diff --git a/index.html b/index.html
index 6cf603e..4907f69 100644
--- a/index.html
+++ b/index.html
@@ -533,11 +533,92 @@ var effect = (VANTA.CLOUDS2 || VANTA.CLOUDS)({
             return parseInt(hex.replace('#', ''), 16);
         }
 
+        // Refreshable color cache - re-reads from CSS variables when theme changes
+        function getColors() {
+            var root = getComputedStyle(document.documentElement);
+            var keys = [
+                'void', 'panel', 'raised', 'border', 'mid', 'ash',
+                'icon', 'stone', 'bone', 'chalk',
+                'ember', 'gold', 'blood', 'rust', 'rot', 'moss', 'steel', 'steelLight', 'violet'
+            ];
+            var map = {
+                void: 'black',
+                panel: 'dark',
+                raised: 'gray-darker',
+                border: 'gray-dark',
+                mid: 'gray',
+                ash: 'gray-light',
+                ember: 'orange',
+                gold: 'yellow',
+                blood: 'red',
+                rust: 'brown',
+                rot: 'pink',
+                moss: 'green',
+                steel: 'blue',
+                steelLight: 'blue-light',
+                violet: 'purple'
+            };
+            var result = {};
+            for (var i = 0; i < keys.length; i++) {
+                var ashKey = keys[i];
+                var cssKey = map[ashKey] || ashKey;
+                result[ashKey] = root.getPropertyValue('--' + cssKey).trim();
+            }
+            return result;
+        }
+
         var ASH = getColors();
 
