diff --git a/modules/OverviewBackdrop.qml b/modules/OverviewBackdrop.qml
index 5fdc7d1..7b9e112 100644
--- a/modules/OverviewBackdrop.qml
+++ b/modules/OverviewBackdrop.qml
@@ -20,11 +20,10 @@ PanelWindow {
     anchors.right: true
     anchors.bottom: true
 
-    // Solid dark background
+    // Solid dark background — base01 is darker than base00
     Rectangle {
         anchors.fill: parent
-        color: M.Theme.base00
-        opacity: 0.85
+        color: M.Theme.base01
     }
 
     // Hex grid with gradient-filled cells, no outlines
@@ -81,177 +80,4 @@ PanelWindow {
             }
         }
     }
-
-    // Horizontal scan line with glow trail
-    Rectangle {
-        id: hScan
-        width: 2
-        height: parent.height
-        opacity: 0.2
-        color: M.Theme.base0D
-        NumberAnimation on x {
-            from: -100
-            to: root.width + 100
-            duration: 8000
-            loops: Animation.Infinite
-            easing.type: Easing.InOutSine
-        }
-
-        Rectangle {
-            anchors.top: parent.top
-            anchors.bottom: parent.bottom
-            anchors.right: parent.left
-            width: 120
-            gradient: Gradient {
-                orientation: Gradient.Horizontal
-                GradientStop {
-                    position: 0
-                    color: "transparent"
-                }
-                GradientStop {
-                    position: 1
-                    color: Qt.rgba(M.Theme.base0D.r, M.Theme.base0D.g, M.Theme.base0D.b, 0.08)
-                }
-            }
-        }
-    }
-
-    // Vertical scan line
-    Rectangle {
-        width: parent.width
-        height: 1
-        opacity: 0.12
-        color: M.Theme.base0E
-        NumberAnimation on y {
-            from: -50
-            to: root.height + 50
-            duration: 12000
-            loops: Animation.Infinite
-            easing.type: Easing.InOutSine
-        }
-    }
-
-    // Diagonal scan
-    Rectangle {
-        width: 1
-        height: parent.height * 1.5
-        opacity: 0.06
-        color: M.Theme.base09
-        rotation: 30
-        transformOrigin: Item.Top
-        SequentialAnimation on x {
-            loops: Animation.Infinite
-            NumberAnimation {
-                from: -200
-                to: root.width + 200
-                duration: 15000
-                easing.type: Easing.InOutQuad
-            }
-            NumberAnimation {
-                from: root.width + 200
-                to: -200
-                duration: 15000
-                easing.type: Easing.InOutQuad
-            }
-        }
-    }
-
-    // Corner accent marks
-    Repeater {
-        model: [
-            {
-                cx: 40,
-                cy: 40,
-                col: M.Theme.base0C,
-                dx: 1,
-                dy: 1
-            },
-            {
-                cx: -100,
-                cy: 40,
-                col: M.Theme.base09,
-                dx: -1,
-                dy: 1
-            },
-            {
-                cx: 40,
-                cy: -100,
-                col: M.Theme.base0E,
-                dx: 1,
-                dy: -1
-            },
-            {
-                cx: -100,
-                cy: -100,
-                col: M.Theme.base08,
-                dx: -1,
-                dy: -1
-            }
-        ]
-        Item {
-            required property var modelData
-            x: modelData.dx > 0 ? modelData.cx : root.width + modelData.cx
-            y: modelData.dy > 0 ? modelData.cy : root.height + modelData.cy
-
-            Rectangle {
-                width: 60
-                height: 1
-                color: parent.modelData.col
-                opacity: 0.25
-            }
-            Rectangle {
-                width: 1
-                height: 60
-                color: parent.modelData.col
-                opacity: 0.25
-            }
-
-            Rectangle {
-                width: 5
-                height: 5
-                radius: 2.5
-                color: parent.modelData.col
-                SequentialAnimation on opacity {
-                    loops: Animation.Infinite
-                    NumberAnimation {
-                        to: 0.1
-                        duration: 1500 + Math.random() * 1000
-                        easing.type: Easing.InOutSine
-                    }
-                    NumberAnimation {
-                        to: 0.5
-                        duration: 1500 + Math.random() * 1000
-                        easing.type: Easing.InOutSine
-                    }
-                }
-            }
-        }
-    }
-
-    // Floating particles
-    Repeater {
-        model: 15
-        Rectangle {
-            required property int index
-            width: 2
-            height: 2
-            radius: 1
-            color: [M.Theme.base0C, M.Theme.base0D, M.Theme.base0E, M.Theme.base09, M.Theme.base08][index % 5]
-            opacity: 0.1 + Math.random() * 0.1
-
-            NumberAnimation on x {
-                from: -20
-                to: root.width + 20
-                duration: 20000 + index * 3000
-                loops: Animation.Infinite
-            }
-            NumberAnimation on y {
-                from: Math.random() * root.height
-                to: Math.random() * root.height
-                duration: 30000 + index * 2000
-                loops: Animation.Infinite
-                easing.type: Easing.InOutSine
-            }
-        }
-    }
 }