diff --git a/apps/web/app/globals.css b/apps/web/app/globals.css
index e0b3950f..66118975 100644
--- a/apps/web/app/globals.css
+++ b/apps/web/app/globals.css
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
     --color-info: var(--info);
     --color-brand: var(--brand);
     --color-brand-foreground: var(--brand-foreground);
+    --color-priority: var(--priority);
     --color-canvas: var(--canvas);
     --color-accent-foreground: var(--accent-foreground);
     --color-accent: var(--accent);
@@ -94,6 +95,7 @@
     --success: oklch(0.55 0.16 145);
     --warning: oklch(0.75 0.16 85);
     --info: oklch(0.55 0.18 250);
+    --priority: oklch(0.65 0.18 50);
     --scrollbar-thumb: oklch(0.82 0.003 286);
     --scrollbar-thumb-hover: oklch(0.705 0.015 286.067);
     --scrollbar-track: transparent;
@@ -137,6 +139,7 @@
     --success: oklch(0.65 0.15 145);
     --warning: oklch(0.70 0.16 85);
     --info: oklch(0.65 0.18 250);
+    --priority: oklch(0.70 0.18 50);
     --scrollbar-thumb: oklch(1 0 0 / 15%);
     --scrollbar-thumb-hover: oklch(1 0 0 / 30%);
     --scrollbar-track: transparent;
diff --git a/apps/web/components/common/actor-avatar.tsx b/apps/web/components/common/actor-avatar.tsx
index b6bc740a..ad9d8d48 100644
--- a/apps/web/components/common/actor-avatar.tsx
+++ b/apps/web/components/common/actor-avatar.tsx
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ function ActorAvatar({
     <div
       className={cn(
         "inline-flex shrink-0 items-center justify-center rounded-full font-medium",
-        isAgent ? "bg-info/10 text-info" : "bg-muted text-muted-foreground",
+        "bg-muted text-muted-foreground",
         className
       )}
       style={{ width: size, height: size, fontSize: size * 0.45 }}
diff --git a/apps/web/features/issues/components/batch-action-toolbar.tsx b/apps/web/features/issues/components/batch-action-toolbar.tsx
index ff4e848f..edf56959 100644
--- a/apps/web/features/issues/components/batch-action-toolbar.tsx
+++ b/apps/web/features/issues/components/batch-action-toolbar.tsx
@@ -149,8 +149,10 @@ export function BatchActionToolbar() {
                   }}
                   className="flex w-full items-center gap-2 rounded-md px-2 py-1.5 text-sm hover:bg-accent transition-colors"
                 >
-                  <PriorityIcon priority={p} />
-                  <span>{cfg.label}</span>
+                  <span className={`inline-flex items-center gap-1 rounded px-1.5 py-0.5 text-xs font-medium ${cfg.badgeBg} ${cfg.badgeText}`}>
+                    <PriorityIcon priority={p} className="h-3 w-3" inheritColor />
+                    {cfg.label}
+                  </span>
                 </button>
               );
             })}
diff --git a/apps/web/features/issues/components/board-card.tsx b/apps/web/features/issues/components/board-card.tsx
index a6eed5e0..88555263 100644
--- a/apps/web/features/issues/components/board-card.tsx
+++ b/apps/web/features/issues/components/board-card.tsx
@@ -62,37 +62,12 @@ export function BoardCardContent({
   const showBottom = showAssignee || showDueDate;
 
   return (
-    <div className="rounded-lg border bg-card p-3.5 shadow-[0_1px_2px_0_rgba(0,0,0,0.03)] transition-shadow group-hover:shadow-md">
-      {/* Priority */}
-      {showPriority &&
-        (editable ? (
-          <PickerWrapper>
-            <PriorityPicker
-              priority={issue.priority}
-              onUpdate={handleUpdate}
-              trigger={
-                <>
-                  <PriorityIcon priority={issue.priority} />
-                  <span className={`text-xs font-medium ${priorityCfg.color}`}>
-                    {priorityCfg.label}
-                  </span>
-                </>
-              }
-            />
-          </PickerWrapper>
-        ) : (
-          <div className="flex items-center gap-1.5">
-            <PriorityIcon priority={issue.priority} />