+        function rebuildFromColors() {
+            ASH = getColors();
+            // Rebuild palette
+            window.sunPalettes = [
+                { alt: -Math.PI / 2, sky: hexToInt(ASH.void), cloud: hexToInt(ASH.void), light: hexToInt(ASH.stone), bg: hexToInt(ASH.void), cloudShadow: hexToInt(ASH.void), sun: hexToInt(ASH.stone), sunGlare: hexToInt(ASH.ash), sunLight: hexToInt(ASH.stone), sunVis: 0 },
+                { alt: -0.1, sky: hexToInt(ASH.panel), cloud: hexToInt(ASH.void), light: hexToInt(ASH.stone), bg: hexToInt(ASH.void), cloudShadow: hexToInt(ASH.panel), sun: hexToInt(ASH.stone), sunGlare: hexToInt(ASH.ash), sunLight: hexToInt(ASH.stone), sunVis: 0 },
+                { alt: 0.0, sky: hexToInt(ASH.rust), cloud: hexToInt(ASH.border), light: hexToInt(ASH.gold), bg: hexToInt(ASH.rust), cloudShadow: hexToInt(ASH.raised), sun: hexToInt(ASH.ember), sunGlare: hexToInt(ASH.gold), sunLight: hexToInt(ASH.ember), sunVis: 0.8 },
+                { alt: 0.15, sky: hexToInt(ASH.blood), cloud: hexToInt(ASH.border), light: hexToInt(ASH.ember), bg: hexToInt(ASH.blood), cloudShadow: hexToInt(ASH.raised), sun: hexToInt(ASH.ember), sunGlare: hexToInt(ASH.ember), sunLight: hexToInt(ASH.ember), sunVis: 0.7 },
+                { alt: 0.4, sky: hexToInt(ASH.steel), cloud: hexToInt(ASH.border), light: hexToInt(ASH.bone), bg: hexToInt(ASH.steel), cloudShadow: hexToInt(ASH.steel), sun: hexToInt(ASH.chalk), sunGlare: hexToInt(ASH.bone), sunLight: hexToInt(ASH.chalk), sunVis: 1 },
+                { alt: Math.PI / 2, sky: hexToInt(ASH.steelLight), cloud: hexToInt(ASH.border), light: hexToInt(ASH.chalk), bg: hexToInt(ASH.steelLight), cloudShadow: hexToInt(ASH.steelLight), sun: hexToInt(ASH.chalk), sunGlare: hexToInt(ASH.bone), sunLight: hexToInt(ASH.chalk), sunVis: 1 }
+            ];
+            window.nightPaletteNew = { sky: hexToInt(ASH.void), cloud: hexToInt(ASH.void), light: hexToInt(ASH.stone), bg: hexToInt(ASH.void), cloudShadow: hexToInt(ASH.void), sun: hexToInt(ASH.stone), sunGlare: hexToInt(ASH.ash), sunLight: hexToInt(ASH.stone) };
+            window.nightPaletteFull = { sky: hexToInt(ASH.panel), cloud: hexToInt(ASH.border), light: hexToInt(ASH.icon), bg: hexToInt(ASH.panel), cloudShadow: hexToInt(ASH.panel), sun: hexToInt(ASH.icon), sunGlare: hexToInt(ASH.mid), sunLight: hexToInt(ASH.icon) };
+            window.weatherThemes = {
+                sunny: {
+                    skyColor: hexToInt(ASH.steelLight),
+                    cloudColor: hexToInt(ASH.stone),
+                    lightColor: hexToInt(ASH.chalk),
+                    backgroundColor: hexToInt(ASH.mid),
+                    speed: 1.0
+                },
+                cloudy: {
+                    skyColor: hexToInt(ASH.steel),
+                    cloudColor: hexToInt(ASH.mid),
+                    lightColor: hexToInt(ASH.bone),
+                    backgroundColor: hexToInt(ASH.border),
+                    speed: 1.2
+                },
+                stormy: {
+                    skyColor: hexToInt(ASH.steel),
+                    cloudColor: hexToInt(ASH.panel),
+                    lightColor: hexToInt(ASH.stone),
+                    backgroundColor: hexToInt(ASH.void),
+                    speed: 2.5
+                },
+                night: {
+                    skyColor: hexToInt(ASH.void),
+                    cloudColor: hexToInt(ASH.raised),
+                    lightColor: hexToInt(ASH.icon),
+                    backgroundColor: hexToInt(ASH.void),
+                    speed: 0.4
+                }
+            };
+        }
+
         // Sun position palette (altitude-based) - all colors from Ash palette
         // altitude in radians: -pi/2 (below) to pi/2 (zenith)
-        var sunPalettes = [
+        // Sun position palette (altitude-based) - all colors from current theme
+        // altitude in radians: -pi/2 (below) to pi/2 (zenith)
+        window.sunPalettes = [
                 { alt: -Math.PI / 2, sky: hexToInt(ASH.void), cloud: hexToInt(ASH.void), light: hexToInt(ASH.stone), bg: hexToInt(ASH.void), cloudShadow: hexToInt(ASH.void), sun: hexToInt(ASH.stone), sunGlare: hexToInt(ASH.ash), sunLight: hexToInt(ASH.stone), sunVis: 0 },
                 { alt: -0.1, sky: hexToInt(ASH.panel), cloud: hexToInt(ASH.void), light: hexToInt(ASH.stone), bg: hexToInt(ASH.void), cloudShadow: hexToInt(ASH.panel), sun: hexToInt(ASH.stone), sunGlare: hexToInt(ASH.ash), sunLight: hexToInt(ASH.stone), sunVis: 0 },
                 { alt: 0.0, sky: hexToInt(ASH.rust), cloud: hexToInt(ASH.border), light: hexToInt(ASH.gold), bg: hexToInt(ASH.rust), cloudShadow: hexToInt(ASH.raised), sun: hexToInt(ASH.ember), sunGlare: hexToInt(ASH.gold), sunLight: hexToInt(ASH.ember), sunVis: 0.8 },
@@ -547,34 +628,34 @@ var effect = (VANTA.CLOUDS2 || VANTA.CLOUDS)({
         ];
 
         // Night palette based on moon phase (0 = new, 0.5 = full, 1 = new) - Ash colors
-        var nightPaletteNew = { sky: hexToInt(ASH.void), cloud: hexToInt(ASH.void), light: hexToInt(ASH.stone), bg: hexToInt(ASH.void), cloudShadow: hexToInt(ASH.void), sun: hexToInt(ASH.stone), sunGlare: hexToInt(ASH.ash), sunLight: hexToInt(ASH.stone) };
-        var nightPaletteFull = { sky: hexToInt(ASH.panel), cloud: hexToInt(ASH.border), light: hexToInt(ASH.icon), bg: hexToInt(ASH.panel), cloudShadow: hexToInt(ASH.panel), sun: hexToInt(ASH.icon), sunGlare: hexToInt(ASH.mid), sunLight: hexToInt(ASH.icon) };
+        window.nightPaletteNew = { sky: hexToInt(ASH.void), cloud: hexToInt(ASH.void), light: hexToInt(ASH.stone), bg: hexToInt(ASH.void), cloudShadow: hexToInt(ASH.void), sun: hexToInt(ASH.stone), sunGlare: hexToInt(ASH.ash), sunLight: hexToInt(ASH.stone) };
+        window.nightPaletteFull = { sky: hexToInt(ASH.panel), cloud: hexToInt(ASH.border), light: hexToInt(ASH.icon), bg: hexToInt(ASH.panel), cloudShadow: hexToInt(ASH.panel), sun: hexToInt(ASH.icon), sunGlare: hexToInt(ASH.mid), sunLight: hexToInt(ASH.icon) };
 
