diff --git a/manifest.json b/manifest.json
index 2621d93..bd0603d 100644
--- a/manifest.json
+++ b/manifest.json
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
   "sources": [
     "src/*.cs"
   ],
-  "depends": [ "core>=1", "interface>=1" ],
+  "depends": [ "visual_novel_core>=1", "interface>=1" ],
   "ui": [
     {
       "id": "cooking_workbench",
diff --git a/scenes/recipe_item.tscn b/scenes/recipe_item.tscn
index 7fdcf20..f3f6a1a 100644
--- a/scenes/recipe_item.tscn
+++ b/scenes/recipe_item.tscn
@@ -29,10 +29,10 @@ custom_minimum_size = Vector2(100, 30)
 
 [node name="TxtName" type="Label" parent="HBox"]
 size_flags_horizontal = 3
-theme_override_colors/font_color = Color(1, 1, 0, 1)
+theme_override_colors/font_color = Color(0.941176, 0.756863, 0.411765, 1)
 theme_override_font_sizes/font_size = 12
 
 [node name="TxtTime" type="Label" parent="HBox"]
 custom_minimum_size = Vector2(40, 30)
-theme_override_colors/font_color = Color(1, 0, 0, 1)
+theme_override_colors/font_color = Color(0.909804, 0.662745, 0.670588, 1)
 theme_override_font_sizes/font_size = 12
diff --git a/src/ui/workbench/RecipeIconItemBehaviour.cs b/src/ui/workbench/RecipeIconItemBehaviour.cs
index 0ae39a0..690a426 100644
--- a/src/ui/workbench/RecipeIconItemBehaviour.cs
+++ b/src/ui/workbench/RecipeIconItemBehaviour.cs
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 using Cthangover.Core.Items;
 using Cthangover.Core.Settings;
 using Cthangover.Core.UI;
+using Cthangover.Core.UI.Theming;
 using Cthangover.Core.Utils;
 using Godot;
 
@@ -15,8 +16,8 @@ namespace Mods.Cooking.Workbench
     /// </summary>
     public class RecipeIconItemBehaviour : Widget
     {
-        private static readonly Color NormalColor = Colors.White;
-        private static readonly Color NotItemsColor = Colors.Gray;
+        private static readonly Color NormalColor = UiTokens.InkBright;
+        private static readonly Color NotItemsColor = UiTokens.Muted;
 
         private TextureRect img;
         private Label txt;
@@ -53,8 +54,8 @@ namespace Mods.Cooking.Workbench
         /// <summary>
         /// Evaluates whether the player's inventory contains enough of the
         /// required ingredient. Tints the icon and count text to
-        /// <c>NormalColor</c> (white) when satisfied or <c>NotItemsColor</c>
-        /// (grey) when insufficient. Called by the parent
+        /// <c>NormalColor</c> (bright ink) when satisfied or <c>NotItemsColor</c>
+        /// (muted) when insufficient. Called by the parent
         /// <see cref="RecipeItemBehaviour"/> during state refresh.
         /// </summary>
         /// <returns><c>true</c> if inventory meets or exceeds the required count.</returns>
@@ -62,7 +63,7 @@ namespace Mods.Cooking.Workbench
         {
             var result = GameData.Instance.Runtime.Inventory.CheckCount(ingredient.Item) >= ingredient.Count;
             txt.AddThemeColorOverride("font_color", result ? NormalColor : NotItemsColor);
-            img.Modulate = result ? Colors.White : NotItemsColor;
+            img.Modulate = result ? UiTokens.White : NotItemsColor;
             return result;
         }
     }
diff --git a/src/ui/workbench/RecipeItemBehaviour.cs b/src/ui/workbench/RecipeItemBehaviour.cs
index fde1386..d10ea81 100644
--- a/src/ui/workbench/RecipeItemBehaviour.cs
+++ b/src/ui/workbench/RecipeItemBehaviour.cs
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ using Cthangover.Core.Items;
 using Cthangover.Core.Scenes;
 using Cthangover.Core.Settings;
 using Cthangover.Core.UI;
+using Cthangover.Core.UI.Theming;
 using Godot;
 
 namespace Mods.Cooking.Workbench
@@ -25,9 +26,9 @@ namespace Mods.Cooking.Workbench
         private Label txtTime;
         private HBoxContainer recipeContentHbox;
 