-            <span className={`text-xs font-medium ${priorityCfg.color}`}>
-              {priorityCfg.label}
-            </span>
-          </div>
-        ))}
+    <div className="rounded-lg border bg-card p-3.5 shadow-[0_1px_2px_0_rgba(0,0,0,0.03)] transition-shadow group-hover:shadow-sm">
+      {/* Row 1: Identifier */}
+      <p className="text-xs text-muted-foreground">{issue.identifier}</p>
 
-      {/* Title */}
-      <p
-        className={`text-sm font-medium leading-snug line-clamp-2 ${showPriority ? "mt-2" : ""}`}
-      >
+      {/* Row 2: Title */}
+      <p className="mt-1 text-sm font-medium leading-snug line-clamp-2">
         {issue.title}
       </p>
 
@@ -103,66 +78,87 @@ export function BoardCardContent({
         </p>
       )}
 
-      {/* Bottom: assignee + due date */}
-      {showBottom && (
-        <div className="mt-3 flex items-center justify-between">
-          <div className="flex items-center">
-            {showAssignee &&
-              (editable ? (
-                <PickerWrapper>
-                  <AssigneePicker
-                    assigneeType={issue.assignee_type}
-                    assigneeId={issue.assignee_id}
-                    onUpdate={handleUpdate}
-                    trigger={
-                      <ActorAvatar
-                        actorType={issue.assignee_type!}
-                        actorId={issue.assignee_id!}
-                        size={22}
-                      />
-                    }
-                  />
-                </PickerWrapper>
-              ) : (
-                <ActorAvatar
-                  actorType={issue.assignee_type!}
-                  actorId={issue.assignee_id!}
-                  size={22}
-                />
-              ))}
-          </div>
-          {showDueDate &&
+      {/* Row 3: Assignee, priority badge, due date */}
+      {(showAssignee || showPriority || showDueDate) && (
+        <div className="mt-3 flex items-center gap-2">
+          {showAssignee &&
             (editable ? (
               <PickerWrapper>
-                <DueDatePicker
-                  dueDate={issue.due_date}
+                <AssigneePicker
+                  assigneeType={issue.assignee_type}
+                  assigneeId={issue.assignee_id}
                   onUpdate={handleUpdate}
                   trigger={
-                    <span
-                      className={`flex items-center gap-1 text-xs ${
-                        new Date(issue.due_date!) < new Date()
-                          ? "text-destructive"
-                          : "text-muted-foreground"
-                      }`}
-                    >
-                      <CalendarDays className="size-3" />
-                      {formatDate(issue.due_date!)}
+                    <ActorAvatar
+                      actorType={issue.assignee_type!}
+                      actorId={issue.assignee_id!}
+                      size={22}
+                    />
+                  }
+                />
+              </PickerWrapper>
+            ) : (
+              <ActorAvatar
+                actorType={issue.assignee_type!}
+                actorId={issue.assignee_id!}
+                size={22}
+              />
+            ))}
+          {showPriority &&
+            (editable ? (
+              <PickerWrapper>
+                <PriorityPicker
+                  priority={issue.priority}
+                  onUpdate={handleUpdate}
+                  trigger={
+                    <span className={`inline-flex items-center gap-1 rounded px-1.5 py-0.5 text-xs font-medium ${priorityCfg.badgeBg} ${priorityCfg.badgeText}`}>
+                      <PriorityIcon priority={issue.priority} className="h-3 w-3" inheritColor />
+                      {priorityCfg.label}
                     </span>
                   }
                 />
               </PickerWrapper>
             ) : (
