diff --git a/src/components/medications/__tests__/card-parts.test.tsx b/src/components/medications/__tests__/card-parts.test.tsx
index f39baaf64..07f351996 100644
--- a/src/components/medications/__tests__/card-parts.test.tsx
+++ b/src/components/medications/__tests__/card-parts.test.tsx
@@ -373,10 +373,11 @@ describe("streak-token parity — generic vs GLP-1 card", () => {
 });
 
 /**
- * v1.15.9 — the ONE shared `<MedicationCardBody>` both cards render. These
- * tests pin the state-driven presentation (green take-window highlight,
- * overdue / heavily-overdue top line) and the structural identity that makes
- * the two variants impossible to diverge — they pass content into THIS body.
+ * v1.15.18 — the ONE shared `<MedicationCardBody>` both cards render. These
+ * tests pin that the card surface is a CONSTANT neutral surface — dose status
+ * is never expressed as a background / border tint (Marc, recurring) — while
+ * status is still surfaced via the discreet top line / pill, plus the
+ * structural identity that makes the two variants impossible to diverge.
  */
 describe("medication card body — shared shell + dose-state presentation", () => {
   function renderBody(doseStatus: DoseStatus, active = true) {
@@ -406,17 +407,30 @@ describe("medication card body — shared shell + dose-state presentation", () =
     );
   }
 
-  it("highlights the card green when the dose is in its take-window", () => {
+  it("never tints the card surface when the dose is in its take-window", () => {
+    // Marc (recurring): the whole card washing green reads as "take it now"
+    // and is a permanent removal. The take-window status survives ONLY as the
+    // discreet "Take now" pill, never as a card background / ring tint.
     const html = renderBody("on_time_window");
-    // Green ring + tinted background on the Card shell.
-    expect(html).toContain("ring-success/40");
-    expect(html).toContain("bg-success/5");
+    expect(html).not.toContain("ring-success/40");
+    expect(html).not.toContain("bg-success/5");
+    // The discreet status pill still communicates the state.
+    expect(html).toContain("Take now");
   });
 
-  it("stays calm (no green highlight) for upcoming / taken states", () => {
-    for (const status of ["upcoming", "taken_on_time", "taken_late", "skipped"] as const) {
+  it("never tints the card surface across any dose status", () => {
+    for (const status of [
+      "on_time_window",
+      "upcoming",
+      "taken_on_time",
+      "taken_late",
+      "skipped",
+      "overdue",
+      "missed",
+    ] as const) {
       const html = renderBody(status);
       expect(html).not.toContain("ring-success/40");
+      expect(html).not.toContain("bg-success/5");
     }
   });
 
@@ -433,9 +447,10 @@ describe("medication card body — shared shell + dose-state presentation", () =
     expect(html).toContain("text-destructive");
   });
 
-  it("never highlights green on an inactive medication", () => {
+  it("keeps the inactive surface muted without any status tint", () => {
     const html = renderBody("on_time_window", false);
     expect(html).not.toContain("ring-success/40");
+    expect(html).not.toContain("bg-success/5");
     expect(html).toContain("opacity-60");
   });
 
diff --git a/src/components/medications/card-parts/medication-card-body.tsx b/src/components/medications/card-parts/medication-card-body.tsx
index 9d34fc9e1..6566c1c9a 100644
--- a/src/components/medications/card-parts/medication-card-body.tsx
+++ b/src/components/medications/card-parts/medication-card-body.tsx
@@ -35,11 +35,16 @@ import type { MedicationWindowStatus } from "@/lib/medications/window-status";
  * the single `mt-auto pt-0` action wrapper — there is no per-variant spacing
  * left to diverge.
  *
- * State-driven presentation (like the iOS app):
- *   - `on_time_window` → the card highlights green (`ring` + tinted bg): the
- *     actionable "take it now" state stands out at a glance.
+ * State-driven presentation:
+ *   - The card surface itself is a CONSTANT neutral surface — dose status
+ *     never tints the card background or border. A whole card washing green
+ *     reads as "take it now everywhere" and drowns the page; status is shown
+ *     ONLY through the discreet top line / pill below.
+ *   - `on_time_window` → the discreet "Take now" pill (success-toned text +
+ *     glyph), no card wash.
  *   - `overdue` → a calm top status line; `missed` (at / past the miss
- *     cutoff) escalates to "Stark überfällig" in the destructive tone.
+ *     cutoff) escalates to "Stark überfällig" in the destructive tone — both
+ *     are a single text line with an icon, not a surface tint.
  *   - `upcoming` / `taken_*` / `skipped` → no escalation; the card stays calm.
  */
 export interface MedicationCardBodyProps {
@@ -123,10 +128,6 @@ export function MedicationCardBody({
 }: MedicationCardBodyProps) {
   const { t } = useTranslations();
 
-  // Green take-window highlight — the actionable "take it now" state, mirrored
-  // from the iOS card. Suppressed on an inactive med (it carries no actions).
-  const inTakeWindow = active && doseStatus === "on_time_window";
-
   // Overdue escalation line: a dose past its on-time window. `missed` (at /
   // past the clinical miss cutoff) reads "Stark überfällig"; the still-takeable
   // `overdue` tail reads the calmer "Überfällig". Both use the destructive
@@ -140,11 +141,10 @@ export function MedicationCardBody({
 
   return (
     <Card
-      className={cn(
-        "h-full",
-        active ? "" : "opacity-60",
-        inTakeWindow && "ring-success/40 bg-success/5 ring-1",
-      )}
+      // The card surface is a constant neutral surface — dose status is never
+      // expressed as a background / border tint (Marc, recurring): only the
+      // discreet status line / pill below communicates take-now / overdue.
+      className={cn("h-full", active ? "" : "opacity-60")}
     >
       <MedicationCardHeader
         name={name}