diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index bd514a9..0d01052 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ build-backend = "setuptools.build_meta"
 
 [project]
 name = "plba"
-version = "0.3.10"
+version = "0.3.11"
 description = "Platform runtime for business applications"
 readme = "README.md"
 requires-python = ">=3.11"
diff --git a/src/app_runtime/control/trace_presenter.py b/src/app_runtime/control/trace_presenter.py
index 0937a12..9d09fdc 100644
--- a/src/app_runtime/control/trace_presenter.py
+++ b/src/app_runtime/control/trace_presenter.py
@@ -98,18 +98,19 @@ class TraceResponseRenderer:
     :root {{
       color-scheme: dark;
       --bg: #000000;
-      --fg: #cfcfc2;
+      --fg: #ececec;
+      --step: #ffffff;
       --link: #66d9ef;
-      --error: #f92672;
-      --warning: #e6db74;
-      --info: #a6e22e;
-      --debug: #ae81ff;
+      --error: #ff817d;
+      --warning: #e5801d;
+      --info: #73a0cf;
+      --other: #ececec;
     }}
     body {{
       margin: 0;
       background: var(--bg);
       color: var(--fg);
-      font: 12px/1 "SFMono-Regular", Menlo, Consolas, "Liberation Mono", monospace;
+      font: 13px/1.1 "SFMono-Regular", Menlo, Consolas, "Liberation Mono", monospace;
     }}
     .page {{
       padding: 14px 16px 24px;
@@ -133,7 +134,7 @@ class TraceResponseRenderer:
       color: var(--info);
     }}
     .msg-debug {{
-      color: var(--debug);
+      color: var(--other);
     }}
     @media (max-width: 640px) {{
       .page {{
@@ -182,12 +183,12 @@ class TraceResponseRenderer:
         for record in trace_view.records:
             current_step = str(record.step or "")
             if previous_step is None:
-                lines.append(self._html_plain_line(escape(current_step)))
+                lines.append(self._html_step_line(current_step))
                 lines.append(self._html_plain_line(""))
             elif current_step != previous_step:
                 lines.append(self._html_plain_line(""))
                 lines.append(self._html_plain_line("--------------------------------------------------"))
-                lines.append(self._html_plain_line(escape(current_step)))
+                lines.append(self._html_step_line(current_step))
                 lines.append(self._html_plain_line(""))
             previous_step = current_step
             lines.extend(self._html_message_lines(record, request.include_attrs_json))
@@ -200,6 +201,9 @@ class TraceResponseRenderer:
     def _html_plain_line(self, content: str) -> str:
         return f"<div class=\"line\">{content or '&nbsp;'}</div>"
 
+    def _html_step_line(self, content: str) -> str:
+        return f"<div class=\"line\" style=\"color: var(--step);\">{escape(content) or '&nbsp;'}</div>"
+
     def _html_colored_line(self, content: str, level: str) -> str:
         level_class = self._level_class(level)
         return f"<div class=\"line {level_class}\">{escape(content)}</div>"
@@ -219,6 +223,6 @@ class TraceResponseRenderer:
             return "msg-error"
         if level == "WARNING":
             return "msg-warning"
-        if level == "DEBUG":
-            return "msg-debug"
-        return "msg-info"
+        if level == "INFO":
+            return "msg-info"
+        return "msg-debug"
diff --git a/tests/test_trace_endpoint.py b/tests/test_trace_endpoint.py
index b58211c..73e5199 100644
--- a/tests/test_trace_endpoint.py
+++ b/tests/test_trace_endpoint.py
@@ -203,16 +203,21 @@ def test_trace_endpoint_returns_html_page_with_related_links() -> None:
     assert response.headers["content-type"].startswith("text/html")
     assert "background: var(--bg);" in response.text
     assert "--bg: #000000;" in response.text
-    assert "--fg: #cfcfc2;" in response.text
-    assert 'font: 12px/1 "SFMono-Regular", Menlo, Consolas, "Liberation Mono", monospace;' in response.text
+    assert "--fg: #ececec;" in response.text
+    assert "--step: #ffffff;" in response.text
+    assert "--info: #73a0cf;" in response.text
+    assert "--warning: #e5801d;" in response.text
+    assert "--error: #ff817d;" in response.text
+    assert "--other: #ececec;" in response.text
+    assert 'font: 13px/1.1 "SFMono-Regular", Menlo, Consolas, "Liberation Mono", monospace;' in response.text
     assert '<div class="line">trace_id: <a href="/traces/trace-1?format=html&amp;levels=ERROR%2CWARNING%2CINFO&amp;attrs_json=true">trace-1</a></div>' in response.text
     assert '<div class="line">parent_id: <a href="/traces/parent-1?format=html&amp;levels=ERROR%2CWARNING%2CINFO&amp;attrs_json=true">parent-1</a></div>' in response.text
     assert '<div class="line">child_ids:</div>' in response.text
     assert '<div class="line"> - <a href="/traces/child-1?format=html&amp;levels=ERROR%2CWARNING%2CINFO&amp;attrs_json=true">child-1</a></div>' in response.text
     assert '<div class="line"> - <a href="/traces/child-2?format=html&amp;levels=ERROR%2CWARNING%2CINFO&amp;attrs_json=true">child-2</a></div>' in response.text
-    assert '<div class="line">load_stocks</div>' in response.text
+    assert '<div class="line" style="color: var(--step);">load_stocks</div>' in response.text
     assert '<div class="line">--------------------------------------------------</div>' in response.text
-    assert '<div class="line">filter_stocks</div>' in response.text
+    assert '<div class="line" style="color: var(--step);">filter_stocks</div>' in response.text
     assert "loaded prices" in response.text
     assert "filtered suspicious ticker" in response.text
     assert "2026-04-28T10:11:12+00:00 | INFO | ok" not in response.text