-              <span
-                className={`flex items-center gap-1 text-xs ${
-                  new Date(issue.due_date!) < new Date()
-                    ? "text-destructive"
-                    : "text-muted-foreground"
-                }`}
-              >
-                <CalendarDays className="size-3" />
-                {formatDate(issue.due_date!)}
+              <span className={`inline-flex items-center gap-1 rounded px-1.5 py-0.5 text-xs font-medium ${priorityCfg.badgeBg} ${priorityCfg.badgeText}`}>
+                <PriorityIcon priority={issue.priority} className="h-3 w-3" inheritColor />
+                {priorityCfg.label}
               </span>
             ))}
+          {showDueDate && (
+            <div className="ml-auto">
+              {editable ? (
+                <PickerWrapper>
+                  <DueDatePicker
+                    dueDate={issue.due_date}
+                    onUpdate={handleUpdate}
+                    trigger={
+                      <span
+                        className={`flex items-center gap-1 text-xs ${
+                          new Date(issue.due_date!) < new Date()
+                            ? "text-destructive"
+                            : "text-muted-foreground"
+                        }`}
+                      >
+                        <CalendarDays className="size-3" />
+                        {formatDate(issue.due_date!)}
+                      </span>
+                    }
+                  />
+                </PickerWrapper>
+              ) : (
+                <span
+                  className={`flex items-center gap-1 text-xs ${
+                    new Date(issue.due_date!) < new Date()
+                      ? "text-destructive"
+                      : "text-muted-foreground"
+                  }`}
+                >
+                  <CalendarDays className="size-3" />
+                  {formatDate(issue.due_date!)}
+                </span>
+              )}
+            </div>
+          )}
         </div>
       )}
     </div>
diff --git a/apps/web/features/issues/components/board-column.tsx b/apps/web/features/issues/components/board-column.tsx
index ee0b2901..bdb89929 100644
--- a/apps/web/features/issues/components/board-column.tsx
+++ b/apps/web/features/issues/components/board-column.tsx
@@ -43,13 +43,15 @@ export function BoardColumn({
   );
 
   return (
-    <div className="flex w-[280px] shrink-0 flex-col rounded-xl bg-muted/40 p-2">
+    <div className={`flex w-[280px] shrink-0 flex-col rounded-xl ${cfg.columnBg} p-2`}>
       <div className="mb-2 flex items-center justify-between px-1.5">
-        {/* Left: icon + label + count */}
+        {/* Left: status badge + count */}
         <div className="flex items-center gap-2">
-          <StatusIcon status={status} className="h-3.5 w-3.5" />
-          <span className="text-sm font-medium">{cfg.label}</span>
-          <span className="flex h-5 min-w-5 items-center justify-center rounded-full bg-muted px-1.5 text-xs text-muted-foreground">
+          <span className={`inline-flex items-center gap-1.5 rounded px-2 py-0.5 text-xs font-semibold ${cfg.badgeBg} ${cfg.badgeText}`}>
+            <StatusIcon status={status} className="h-3 w-3" inheritColor />
+            {cfg.label}
+          </span>
+          <span className="text-xs text-muted-foreground">
             {issues.length}
           </span>
         </div>
diff --git a/apps/web/features/issues/components/issue-detail.tsx b/apps/web/features/issues/components/issue-detail.tsx
index 48a72778..7e300263 100644
--- a/apps/web/features/issues/components/issue-detail.tsx
+++ b/apps/web/features/issues/components/issue-detail.tsx
@@ -744,8 +744,10 @@ export function IssueDetail({ issueId, onDelete, defaultSidebarOpen = true, layo
                         key={p}
                         onClick={() => handleUpdateField({ priority: p })}
