diff --git a/bot_bottle/backend/terminal.py b/bot_bottle/backend/terminal.py
index 66cb23a..87f991a 100644
--- a/bot_bottle/backend/terminal.py
+++ b/bot_bottle/backend/terminal.py
@@ -12,22 +12,13 @@ import shlex
 # uses true/24-bit colors for its own chrome, which would otherwise bypass
 # the palette entirely.
 _COLORS: dict[str, tuple[int, str, int, str, str]] = {
-    "black":          (0,  "#2d2d2d", 8,  "#5c5c5c", "#0a0a0a"),
-    "red":            (1,  "#c0392b", 9,  "#e74c3c", "#1a0707"),
-    "green":          (2,  "#27ae60", 10, "#2ecc71", "#071a09"),
-    "yellow":         (3,  "#d4ac0d", 11, "#f1c40f", "#1a1507"),
-    "blue":           (4,  "#2471a3", 12, "#3498db", "#07071a"),
-    "magenta":        (5,  "#7d3c98", 13, "#9b59b6", "#12071a"),
-    "cyan":           (6,  "#148f77", 14, "#1abc9c", "#071a1a"),
-    "white":          (7,  "#bdc3c7", 15, "#ecf0f1", "#111111"),
-    "bright-black":   (8,  "#5c5c5c", 0,  "#2d2d2d", "#111111"),
-    "bright-red":     (9,  "#e74c3c", 1,  "#c0392b", "#200808"),
-    "bright-green":   (10, "#2ecc71", 2,  "#27ae60", "#082008"),
-    "bright-yellow":  (11, "#f1c40f", 3,  "#d4ac0d", "#201808"),
-    "bright-blue":    (12, "#3498db", 4,  "#2471a3", "#080820"),
-    "bright-magenta": (13, "#9b59b6", 5,  "#7d3c98", "#160820"),
-    "bright-cyan":    (14, "#1abc9c", 6,  "#148f77", "#082020"),
-    "bright-white":   (15, "#ecf0f1", 7,  "#bdc3c7", "#151515"),
+    "red":     (9,  "#e74c3c", 1,  "#c0392b", "#200808"),
+    "green":   (10, "#2ecc71", 2,  "#27ae60", "#082008"),
+    "yellow":  (11, "#f1c40f", 3,  "#d4ac0d", "#201808"),
+    "blue":    (12, "#3498db", 4,  "#2471a3", "#080820"),
+    "magenta": (13, "#9b59b6", 5,  "#7d3c98", "#160820"),
+    "cyan":    (14, "#1abc9c", 6,  "#148f77", "#082020"),
+    "white":   (15, "#ecf0f1", 7,  "#bdc3c7", "#151515"),
 }
 
 # OSC 104 resets all indexed palette entries; OSC 111 resets default background.
diff --git a/bot_bottle/cli/list.py b/bot_bottle/cli/list.py
index e895b72..1b34c66 100644
--- a/bot_bottle/cli/list.py
+++ b/bot_bottle/cli/list.py
@@ -11,22 +11,13 @@ from ..manifest import Manifest
 from ._common import PROG, USER_CWD
 
 _ANSI_COLOR_CODES: dict[str, str] = {
-    "black": "\033[30m",
-    "red": "\033[31m",
-    "green": "\033[32m",
-    "yellow": "\033[33m",
-    "blue": "\033[34m",
-    "magenta": "\033[35m",
-    "cyan": "\033[36m",
-    "white": "\033[37m",
-    "bright-black": "\033[90m",
-    "bright-red": "\033[91m",
-    "bright-green": "\033[92m",
-    "bright-yellow": "\033[93m",
-    "bright-blue": "\033[94m",
-    "bright-magenta": "\033[95m",
-    "bright-cyan": "\033[96m",
-    "bright-white": "\033[97m",
+    "red": "\033[91m",
+    "green": "\033[92m",
+    "yellow": "\033[93m",
+    "blue": "\033[94m",
+    "magenta": "\033[95m",
+    "cyan": "\033[96m",
+    "white": "\033[97m",
 }
 _ANSI_RESET = "\033[0m"
 
