diff --git a/web/static/themes/win95.css b/web/static/themes/win95.css
index 9dec6b4..d5c7b0a 100644
--- a/web/static/themes/win95.css
+++ b/web/static/themes/win95.css
@@ -257,4 +257,58 @@ html[data-theme="win95"] .topbar-wrap.is-scrolled{
   box-shadow:none;
   border-bottom-color:#000;
 }
-/* keep Classic’s .themed-bg separate; win95 doesn’t use it */
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+/* keep Classic’s .themed-bg separate; win95 doesn’t use it */
+
+/* ===============================
+   Windows 95 — validation & highlights
+   =============================== */
+
+/* Search term highlights */
+html[data-theme="win95"] .mark-hit {
+  background: #ffff88;       /* Win95-ish yellow highlight */
+  color: #000;
+  padding: 0 2px;
+  border: 1px solid #c0c0c0; /* subtle pixel border */
+}
+
+/* Inputs validated by scripture-validator */
+html[data-theme="win95"] .form-control.scripture-valid,
+html[data-theme="win95"] .search-input.scripture-valid {
+  border: 2px inset #008000;        /* green “OK” frame */
+  background: #e8f5e8;
+}
+
+html[data-theme="win95"] .form-control.scripture-invalid,
+html[data-theme="win95"] .search-input.scripture-invalid {
+  border: 2px inset #a00000;        /* Win95 red tone */
+  background: #fff0f0;              /* pale red fill */
+}
+
+/* Scripture/Source pills when invalid */
+html[data-theme="win95"] .scripture-pill-invalid {
+  background: #ffeaea;              /* pale red like you had */
+  border: 2px outset #cc6666;       /* 3D “raised” error chip */
+  color: #7a1d1d;
+}
+
+/* Scripture/Source pills when WOL-valid (kept subtle) */
+html[data-theme="win95"] .scripture-pill-wol {
+  background: #e8f4ff;
+  border: 2px outset #8aaad6;
+  color: #003366;
+  text-decoration: none;
+}
+
+/* Hover affordance for all chips in Win95 */
+html[data-theme="win95"] a.chip:hover,
+html[data-theme="win95"] .chip-link:hover {
+  filter: brightness(0.96);
+  outline: 1px dotted #000;
+  outline-offset: 1px;
+}
+
+/* Message tones (info/success/warn/error) to match Win95 palette */
+html[data-theme="win95"] .msg.info    { background:#eaf2ff; border-color:#8aaad6; color:#003366; }
+html[data-theme="win95"] .msg.success { background:#e8f5e8; border-color:#6aa86a; color:#104010; }
+html[data-theme="win95"] .msg.warning { background:#fff7e0; border-color:#d4b96a; color:#5a4100; }
+html[data-theme="win95"] .msg.error   { background:#fff0f0; border-color:#cc6666; color:#7a1d1d; }
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