                       >
-                        <PriorityIcon priority={p} />
-                        {PRIORITY_CONFIG[p].label}
+                        <span className={`inline-flex items-center gap-1 rounded px-1.5 py-0.5 text-xs font-medium ${PRIORITY_CONFIG[p].badgeBg} ${PRIORITY_CONFIG[p].badgeText}`}>
+                          <PriorityIcon priority={p} className="h-3 w-3" inheritColor />
+                          {PRIORITY_CONFIG[p].label}
+                        </span>
                         {issue.priority === p && <span className="ml-auto text-xs text-muted-foreground">✓</span>}
                       </DropdownMenuItem>
                     ))}
@@ -1213,8 +1215,10 @@ export function IssueDetail({ issueId, onDelete, defaultSidebarOpen = true, layo
                   <DropdownMenuContent align="start" className="w-44">
                     {PRIORITY_ORDER.map((p) => (
                       <DropdownMenuItem key={p} onClick={() => handleUpdateField({ priority: p })}>
-                        <PriorityIcon priority={p} />
-                        {PRIORITY_CONFIG[p].label}
+                        <span className={`inline-flex items-center gap-1 rounded px-1.5 py-0.5 text-xs font-medium ${PRIORITY_CONFIG[p].badgeBg} ${PRIORITY_CONFIG[p].badgeText}`}>
+                          <PriorityIcon priority={p} className="h-3 w-3" inheritColor />
+                          {PRIORITY_CONFIG[p].label}
+                        </span>
                         {p === issue.priority && <Check className="ml-auto h-3.5 w-3.5" />}
                       </DropdownMenuItem>
                     ))}
diff --git a/apps/web/features/issues/components/issues-header.tsx b/apps/web/features/issues/components/issues-header.tsx
index a6030de1..558730a4 100644
--- a/apps/web/features/issues/components/issues-header.tsx
+++ b/apps/web/features/issues/components/issues-header.tsx
@@ -310,7 +310,6 @@ export function IssuesHeader() {
         </span>
         {/* New issue */}
         <Button
-          variant="outline"
           size="sm"
           onClick={() => useModalStore.getState().open("create-issue")}
         >
diff --git a/apps/web/features/issues/components/list-view.tsx b/apps/web/features/issues/components/list-view.tsx
index a2938a14..6e3f50b8 100644
--- a/apps/web/features/issues/components/list-view.tsx
+++ b/apps/web/features/issues/components/list-view.tsx
@@ -96,9 +96,11 @@ export function ListView({
                 </div>
                 <Accordion.Trigger className="group/trigger flex flex-1 items-center gap-2 px-2 h-full text-left outline-none">
                   <ChevronRight className="size-3.5 shrink-0 text-muted-foreground transition-transform group-aria-expanded/trigger:rotate-90" />
-                  <StatusIcon status={status} className="h-3.5 w-3.5" />
-                  <span className="text-sm font-medium">{cfg.label}</span>
-                  <span className="flex h-5 min-w-5 items-center justify-center rounded-full bg-muted px-1.5 text-xs text-muted-foreground">
+                  <span className={`inline-flex items-center gap-1.5 rounded px-2 py-0.5 text-xs font-semibold ${cfg.badgeBg} ${cfg.badgeText}`}>
+                    <StatusIcon status={status} className="h-3 w-3" inheritColor />
+                    {cfg.label}
+                  </span>
+                  <span className="text-xs text-muted-foreground">
                     {statusIssues.length}
                   </span>
                 </Accordion.Trigger>
diff --git a/apps/web/features/issues/components/pickers/priority-picker.tsx b/apps/web/features/issues/components/pickers/priority-picker.tsx
index 08803222..09cd840c 100644
--- a/apps/web/features/issues/components/pickers/priority-picker.tsx
+++ b/apps/web/features/issues/components/pickers/priority-picker.tsx
@@ -43,8 +43,10 @@ export function PriorityPicker({
               setOpen(false);
