20',
 }: {
   includeAliasNote?: boolean;
   nameOnly?: boolean;
@@ -523,7 +523,7 @@ function ChannelAttributionWarning({
 }) {
   return (
     <div className={className}>
-      <p className="text-xs text-yellow-600 dark:text-yellow-400">
+      <p className="text-xs text-warning">
         Channel sender identity is based on best-effort name matching. Different nodes using the
         same name will be attributed to the same {nameOnly ? 'sender name' : 'contact'}. Stats below
         may be inaccurate.
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/settings/SettingsLocalSection.tsx b/frontend/src/components/settings/SettingsLocalSection.tsx
index 3adb34e..8ced94b 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/settings/SettingsLocalSection.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/settings/SettingsLocalSection.tsx
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ export function SettingsLocalSection({
       <div className="space-y-1">
         <Label>Color Scheme</Label>
         <ThemeSelector />
+        <ThemePreview className="mt-6" />
       </div>
 
       <Separator />
@@ -91,3 +92,64 @@ export function SettingsLocalSection({
     </div>
   );
 }
+
+function ThemePreview({ className }: { className?: string }) {
+  return (
+    <div className={`rounded-lg border border-border bg-card p-3 ${className ?? ''}`}>
+      <p className="text-xs text-muted-foreground mb-3">
+        Preview alert and message contrast for the selected theme.
+      </p>
+
+      <div className="space-y-2">
+        <PreviewBanner className="border border-status-connected/30 bg-status-connected/15 text-status-connected">
+          Connected preview: radio link healthy and syncing.
+        </PreviewBanner>
+        <PreviewBanner className="border border-warning/50 bg-warning/10 text-warning">
+          Warning preview: packet audit suggests missing history.
+        </PreviewBanner>
+        <PreviewBanner className="border border-destructive/30 bg-destructive/10 text-destructive">
+          Error preview: radio reconnect failed.
+        </PreviewBanner>
+      </div>
+
+      <div className="mt-4 space-y-2">
+        <PreviewMessage
+          sender="Alice"
+          bubbleClassName="bg-msg-incoming text-foreground"
+          text="Hello, mesh!"
+        />
+        <PreviewMessage
+          sender="You"
+          alignRight
+          bubbleClassName="bg-msg-outgoing text-foreground"
+          text="Hi there! I'm using RemoteTerm."
+        />
+      </div>
+    </div>
+  );
+}
+
+function PreviewBanner({ children, className }: { children: React.ReactNode; className: string }) {
+  return <div className={`rounded-md px-3 py-2 text-xs ${className}`}>{children}</div>;
+}
+
+function PreviewMessage({
+  sender,
+  text,
+  bubbleClassName,
+  alignRight = false,
+}: {
+  sender: string;
+  text: string;
+  bubbleClassName: string;
+  alignRight?: boolean;
+}) {
+  return (
+    <div className={`flex ${alignRight ? 'justify-end' : 'justify-start'}`}>
+      <div className={`max-w-[85%] ${alignRight ? 'items-end' : 'items-start'} flex flex-col`}>
+        <span className="mb-1 text-[11px] text-muted-foreground">{sender}</span>
+        <div className={`rounded-2xl px-3 py-2 text-sm break-words ${bubbleClassName}`}>{text}</div>
+      </div>
+    </div>
+  );
+}
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/settings/SettingsRadioSection.tsx b/frontend/src/components/settings/SettingsRadioSection.tsx
index 8cdb180..ac509ef 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/settings/SettingsRadioSection.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/settings/SettingsRadioSection.tsx
@@ -460,7 +460,7 @@ export function SettingsRadioSection({
               <option value="1">2 bytes</option>
               <option value="2">3 bytes</option>
             </select>
-            <div className="rounded-md border border-amber-500/50 bg-amber-500/10 p-3 text-xs text-amber-200">
+            <div className="rounded-md border border-warning/50 bg-warning/10 p-3 text-xs text-warning">
               <p className="font-semibold mb-1">Compatibility Warning</p>
               <p>
                 ALL nodes along a message&apos;s route &mdash; your radio, every repeater, and the
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/visualizer/VisualizerControls.tsx b/frontend/src/components/visualizer/VisualizerControls.tsx
index 0c475fc..4dd4be8 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/visualizer/VisualizerControls.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/visualizer/VisualizerControls.tsx
@@ -298,7 +298,7 @@ export function VisualizerControls({
                 </button>
                 <button
                   onClick={onClearAndReset}
-                  className="mt-1 px-3 py-1.5 bg-yellow-500/20 hover:bg-yellow-500/30 text-yellow-500 rounded text-xs transition-colors"
+                  className="mt-1 rounded border border-warning/40 bg-warning/10 px-3 py-1.5 text-warning text-xs transition-colors hover:bg-warning/20"
                   title="Clear all nodes and links from the visualization - packets are preserved"
                 >
                   Clear &amp; Reset
diff --git a/frontend/src/test/settingsModal.test.tsx b/frontend/src/test/settingsModal.test.tsx
index 29ad99e..5d5d4fd 100644
--- a/frontend/src/test/settingsModal.test.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/test/settingsModal.test.tsx
@@ -262,6 +262,24 @@ describe('SettingsModal', () => {
     expect(screen.queryByLabelText('Local label text')).not.toBeInTheDocument();
   });
 
+  it('shows the theme contrast preview in local settings', () => {
+    renderModal();
+    openLocalSection();
+
+    expect(
+      screen.getByText('Preview alert and message contrast for the selected theme.')
+    ).toBeInTheDocument();
+    expect(
+      screen.getByText('Connected preview: radio link healthy and syncing.')
+    ).toBeInTheDocument();
+    expect(
+      screen.getByText('Warning preview: packet audit suggests missing history.')
+    ).toBeInTheDocument();
+    expect(screen.getByText('Error preview: radio reconnect failed.')).toBeInTheDocument();
+    expect(screen.getByText('Hello, mesh!')).toBeInTheDocument();
+    expect(screen.getByText("Hi there! I'm using RemoteTerm.")).toBeInTheDocument();
+  });
+
   it('clears stale errors when switching external desktop sections', async () => {
     const onSaveAppSettings = vi.fn(async () => {
       throw new Error('Save failed');