diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 60369e5..ca5c41f 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "siteforge",
-  "version": "2.33.1",
+  "version": "2.33.2",
   "lockfileVersion": 3,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "siteforge",
-      "version": "2.33.1",
+      "version": "2.33.2",
       "dependencies": {
         "@aws-sdk/client-s3": "^3.1135.0",
         "@dnd-kit/core": "^6.3.1",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index c72d081..ce35c80 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "name": "siteforge",
   "private": true,
-  "version": "2.33.1",
+  "version": "2.33.2",
   "type": "module",
   "scripts": {
     "dev": "vite",
diff --git a/src/App.css b/src/App.css
index f774ac7..4d3dfc9 100644
--- a/src/App.css
+++ b/src/App.css
@@ -13913,3 +13913,25 @@ a.study-track-card:hover {
 .si-pill--on,
 .si-pill--on:hover { background: var(--brand-gold); border-color: var(--brand-gold); color: var(--brand-black); }
 .consent-actions .btn-secondary { background: rgba(201, 168, 76, 0.14); color: #ecdfb8; border-color: rgba(201, 168, 76, 0.5); }
+
+/* ── Gold button hover: clearly brighter, lifted, with a glow ── */
+.btn-primary,
+.consent-btn--accept {
+  transition: background 160ms, box-shadow 160ms, transform 160ms, opacity 200ms;
+}
+.btn-primary:not(:disabled):hover,
+.consent-btn--accept:hover {
+  opacity: 1;
+  background: #f0d276;
+  color: #1a1608;
+  transform: translateY(-3px);
+  box-shadow: 0 8px 22px rgba(201, 168, 76, 0.55), 0 0 0 3px rgba(240, 210, 118, 0.28);
+}
+.btn-primary:not(:disabled):active,
+.consent-btn--accept:active {
+  transform: translateY(0);
+  background: #c9a84c;
+  box-shadow: 0 2px 6px rgba(201, 168, 76, 0.4);
+}
+.btn-primary:focus-visible,
+.consent-btn:focus-visible { outline: 2px solid #f0d276; outline-offset: 3px; }