             }}
           >
-            <PriorityIcon priority={p} />
-            <span>{c.label}</span>
+            <span className={`inline-flex items-center gap-1 rounded px-1.5 py-0.5 text-xs font-medium ${c.badgeBg} ${c.badgeText}`}>
+              <PriorityIcon priority={p} className="h-3 w-3" inheritColor />
+              {c.label}
+            </span>
           </PickerItem>
         );
       })}
diff --git a/apps/web/features/issues/components/priority-icon.tsx b/apps/web/features/issues/components/priority-icon.tsx
index 4b3ef7c8..963efb4e 100644
--- a/apps/web/features/issues/components/priority-icon.tsx
+++ b/apps/web/features/issues/components/priority-icon.tsx
@@ -4,9 +4,11 @@ import { PRIORITY_CONFIG } from "@/features/issues/config";
 export function PriorityIcon({
   priority,
   className = "",
+  inheritColor = false,
 }: {
   priority: IssuePriority;
   className?: string;
+  inheritColor?: boolean;
 }) {
   const cfg = PRIORITY_CONFIG[priority];
 
@@ -15,7 +17,7 @@ export function PriorityIcon({
     return (
       <svg
         viewBox="0 0 16 16"
-        className={`h-3.5 w-3.5 text-muted-foreground shrink-0 ${className}`}
+        className={`h-3.5 w-3.5 ${inheritColor ? "" : "text-muted-foreground"} shrink-0 ${className}`}
         fill="none"
         stroke="currentColor"
         strokeWidth="1.5"
@@ -31,7 +33,7 @@ export function PriorityIcon({
   return (
     <svg
       viewBox="0 0 16 16"
-      className={`h-3.5 w-3.5 ${cfg.color} shrink-0 ${className}`}
+      className={`h-3.5 w-3.5 ${inheritColor ? "" : cfg.color} shrink-0 ${className}`}
       fill="currentColor"
       style={isUrgent ? { animation: "priority-pulse 2s ease-in-out infinite" } : undefined}
     >
diff --git a/apps/web/features/issues/components/status-icon.tsx b/apps/web/features/issues/components/status-icon.tsx
index 573e0c54..d2368110 100644
--- a/apps/web/features/issues/components/status-icon.tsx
+++ b/apps/web/features/issues/components/status-icon.tsx
@@ -160,9 +160,11 @@ const STATUS_RENDERERS: Record<IssueStatus, () => React.ReactNode> = {
 export function StatusIcon({
   status,
   className = "h-4 w-4",
+  inheritColor = false,
 }: {
   status: IssueStatus;
   className?: string;
+  inheritColor?: boolean;
 }) {
   const cfg = STATUS_CONFIG[status];
   const Renderer = STATUS_RENDERERS[status];
@@ -171,7 +173,7 @@ export function StatusIcon({
     <svg
       viewBox="0 0 14 14"
       fill="none"
-      className={`${className} ${cfg.iconColor} shrink-0`}
+      className={`${className} ${inheritColor ? "" : cfg.iconColor} shrink-0`}
     >
       <Renderer />
     </svg>
diff --git a/apps/web/features/issues/config/priority.ts b/apps/web/features/issues/config/priority.ts
index 6c810094..b0c22d2d 100644
--- a/apps/web/features/issues/config/priority.ts
+++ b/apps/web/features/issues/config/priority.ts
@@ -10,11 +10,11 @@ export const PRIORITY_ORDER: IssuePriority[] = [
 
 export const PRIORITY_CONFIG: Record<
   IssuePriority,
-  { label: string; bars: number; color: string }
+  { label: string; bars: number; color: string; badgeBg: string; badgeText: string }
 > = {
-  urgent: { label: "Urgent", bars: 4, color: "text-destructive" },
-  high: { label: "High", bars: 3, color: "text-warning" },
-  medium: { label: "Medium", bars: 2, color: "text-warning" },
-  low: { label: "Low", bars: 1, color: "text-info" },
-  none: { label: "No priority", bars: 0, color: "text-muted-foreground" },
+  urgent: { label: "Urgent", bars: 4, color: "text-destructive", badgeBg: "bg-priority", badgeText: "text-white" },
+  high: { label: "High", bars: 3, color: "text-warning", badgeBg: "bg-priority/80", badgeText: "text-white" },
+  medium: { label: "Medium", bars: 2, color: "text-warning", badgeBg: "bg-priority/15", badgeText: "text-priority" },
+  low: { label: "Low", bars: 1, color: "text-info", badgeBg: "bg-priority/10", badgeText: "text-priority" },