diff --git a/bot_bottle/cli/tui.py b/bot_bottle/cli/tui.py
index 2b8bb4c..dc4bd36 100644
--- a/bot_bottle/cli/tui.py
+++ b/bot_bottle/cli/tui.py
@@ -226,13 +226,10 @@ def _addstr_safe(screen: Any, row: int, col: int, text: str, attr: int = curses.
 # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 _ANSI_COLORS = [
-    "red", "green", "blue", "yellow", "magenta", "cyan", "white", "black",
-    "bright-red", "bright-green", "bright-blue", "bright-yellow",
-    "bright-magenta", "bright-cyan", "bright-white", "bright-black",
+    "red", "green", "yellow", "blue", "magenta", "cyan", "white",
 ]
 
 _CURSES_COLOR_MAP: dict[str, int] = {
-    "black": curses.COLOR_BLACK,
     "red": curses.COLOR_RED,
     "green": curses.COLOR_GREEN,
     "yellow": curses.COLOR_YELLOW,
@@ -379,13 +376,10 @@ def _init_color_pairs() -> dict[str, int]:
         curses.use_default_colors()
         pair_idx = 2  # pair 1 reserved for other uses
         for name in _ANSI_COLORS:
-            base = name.replace("bright-", "")
-            fg = _CURSES_COLOR_MAP.get(base, curses.COLOR_WHITE)
+            fg = _CURSES_COLOR_MAP.get(name, curses.COLOR_WHITE)
             try:
                 curses.init_pair(pair_idx, fg, -1)
-                attr = curses.color_pair(pair_idx)
-                if name.startswith("bright-"):
-                    attr |= curses.A_BOLD
+                attr = curses.color_pair(pair_idx) | curses.A_BOLD
                 attrs[name] = attr
                 pair_idx += 1
             except curses.error:
diff --git a/bot_bottle/contrib/claude/agent_provider.py b/bot_bottle/contrib/claude/agent_provider.py
index 1f98465..75d3be3 100644
--- a/bot_bottle/contrib/claude/agent_provider.py
+++ b/bot_bottle/contrib/claude/agent_provider.py
@@ -42,41 +42,23 @@ def _prompt_path(guest_home: str) -> str:
 
 
 _STATUS_LINE_COLORS = {
-    "black": "\033[30m",
-    "red": "\033[31m",
-    "green": "\033[32m",
-    "yellow": "\033[33m",
-    "blue": "\033[34m",
-    "magenta": "\033[35m",
-    "cyan": "\033[36m",
-    "white": "\033[37m",
-    "bright-black": "\033[90m",
-    "bright-red": "\033[91m",
-    "bright-green": "\033[92m",
-    "bright-yellow": "\033[93m",
-    "bright-blue": "\033[94m",
-    "bright-magenta": "\033[95m",
-    "bright-cyan": "\033[96m",
-    "bright-white": "\033[97m",
+    "red": "\033[91m",
+    "green": "\033[92m",
+    "yellow": "\033[93m",
+    "blue": "\033[94m",
+    "magenta": "\033[95m",
+    "cyan": "\033[96m",
+    "white": "\033[97m",
 }
 
 _CLAUDE_THEME_COLORS = {
-    "black": "black",
-    "red": "red",
-    "green": "green",
-    "yellow": "yellow",
-    "blue": "blue",
-    "magenta": "magenta",
-    "cyan": "cyan",
-    "white": "white",
-    "bright-black": "blackBright",
-    "bright-red": "redBright",
-    "bright-green": "greenBright",
-    "bright-yellow": "yellowBright",
-    "bright-blue": "blueBright",
-    "bright-magenta": "magentaBright",
-    "bright-cyan": "cyanBright",
-    "bright-white": "whiteBright",
+    "red": "redBright",
+    "green": "greenBright",
+    "yellow": "yellowBright",
+    "blue": "blueBright",
+    "magenta": "magentaBright",
+    "cyan": "cyanBright",
+    "white": "whiteBright",
 }
 