         var MIN_NIGHT_BRIGHTNESS = 0.25; // minimum night brightness (even at new moon)
 
         function getDayColor(sunAlt) {
             // Find palette segment based on sun altitude
             var palette;
-            if (sunAlt <= sunPalettes[0].alt) {
-                palette = sunPalettes[0];
-            } else if (sunAlt >= sunPalettes[sunPalettes.length - 1].alt) {
-                palette = sunPalettes[sunPalettes.length - 1];
+            if (sunAlt <= window.sunPalettes[0].alt) {
+                palette = window.sunPalettes[0];
+            } else if (sunAlt >= window.sunPalettes[window.sunPalettes.length - 1].alt) {
+                palette = window.sunPalettes[window.sunPalettes.length - 1];
             } else {
-                for (var i = 0; i < sunPalettes.length - 1; i++) {
-                    if (sunAlt >= sunPalettes[i].alt && sunAlt <= sunPalettes[i + 1].alt) {
-                        var span = sunPalettes[i + 1].alt - sunPalettes[i].alt;
-                        var localT = span === 0 ? 0 : (sunAlt - sunPalettes[i].alt) / span;
+                for (var i = 0; i < window.sunPalettes.length - 1; i++) {
+                    if (sunAlt >= window.sunPalettes[i].alt && sunAlt <= window.sunPalettes[i + 1].alt) {
+                        var span = window.sunPalettes[i + 1].alt - window.sunPalettes[i].alt;
+                        var localT = span === 0 ? 0 : (sunAlt - window.sunPalettes[i].alt) / span;
                         var s = smooth(localT);
                         palette = {
-                            sky: lerpColor(sunPalettes[i].sky, sunPalettes[i + 1].sky, s),
-                            cloud: lerpColor(sunPalettes[i].cloud, sunPalettes[i + 1].cloud, s),
-                            light: lerpColor(sunPalettes[i].light, sunPalettes[i + 1].light, s),
-                            bg: lerpColor(sunPalettes[i].bg, sunPalettes[i + 1].bg, s),
-                            cloudShadow: lerpColor(sunPalettes[i].cloudShadow, sunPalettes[i + 1].cloudShadow, s),
-                            sun: lerpColor(sunPalettes[i].sun, sunPalettes[i + 1].sun, s),
-                            sunGlare: lerpColor(sunPalettes[i].sunGlare, sunPalettes[i + 1].sunGlare, s),
-                            sunLight: lerpColor(sunPalettes[i].sunLight, sunPalettes[i + 1].sunLight, s),
-                            sunVis: sunPalettes[i].sunVis + (sunPalettes[i + 1].sunVis - sunPalettes[i].sunVis) * s
+                            sky: lerpColor(window.sunPalettes[i].sky, window.sunPalettes[i + 1].sky, s),
+                            cloud: lerpColor(window.sunPalettes[i].cloud, window.sunPalettes[i + 1].cloud, s),
+                            light: lerpColor(window.sunPalettes[i].light, window.sunPalettes[i + 1].light, s),
+                            bg: lerpColor(window.sunPalettes[i].bg, window.sunPalettes[i + 1].bg, s),
+                            cloudShadow: lerpColor(window.sunPalettes[i].cloudShadow, window.sunPalettes[i + 1].cloudShadow, s),
+                            sun: lerpColor(window.sunPalettes[i].sun, window.sunPalettes[i + 1].sun, s),
+                            sunGlare: lerpColor(window.sunPalettes[i].sunGlare, window.sunPalettes[i + 1].sunGlare, s),
+                            sunLight: lerpColor(window.sunPalettes[i].sunLight, window.sunPalettes[i + 1].sunLight, s),
+                            sunVis: window.sunPalettes[i].sunVis + (window.sunPalettes[i + 1].sunVis - window.sunPalettes[i].sunVis) * s
                         };
                         break;
                     }
@@ -590,14 +671,14 @@ var effect = (VANTA.CLOUDS2 || VANTA.CLOUDS)({
             // Interpolate between new and full moon palette based on fraction
             var s = moonIllum.fraction;
             var c = {
-                sky: lerpColor(nightPaletteNew.sky, nightPaletteFull.sky, s),
-                cloud: lerpColor(nightPaletteNew.cloud, nightPaletteFull.cloud, s),
-                light: lerpColor(nightPaletteNew.light, nightPaletteFull.light, s),
-                bg: lerpColor(nightPaletteNew.bg, nightPaletteFull.bg, s),
-                cloudShadow: lerpColor(nightPaletteNew.cloudShadow, nightPaletteFull.cloudShadow, s),
-                sun: lerpColor(nightPaletteNew.sun, nightPaletteFull.sun, s),
-                sunGlare: lerpColor(nightPaletteNew.sunGlare, nightPaletteFull.sunGlare, s),
-                sunLight: lerpColor(nightPaletteNew.sunLight, nightPaletteFull.sunLight, s)
+                sky: lerpColor(window.nightPaletteNew.sky, window.nightPaletteFull.sky, s),
+                cloud: lerpColor(window.nightPaletteNew.cloud, window.nightPaletteFull.cloud, s),
+                light: lerpColor(window.nightPaletteNew.light, window.nightPaletteFull.light, s),
+                bg: lerpColor(window.nightPaletteNew.bg, window.nightPaletteFull.bg, s),
+                cloudShadow: lerpColor(window.nightPaletteNew.cloudShadow, window.nightPaletteFull.cloudShadow, s),
+                sun: lerpColor(window.nightPaletteNew.sun, window.nightPaletteFull.sun, s),
+                sunGlare: lerpColor(window.nightPaletteNew.sunGlare, window.nightPaletteFull.sunGlare, s),
+                sunLight: lerpColor(window.nightPaletteNew.sunLight, window.nightPaletteFull.sunLight, s)
             };
             // Apply brightness factor (relative to mid)
             return c;
@@ -1054,7 +1135,7 @@ if (moonTimes.set) {
 
