diff --git a/resources/css/app.css b/resources/css/app.css
index 6b05996c5..94f8c9354 100644
--- a/resources/css/app.css
+++ b/resources/css/app.css
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
     --surface-dropdown-dark: #020617;
     --surface-footer: #1e293b;
     --surface-footer-dark: #020617;
-    --surface-hover: #334155;
+    --surface-hover: #f1f5f9;
     --surface-hover-dark: #1e293b;
     --border-default: #e2e8f0;
     --border-default-dark: #334155;
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@
     --surface-dropdown-dark: #020c09;
     --surface-footer: #14332a;
     --surface-footer-dark: #020c09;
-    --surface-hover: #166534;
+    --surface-hover: #ecfdf5;
     --surface-hover-dark: #14532d;
     --border-default: #bbf7d0;
     --border-default-dark: #14532d;
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@
     --surface-dropdown-dark: #0f0620;
     --surface-footer: #2d1f4e;
     --surface-footer-dark: #0f0620;
-    --surface-hover: #5b21b6;
+    --surface-hover: #f5f3ff;
     --surface-hover-dark: #3b0764;
     --border-default: #e9d5ff;
     --border-default-dark: #6b21a8;
diff --git a/tests/Unit/ThemeTableStylesTest.php b/tests/Unit/ThemeTableStylesTest.php
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b985dcbc0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/Unit/ThemeTableStylesTest.php
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace Tests\Unit;
+
+use PHPUnit\Framework\TestCase;
+
+class ThemeTableStylesTest extends TestCase
+{
+    public function test_light_color_schemes_use_pale_table_hover_surfaces(): void
+    {
+        $stylesheet = (string) file_get_contents(__DIR__.'/../../resources/css/app.css');
+
+        $this->assertStringContainsString('--surface-hover: #f1f5f9;', $stylesheet);
+        $this->assertStringContainsString('--surface-hover: #ecfdf5;', $stylesheet);
+        $this->assertStringContainsString('--surface-hover: #f5f3ff;', $stylesheet);
+        $this->assertMatchesRegularExpression(
+            '/main tbody tr:hover\s*\{\s*background-color: var\(--surface-hover\) !important;\s*\}/',
+            $stylesheet,
+        );
+    }
+
+    public function test_dark_table_hover_styles_remain_unchanged(): void
+    {
+        $stylesheet = (string) file_get_contents(__DIR__.'/../../resources/css/app.css');
+
+        $this->assertStringContainsString('--surface-hover-dark: #1e293b;', $stylesheet);
+        $this->assertStringContainsString('--surface-hover-dark: #14532d;', $stylesheet);
+        $this->assertStringContainsString('--surface-hover-dark: #3b0764;', $stylesheet);
+        $this->assertMatchesRegularExpression(
+            '/\.dark main tbody tr:hover\s*\{\s*background-color: var\(--surface-hover-dark\) !important;\s*\}/',
+            $stylesheet,
+        );
+    }
+}