+  none: { label: "No priority", bars: 0, color: "text-muted-foreground", badgeBg: "bg-muted", badgeText: "text-muted-foreground" },
 };
diff --git a/apps/web/features/issues/config/status.ts b/apps/web/features/issues/config/status.ts
index fe4f00ef..88ca389a 100644
--- a/apps/web/features/issues/config/status.ts
+++ b/apps/web/features/issues/config/status.ts
@@ -22,13 +22,21 @@ export const ALL_STATUSES: IssueStatus[] = [
 
 export const STATUS_CONFIG: Record<
   IssueStatus,
-  { label: string; iconColor: string; hoverBg: string }
+  {
+    label: string;
+    iconColor: string;
+    hoverBg: string;
+    dividerColor: string;
+    badgeBg: string;
+    badgeText: string;
+    columnBg: string;
+  }
 > = {
-  backlog: { label: "Backlog", iconColor: "text-muted-foreground", hoverBg: "hover:bg-accent" },
-  todo: { label: "Todo", iconColor: "text-muted-foreground", hoverBg: "hover:bg-accent" },
-  in_progress: { label: "In Progress", iconColor: "text-warning", hoverBg: "hover:bg-warning/10" },
-  in_review: { label: "In Review", iconColor: "text-success", hoverBg: "hover:bg-success/10" },
-  done: { label: "Done", iconColor: "text-info", hoverBg: "hover:bg-info/10" },
-  blocked: { label: "Blocked", iconColor: "text-destructive", hoverBg: "hover:bg-destructive/10" },
-  cancelled: { label: "Cancelled", iconColor: "text-muted-foreground", hoverBg: "hover:bg-accent" },
+  backlog: { label: "Backlog", iconColor: "text-muted-foreground", hoverBg: "hover:bg-accent", dividerColor: "bg-muted-foreground/40", badgeBg: "bg-muted", badgeText: "text-muted-foreground", columnBg: "bg-muted/40" },
+  todo: { label: "Todo", iconColor: "text-muted-foreground", hoverBg: "hover:bg-accent", dividerColor: "bg-muted-foreground/40", badgeBg: "bg-muted", badgeText: "text-muted-foreground", columnBg: "bg-muted/40" },
+  in_progress: { label: "In Progress", iconColor: "text-warning", hoverBg: "hover:bg-warning/10", dividerColor: "bg-warning", badgeBg: "bg-warning", badgeText: "text-white", columnBg: "bg-warning/5" },
+  in_review: { label: "In Review", iconColor: "text-success", hoverBg: "hover:bg-success/10", dividerColor: "bg-success", badgeBg: "bg-success", badgeText: "text-white", columnBg: "bg-success/5" },
+  done: { label: "Done", iconColor: "text-info", hoverBg: "hover:bg-info/10", dividerColor: "bg-info", badgeBg: "bg-info", badgeText: "text-white", columnBg: "bg-info/5" },
+  blocked: { label: "Blocked", iconColor: "text-destructive", hoverBg: "hover:bg-destructive/10", dividerColor: "bg-destructive", badgeBg: "bg-destructive", badgeText: "text-white", columnBg: "bg-destructive/5" },
+  cancelled: { label: "Cancelled", iconColor: "text-muted-foreground", hoverBg: "hover:bg-accent", dividerColor: "bg-muted-foreground/40", badgeBg: "bg-muted", badgeText: "text-muted-foreground", columnBg: "bg-muted/40" },
 };
diff --git a/apps/web/features/modals/create-issue.tsx b/apps/web/features/modals/create-issue.tsx
index 9ce70cb6..abb0d0c6 100644
--- a/apps/web/features/modals/create-issue.tsx
+++ b/apps/web/features/modals/create-issue.tsx
@@ -248,8 +248,10 @@ export function CreateIssueModal({ onClose, data }: { onClose: () => void; data?
             <DropdownMenuContent align="start" className="w-44">
               {PRIORITY_ORDER.map((p) => (
                 <DropdownMenuItem key={p} onClick={() => updatePriority(p)}>
-                  <PriorityIcon priority={p} />
-                  <span>{PRIORITY_CONFIG[p].label}</span>
+                  <span className={`inline-flex items-center gap-1 rounded px-1.5 py-0.5 text-xs font-medium ${PRIORITY_CONFIG[p].badgeBg} ${PRIORITY_CONFIG[p].badgeText}`}>
+                    <PriorityIcon priority={p} className="h-3 w-3" inheritColor />
+                    {PRIORITY_CONFIG[p].label}
+                  </span>
                 </DropdownMenuItem>
               ))}
             </DropdownMenuContent>