-        private static readonly Color normalColor = new(1f, 1f, 1f, 1f);
-        private static readonly Color selectedColor = new(0.8f, 0.8f, 0.8f, 1f);
-        private static readonly Color disableColor = new(0.5f, 0.5f, 0.5f, 1f);
+        private static readonly Color normalColor = UiTokens.White;
+        private static readonly Color selectedColor = UiTokens.Alpha(UiTokens.White, 0.8f);
+        private static readonly Color disableColor = UiTokens.Muted;
 
         private IRecipe recipe;
         private Node panel;
@@ -79,8 +80,8 @@ namespace Mods.Cooking.Workbench
         /// Refreshes the visual availability state of this recipe.
         /// Iterates all child <see cref="RecipeIconItemBehaviour"/> widgets,
         /// calling <c>CheckAndUpdate</c> on each. If any ingredient is missing,
-        /// tints the name and time labels with <c>disableColor</c> (greyed out);
-        /// otherwise restores the default yellow/red colour scheme.
+        /// tints the name and time labels with <c>disableColor</c> (muted);
+        /// otherwise restores the accent (gold) and danger (red) colour scheme.
         /// Call after inventory changes or cooking operations.
         /// </summary>
         public void UpdateState()
@@ -98,8 +99,8 @@ namespace Mods.Cooking.Workbench
             }
             else
             {
-                txtName.AddThemeColorOverride("font_color", Colors.Yellow);
-                txtTime.AddThemeColorOverride("font_color", Colors.Red);
+                txtName.AddThemeColorOverride("font_color", UiTokens.AccentBright);
+                txtTime.AddThemeColorOverride("font_color", UiTokens.DangerText);
             }
         }
 
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ namespace Mods.Cooking.Workbench
             {
                 var plus = new Label();
                 plus.Text = "+";
-                plus.AddThemeFontSizeOverride("font_size", 12);
+                plus.AddThemeFontSizeOverride("font_size", UiTokens.FontBodySmall);
                 plus.VerticalAlignment = VerticalAlignment.Center;
                 recipeContentHbox.AddChild(plus);
                 items.Add(plus);
diff --git a/src/ui/workbench/WorkbenchPanel.cs b/src/ui/workbench/WorkbenchPanel.cs
index cce117e..fb22cde 100644
--- a/src/ui/workbench/WorkbenchPanel.cs
+++ b/src/ui/workbench/WorkbenchPanel.cs
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ using Cthangover.Core.Items;
 using Cthangover.Core.Scenes;
 using Cthangover.Core.Settings;
 using Cthangover.Core.UI;
+using Cthangover.Core.UI.Theming;
 using Cthangover.Core.UI.Tool;
 using Cthangover.Core.UI.Inventory;
 using Godot;
@@ -38,7 +39,7 @@ namespace Mods.Cooking.Workbench
 
             var leftTitle = GetNode<Label>("HBox/LeftPanel/LeftTitle");
             leftTitle.Text = TranslationServer.Translate("ui/cook/title");
-            leftTitle.AddThemeFontSizeOverride("font_size", 16);
+            leftTitle.AddThemeFontSizeOverride("font_size", UiTokens.FontLead);
 
             content = GetNode<VBoxContainer>("HBox/LeftPanel/Scroll/Content");
 
@@ -109,7 +110,7 @@ namespace Mods.Cooking.Workbench
         public void ClickRecipe(IRecipe recipe, RecipeItemBehaviour recipeItemBehaviour)
         {
             if (txtDescription != null)
-            txtDescription.Text = "[b][color=yellow]" + TranslationServer.Translate(recipe.Name) + "[/color][/b]\n\n" +
+            txtDescription.Text = "[b][color=#" + UiTokens.AccentBright.ToHtml(false) + "]" + TranslationServer.Translate(recipe.Name) + "[/color][/b]\n\n" +
                 TranslationServer.Translate(recipe.Description);
             
             outputContainer.List = recipe.Output.Select(o => (IItemContainer)new ItemContainer