         var startTime = Date.now();
 
-var weatherThemes = {
+var window.weatherThemes = {
             sunny: {
                 skyColor: hexToInt(ASH.steelLight),
                 cloudColor: hexToInt(ASH.stone),
@@ -1118,7 +1199,7 @@ var weatherThemes = {
         function setWeatherTheme(themeName) {
             if (currentWeatherThemeName !== themeName) {
                 prevThemeColors = getEffectiveThemeColors();
-                targetThemeColors = weatherThemes[themeName] || weatherThemes.cloudy;
+                targetThemeColors = window.weatherThemes[themeName] || window.weatherThemes.cloudy;
                 transitionStartTime = Date.now();
                 currentWeatherThemeName = themeName;
             }
@@ -1192,7 +1273,10 @@ var weatherThemes = {
             var themeMap = { ash: 'ash.css', gruvbox: 'gruvbox.css' };
             var css = document.getElementById('theme-css');
             if (css && themeMap[theme]) css.href = themeMap[theme];
-            document.getElementById('dbg-palette-name').textContent = theme.charAt(0).toUpperCase() + theme.slice(1);
+            setTimeout(function() {
+                rebuildFromColors();
+                document.getElementById('dbg-palette-name').textContent = theme.charAt(0).toUpperCase() + theme.slice(1);
+            }, 50);
             window.CONFIG.theme = theme;
         }
 
@@ -1211,7 +1295,7 @@ var weatherThemes = {
                 (hh < 10 ? '0' : '') + hh + ':' + (mm < 10 ? '0' : '') + mm + ':' + (ss < 10 ? '0' : '') + ss;
             document.getElementById('dbg-day').textContent = realDayProgress != null ? (realDayProgress * 100).toFixed(1) + '%' : (t * 100).toFixed(1) + '%';
             document.getElementById('dbg-weather').textContent =
-                currentWeatherCode + ' (' + (weatherThemes[themeName] ? themeName : '?') + ')';
+                currentWeatherCode + ' (' + (window.weatherThemes[themeName] ? themeName : '?') + ')';
             document.getElementById('dbg-theme').textContent = themeName || '-';
             document.getElementById('dbg-speed').textContent = currentThemeSpeed.toFixed(2);
 
@@ -1261,7 +1345,7 @@ var weatherThemes = {
             tableHtml += '</div>';
             for (var n = 0; n < themeNames.length; n++) {
                 var tn = themeNames[n];
-                var th = weatherThemes[tn];
+                var th = window.weatherThemes[tn];
                 tableHtml += '<div class="theme-table-row">';
                 tableHtml += '<span class="theme-table-name">' + tn + '</span>';
                 for (var f = 0; f < themeFields.length; f++) {