diff --git a/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/app/chat/page.integration.test.tsx b/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/app/chat/page.integration.test.tsx
index 1918d19dae6..29267e522d9 100644
--- a/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/app/chat/page.integration.test.tsx
+++ b/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/app/chat/page.integration.test.tsx
@@ -1,11 +1,12 @@
 import React from "react";
-import { fireEvent, render, screen, waitFor } from "@testing-library/react";
+import { fireEvent, render, screen, waitFor, within } from "@testing-library/react";
 import { beforeEach, describe, expect, it, vi } from "vitest";
 import { useChatHistory } from "@/components/chat/useChatHistory";
 import ChatConversationPage from "./page";
 
-const { mockMakeOpenAIResponsesRequest } = vi.hoisted(() => ({
+const { mockMakeOpenAIResponsesRequest, shellState } = vi.hoisted(() => ({
   mockMakeOpenAIResponsesRequest: vi.fn(),
+  shellState: { storageUnavailable: false },
 }));
 
 vi.mock("next/navigation", () => ({
@@ -50,7 +51,7 @@ vi.mock("@/contexts/ChatShellContext", () => ({
       conversations: history.conversations,
       activeConversation: history.activeConversation,
       activeConversationId: history.currentActiveId,
-      storageUnavailable: false,
+      storageUnavailable: shellState.storageUnavailable,
       staleId: false,
       createConversation: history.createConversation,
       appendMessage: history.appendMessage,
@@ -81,6 +82,7 @@ describe("/ui/chat request metrics", () => {
   beforeEach(() => {
     localStorage.clear();
     mockMakeOpenAIResponsesRequest.mockReset();
+    shellState.storageUnavailable = false;
   });
 
   it("renders latency, TTFT, token counts and cost reported for the assistant turn", async () => {
@@ -130,3 +132,20 @@ describe("/ui/chat request metrics", () => {
     expect(document.querySelector(".response-metrics")).toBeNull();
   });
 });
+
+describe("/ui/chat storage banner", () => {
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    localStorage.clear();
+    mockMakeOpenAIResponsesRequest.mockReset();
+    shellState.storageUnavailable = true;
+  });
+
+  it("keeps the dismiss control amber on hover instead of the ghost variant's foreground", async () => {
+    render(<ChatConversationPage />);
+
+    const banner = await screen.findByText("Chat history won't be saved in this browser session");
+    const dismiss = within(banner.parentElement!).getByRole("button");
+    expect(dismiss).toHaveClass("hover:text-warning/80");
+    expect(dismiss).not.toHaveClass("hover:text-foreground");
+  });
+});
diff --git a/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/app/chat/page.tsx b/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/app/chat/page.tsx
index f4525219f51..2e3547aa28c 100644
--- a/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/app/chat/page.tsx
+++ b/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/app/chat/page.tsx
@@ -518,7 +518,7 @@ export default function ChatConversationPage() {
             variant="ghost"
             size="icon-xs"
             onClick={() => setStorageBannerDismissed(true)}
-            className="text-warning hover:bg-warning/15 "
+            className="text-warning hover:bg-warning/15 hover:text-warning/80"
           >
             <X className="size-3.5" />
           </Button>
diff --git a/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/SidebarUsageCard.test.tsx b/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/SidebarUsageCard.test.tsx
index 09e56d8fb5a..8a8164dd661 100644
--- a/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/SidebarUsageCard.test.tsx
+++ b/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/SidebarUsageCard.test.tsx
@@ -156,4 +156,12 @@ describe("SidebarUsageCard", () => {
     await user.click(rail);
     expect(onExpandRail).toHaveBeenCalledOnce();
   });
+
+  it("keeps the collapsed rail tinted on hover instead of the outline variant's foreground", async () => {
+    renderWithClient(<SidebarUsageCard accessToken="token" collapsed onExpandRail={vi.fn()} />);
+
+    const rail = await screen.findByTitle("Enterprise usage");
+    expect(rail).toHaveClass("hover:text-sidebar-primary/80");
+    expect(rail).not.toHaveClass("hover:text-foreground");
+  });
 });
diff --git a/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/SidebarUsageCard.tsx b/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/SidebarUsageCard.tsx
index 2d9533dce36..76240565cda 100644
--- a/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/SidebarUsageCard.tsx
+++ b/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/SidebarUsageCard.tsx
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ export default function SidebarUsageCard({ accessToken, collapsed, onExpandRail
         variant="outline"
         onClick={onExpandRail}
         title="Enterprise usage"
-        className="h-9 w-full rounded-lg border-sidebar-border bg-sidebar text-sidebar-primary shadow-none hover:bg-sidebar-accent"
+        className="h-9 w-full rounded-lg border-sidebar-border bg-sidebar text-sidebar-primary shadow-none hover:bg-sidebar-accent hover:text-sidebar-primary/80"
       >
         <Award className="size-[18px]" strokeWidth={1.75} />
       </Button>
diff --git a/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/team/LoggingSettings.test.tsx b/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/team/LoggingSettings.test.tsx
index efdef4c2536..b63a6cb98aa 100644
--- a/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/team/LoggingSettings.test.tsx
+++ b/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/team/LoggingSettings.test.tsx
@@ -181,6 +181,22 @@ describe("LoggingSettings", () => {
     expect(source.match(HARDCODED_PALETTE) ?? []).toHaveLength(0);
   });
 
+  it("keeps the remove button destructive on hover instead of the ghost variant's foreground", () => {
+    const initialValue = [
+      {
+        callback_name: "langsmith",
+        callback_type: "success",
+        callback_vars: {},
+      },
+    ];
+
+    renderWithProviders(<LoggingSettings value={initialValue} onChange={vi.fn()} />);
+
+    const remove = screen.getByRole("button", { name: "Remove" });
+    expect(remove).toHaveClass("hover:text-destructive/80");
+    expect(remove).not.toHaveClass("hover:text-foreground");
+  });
+
   it("reports the chosen event type when a different option is picked", async () => {
     const user = userEvent.setup({ delay: null });
     const mockOnChange = vi.fn();
diff --git a/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/team/LoggingSettings.tsx b/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/team/LoggingSettings.tsx
index 71d54ec6620..d526b710bcf 100644
--- a/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/team/LoggingSettings.tsx
+++ b/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/team/LoggingSettings.tsx
@@ -278,7 +278,7 @@ const LoggingSettings: React.FC<LoggingSettingsProps> = ({
                   variant="ghost"
                   onClick={() => removeLoggingConfig(index)}
                   size="sm"
-                  className="text-destructive hover:bg-destructive/10"
+                  className="text-destructive hover:bg-destructive/10 hover:text-destructive/80"
                   type="button"
                 >
                   <Trash2 />