diff --git a/frontend/src/v2/__tests__/V2FeaturePageColors.test.ts b/frontend/src/v2/__tests__/V2FeaturePageColors.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..90d8676125
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/src/v2/__tests__/V2FeaturePageColors.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+import fs from 'fs';
+import path from 'path';
+import { V2_COLORS } from '../components/V2FeaturePage';
+
+// TASK-681: V2FeaturePage's MUI theme cannot read var(), so its colours stay
+// literal. This pins each literal to the light --v2-* token of the same role, so
+// a token change fails here instead of drifting silently. Dark mode needs its own
+// decision (UX Lead, TASK-681 ruling).
+const css = fs.readFileSync(path.join(__dirname, '../v2.css'), 'utf8');
+
+const TOKEN_FOR: Record<keyof typeof V2_COLORS, string> = {
+  bg: 'bg-subtle',
+  surface: 'surface',
+  surfaceHover: 'surface-hover',
+  border: 'border',
+  borderSoft: 'border-soft',
+  borderStrong: 'border-strong',
+  textPrimary: 'text-primary',
+  textSecondary: 'text-secondary',
+  textMuted: 'text-muted',
+  accent: 'accent',
+  accentStrong: 'accent-strong',
+  accentSoft: 'accent-soft',
+  success: 'success',
+  warning: 'warning',
+  danger: 'danger',
+  info: 'info',
+  shadowSm: '',
+  shadow: '',
+  shadowLg: '',
+};
+
+// First declaration wins: the light block sits above any future dark scope.
+const lightTokenValue = (name: string): string | null => {
+  const m = new RegExp(`--v2-${name}:\\s*(#[0-9a-fA-F]{6})\\s*;`).exec(css);
+  return m ? m[1].toLowerCase() : null;
+};
+
+describe('V2FeaturePage MUI palette matches the light --v2-* tokens', () => {
+  const colourKeys = (Object.keys(TOKEN_FOR) as Array<keyof typeof V2_COLORS>)
+    .filter((k) => TOKEN_FOR[k] !== '');
+
+  test.each(colourKeys)('%s equals its light token', (key) => {
+    expect(lightTokenValue(TOKEN_FOR[key])).not.toBeNull();
+    expect(V2_COLORS[key].toLowerCase()).toBe(lightTokenValue(TOKEN_FOR[key]));
+  });
+});
diff --git a/frontend/src/v2/components/V2FeaturePage.tsx b/frontend/src/v2/components/V2FeaturePage.tsx
index 0b61a98712..31f904fd62 100644
--- a/frontend/src/v2/components/V2FeaturePage.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/v2/components/V2FeaturePage.tsx
@@ -25,16 +25,18 @@ const withV2Prefix = (path: string): string => {
   return path.startsWith('/') ? `/v2${path}` : `/v2/${path}`;
 };
 
-const V2_COLORS = {
-  bg: '#f8f8fb',
+// MUI's createTheme cannot read var(), so these stay literal. Each value is the
+// light --v2-* token of the same role; V2FeaturePageColors.test pins them to v2.css.
+export const V2_COLORS = {
+  bg: '#f9fafb',
   surface: '#ffffff',
-  surfaceHover: '#f1f2f5',
-  border: '#e5e7eb',
-  borderSoft: '#eef0f6',
-  borderStrong: '#d7dce7',
-  textPrimary: '#111827',
-  textSecondary: '#4b5563',
-  textMuted: '#6b7280',
+  surfaceHover: '#f2f4f7',
+  border: '#d0d5dd',
+  borderSoft: '#e4e7ec',
+  borderStrong: '#98a2b3',
+  textPrimary: '#101828',
+  textSecondary: '#475467',
+  textMuted: '#667085',
   accent: '#1d3fd1',
   accentStrong: '#1633a8',
   accentSoft: '#e9edfb',