diff --git a/frontend/src/styles/AdminPanel.css b/frontend/src/styles/AdminPanel.css
index c01765d..b9ce10e 100644
--- a/frontend/src/styles/AdminPanel.css
+++ b/frontend/src/styles/AdminPanel.css
@@ -2266,20 +2266,14 @@
 [data-theme='dark'][data-accent='auto'] .btn-primary-modern {
     background: #e5e7eb;
     color: #111827;
-    box-shadow:
-        0 6px 8px rgba(229, 231, 235, 0.45),
-        0 12px 20px rgba(229, 231, 235, 0.2),
-        0 20px 35px rgba(229, 231, 235, 0.06);
+    box-shadow: 0 0 16px 1px rgba(229, 231, 235, 0.35);
 }
 
 [data-theme='dark'][data-accent='auto'] .btn-primary:hover,
 [data-theme='dark'][data-accent='auto'] .btn-primary-modern:hover {
     background: #f3f4f6;
     color: #111827;
-    box-shadow:
-        0 8px 10px rgba(229, 231, 235, 0.55),
-        0 16px 25px rgba(229, 231, 235, 0.28),
-        0 24px 40px rgba(229, 231, 235, 0.1);
+    box-shadow: 0 0 24px 3px rgba(229, 231, 235, 0.5);
 }
 
 /* Icon action buttons (edit) hover state with auto accent in dark mode */
diff --git a/frontend/src/styles/Layout.css b/frontend/src/styles/Layout.css
index ab316db..ca870f1 100644
--- a/frontend/src/styles/Layout.css
+++ b/frontend/src/styles/Layout.css
@@ -437,18 +437,12 @@
 [data-theme='dark'][data-accent='auto'] .admin-tab-btn.active {
   background: #e5e7eb;
   color: #111827;
-  box-shadow:
-    0 6px 8px rgba(229, 231, 235, 0.5),
-    0 12px 20px rgba(229, 231, 235, 0.25),
-    0 20px 35px rgba(229, 231, 235, 0.08);
+  box-shadow: 0 0 20px 2px rgba(229, 231, 235, 0.4);
 }
 
 [data-theme='dark'][data-accent='auto'] .page-tab-btn.active:focus,
 [data-theme='dark'][data-accent='auto'] .admin-tab-btn.active:focus,
 [data-theme='dark'][data-accent='auto'] .page-tab-btn.active:focus-visible,
 [data-theme='dark'][data-accent='auto'] .admin-tab-btn.active:focus-visible {
-  box-shadow:
-    0 6px 8px rgba(229, 231, 235, 0.55),
-    0 12px 20px rgba(229, 231, 235, 0.3),
-    0 20px 35px rgba(229, 231, 235, 0.1);
+  box-shadow: 0 0 25px 4px rgba(229, 231, 235, 0.5);
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/frontend/src/styles/Sidebar.css b/frontend/src/styles/Sidebar.css
index e12b029..7ce0361 100644
--- a/frontend/src/styles/Sidebar.css
+++ b/frontend/src/styles/Sidebar.css
@@ -1026,10 +1026,7 @@
 [data-theme='dark'][data-accent='auto'] .nav-item.active {
   background: #e5e7eb;
   color: #111827 !important;
-  box-shadow:
-    0 6px 8px rgba(229, 231, 235, 0.5),
-    0 12px 20px rgba(229, 231, 235, 0.25),
-    0 20px 35px rgba(229, 231, 235, 0.08);
+  box-shadow: 0 0 20px 2px rgba(229, 231, 235, 0.4);
 }
 
 [data-theme='dark'][data-accent='auto'] .nav-item.active .nav-icon,
diff --git a/frontend/src/styles/ThemeSettings.css b/frontend/src/styles/ThemeSettings.css
index e947800..6fccdd0 100644
--- a/frontend/src/styles/ThemeSettings.css
+++ b/frontend/src/styles/ThemeSettings.css
@@ -1437,19 +1437,13 @@
 [data-theme='dark'][data-accent='auto'] .btn-primary {
     background: #e5e7eb;
     color: #111827;
-    box-shadow:
-        0 6px 8px rgba(229, 231, 235, 0.45),
-        0 12px 20px rgba(229, 231, 235, 0.2),
-        0 20px 35px rgba(229, 231, 235, 0.06);
+    box-shadow: 0 0 16px 1px rgba(229, 231, 235, 0.35);
 }
 
 [data-theme='dark'][data-accent='auto'] .btn-primary:hover {
     background: #f3f4f6;
     color: #111827;
-    box-shadow:
-        0 8px 10px rgba(229, 231, 235, 0.55),
-        0 16px 25px rgba(229, 231, 235, 0.28),
-        0 24px 40px rgba(229, 231, 235, 0.1);
+    box-shadow: 0 0 24px 3px rgba(229, 231, 235, 0.5);
 }
 
 /* Ghost button hover */