diff --git a/make_post_sell/static/css/common.css b/make_post_sell/static/css/common.css
index c9c76f3..a736f20 100644
--- a/make_post_sell/static/css/common.css
+++ b/make_post_sell/static/css/common.css
@@ -4991,11 +4991,15 @@ textarea {
 
 [data-theme="dark"] .well,
 [data-theme="dark"] .well2 {
-    background-color: var(--dark-button-bg, #2d3748);
-    background-image: url("/static/img/trans-blue.png");
-    border: 2px solid #7ab9ff;
-    box-shadow: 0 0 10px rgba(122, 185, 255, 0.3);
-    color: var(--text-primary);
+    /* `background:` shorthand (not background-color) so it also clears
+       the legacy trans-blue.png overlay that washed dark wells pale —
+       the "degraded dark mode" the operator reported on the tag page.
+       --surface-container (#21262d) reads as a distinct elevated card
+       against the #0d1117 body; consistent with the edit-page wells. */
+    background: var(--surface-container, #21262d);
+    border: 1px solid var(--border-light, #475569);
+    box-shadow: var(--elevation-1, 0 1px 3px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.4));
+    color: var(--text-primary, #fff);
 }
 
 /* Dark mode specific overrides for existing classes */