 
diff --git a/tests/unit/test_agent_provider.py b/tests/unit/test_agent_provider.py
index ecb7e15..6237306 100644
--- a/tests/unit/test_agent_provider.py
+++ b/tests/unit/test_agent_provider.py
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ class TestAgentProviderRuntime(unittest.TestCase):
                 instance_name="bot-bottle-test",
                 prompt_file=prompt_file,
                 label="review-api",
-                color="bright-cyan",
+                color="cyan",
             )
             prompt = prompt_file.read_text()
             config = Path(tmp, "codex-config.toml").read_text()
diff --git a/tests/unit/test_backend_terminal.py b/tests/unit/test_backend_terminal.py
index 1f639c7..bdbab31 100644
--- a/tests/unit/test_backend_terminal.py
+++ b/tests/unit/test_backend_terminal.py
@@ -11,14 +11,14 @@ class TestPalettePrintf(unittest.TestCase):
     def test_known_color_returns_printf(self):
         cmd = palette_printf("red")
         self.assertTrue(cmd.startswith("printf '"))
-        self.assertIn("\\033]4;1;", cmd)   # normal red
-        self.assertIn("\\033]4;9;", cmd)   # bright red
+        self.assertIn("\\033]4;9;", cmd)   # bright-red slot
+        self.assertIn("\\033]4;1;", cmd)   # normal-red slot
         self.assertIn("\\033]11;", cmd)    # default background tint
 
-    def test_bright_variant_sets_both_slots(self):
-        cmd = palette_printf("bright-blue")
-        self.assertIn("\\033]4;12;", cmd)  # bright-blue
-        self.assertIn("\\033]4;4;", cmd)   # blue
+    def test_color_sets_both_palette_slots(self):
+        cmd = palette_printf("blue")
+        self.assertIn("\\033]4;12;", cmd)  # bright-blue slot
+        self.assertIn("\\033]4;4;", cmd)   # normal-blue slot
 
     def test_unknown_color_returns_empty(self):
         self.assertEqual("", palette_printf(""))
@@ -26,10 +26,7 @@ class TestPalettePrintf(unittest.TestCase):
 
     def test_all_named_colors_produce_output(self):
         colors = [
-            "black", "red", "green", "yellow",
-            "blue", "magenta", "cyan", "white",
-            "bright-black", "bright-red", "bright-green", "bright-yellow",
-            "bright-blue", "bright-magenta", "bright-cyan", "bright-white",
+            "red", "green", "yellow", "blue", "magenta", "cyan", "white",
         ]
         for color in colors:
             with self.subTest(color=color):
diff --git a/tests/unit/test_contrib_claude_provider.py b/tests/unit/test_contrib_claude_provider.py
index 820e6b6..b704065 100644
--- a/tests/unit/test_contrib_claude_provider.py
+++ b/tests/unit/test_contrib_claude_provider.py
@@ -276,7 +276,7 @@ class TestClaudeUiProvision(unittest.TestCase):
                 instance_name="bot-bottle-demo-abc12",
                 prompt_file=prompt_file,
                 label="research-ui",
-                color="bright-cyan",
+                color="cyan",
             )
             settings = json.loads((state_dir / "claude-settings.json").read_text())
             statusline = (state_dir / "claude-statusline.sh").read_text()
diff --git a/tests/unit/test_contrib_codex_provider.py b/tests/unit/test_contrib_codex_provider.py
index 6137fad..65a8ee2 100644
--- a/tests/unit/test_contrib_codex_provider.py
+++ b/tests/unit/test_contrib_codex_provider.py
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ class TestCodexProvisionPrompt(unittest.TestCase):
                 instance_name="bot-bottle-demo-abc12",
                 prompt_file=prompt_file,
                 label="research-ui",
-                color="bright-cyan",
+                color="cyan",
             )
             config = (state_dir / "codex-config.toml").read_text()
             prompt_text = prompt_file.read_text()