diff --git a/bin/clean.sh b/bin/clean.sh
index e4b6521..74caadc 100755
--- a/bin/clean.sh
+++ b/bin/clean.sh
@@ -864,7 +864,7 @@ perform_cleanup() {
         fda_status=$?
         if [[ $fda_status -eq 1 ]]; then
             echo ""
-            echo -e "${YELLOW}${ICON_WARNING}${NC} ${GRAY}Tip: Grant Full Disk Access to your terminal in System Settings for best results${NC}"
+            echo -e "${GRAY}${ICON_WARNING}${NC} ${GRAY}Tip: Grant Full Disk Access to your terminal in System Settings for best results${NC}"
         fi
     fi
 
@@ -889,7 +889,7 @@ perform_cleanup() {
     if [[ ${#WHITELIST_WARNINGS[@]} -gt 0 ]]; then
         echo ""
         for warning in "${WHITELIST_WARNINGS[@]}"; do
-            echo -e "  ${YELLOW}${ICON_WARNING}${NC} Whitelist: $warning"
+            echo -e "  ${GRAY}${ICON_WARNING}${NC} Whitelist: $warning"
         done
     fi
 
diff --git a/bin/optimize.sh b/bin/optimize.sh
index 07e7d81..0413b5a 100755
--- a/bin/optimize.sh
+++ b/bin/optimize.sh
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@ cleanup_path() {
         return
     fi
     if should_protect_path "$expanded_path"; then
-        echo -e "${YELLOW}${ICON_WARNING}${NC} Protected $label"
+        echo -e "${GRAY}${ICON_WARNING}${NC} Protected $label"
         return
     fi
 
@@ -231,7 +231,7 @@ cleanup_path() {
             echo -e "${GREEN}${ICON_SUCCESS}${NC} $label"
         fi
     else
-        echo -e "${YELLOW}${ICON_WARNING}${NC} Skipped $label ${GRAY}(grant Full Disk Access to your terminal and retry)${NC}"
+        echo -e "${GRAY}${ICON_WARNING}${NC} Skipped $label ${GRAY}(grant Full Disk Access to your terminal and retry)${NC}"
     fi
 }
 
@@ -304,7 +304,7 @@ apply_firewall_fix() {
         FIREWALL_DISABLED=false
         return 0
     fi
-    echo -e "  ${YELLOW}${ICON_WARNING}${NC} Failed to enable firewall (check permissions)"
+    echo -e "  ${GRAY}${ICON_WARNING}${NC} Failed to enable firewall (check permissions)"
     return 1
 }
 
@@ -314,7 +314,7 @@ apply_gatekeeper_fix() {
         GATEKEEPER_DISABLED=false
         return 0
     fi
-    echo -e "  ${YELLOW}${ICON_WARNING}${NC} Failed to enable Gatekeeper"
+    echo -e "  ${GRAY}${ICON_WARNING}${NC} Failed to enable Gatekeeper"
     return 1
 }
 
@@ -327,7 +327,7 @@ apply_touchid_fix() {
 
 perform_security_fixes() {
     if ! ensure_sudo_session "Security changes require admin access"; then
-        echo -e "${YELLOW}${ICON_WARNING}${NC} Skipped security fixes (sudo denied)"
+        echo -e "${GRAY}${ICON_WARNING}${NC} Skipped security fixes (sudo denied)"
         return 1
     fi
 
diff --git a/lib/check/all.sh b/lib/check/all.sh
index c00c5f5..f23dd70 100644
--- a/lib/check/all.sh
+++ b/lib/check/all.sh
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ check_touchid_sudo() {
         fi
 
         if [[ "$is_supported" == "true" ]]; then
-            echo -e "  ${YELLOW}${ICON_WARNING}${NC} Touch ID     ${YELLOW}Not configured for sudo${NC}"
+            echo -e "  ${GRAY}${ICON_WARNING}${NC} Touch ID     ${YELLOW}Not configured for sudo${NC}"
             export TOUCHID_NOT_CONFIGURED=true
         fi
     fi
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ check_rosetta() {
         if [[ -f "/Library/Apple/usr/share/rosetta/rosetta" ]]; then
             echo -e "  ${GREEN}✓${NC} Rosetta 2    Intel app translation ready"
         else
-            echo -e "  ${YELLOW}${ICON_WARNING}${NC} Rosetta 2    ${YELLOW}Intel app support missing${NC}"
+            echo -e "  ${GRAY}${ICON_WARNING}${NC} Rosetta 2    ${YELLOW}Intel app support missing${NC}"
             export ROSETTA_NOT_INSTALLED=true
         fi
     fi
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ check_git_config() {
         if [[ -n "$git_name" && -n "$git_email" ]]; then
             echo -e "  ${GREEN}✓${NC} Git          Global identity configured"
         else
-            echo -e "  ${YELLOW}${ICON_WARNING}${NC} Git          ${YELLOW}User identity not set${NC}"
+            echo -e "  ${GRAY}${ICON_WARNING}${NC} Git          ${YELLOW}User identity not set${NC}"
         fi
     fi
 }
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ check_firewall() {
     if [[ "$firewall_output" == *"State = 1"* ]] || [[ "$firewall_output" == *"State = 2"* ]]; then
         echo -e "  ${GREEN}✓${NC} Firewall     Network protection enabled"
     else
-        echo -e "  ${YELLOW}${ICON_WARNING}${NC} Firewall     ${YELLOW}Network protection disabled${NC}"
+        echo -e "  ${GRAY}${ICON_WARNING}${NC} Firewall     ${YELLOW}Network protection disabled${NC}"
         export FIREWALL_DISABLED=true
     fi
 }
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ check_gatekeeper() {
             echo -e "  ${GREEN}✓${NC} Gatekeeper   App download protection active"
             unset GATEKEEPER_DISABLED
         else
-            echo -e "  ${YELLOW}${ICON_WARNING}${NC} Gatekeeper   ${YELLOW}App security disabled${NC}"
+            echo -e "  ${GRAY}${ICON_WARNING}${NC} Gatekeeper   ${YELLOW}App security disabled${NC}"
             export GATEKEEPER_DISABLED=true
         fi
     fi
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ check_sip() {
         if echo "$sip_status" | grep -q "enabled"; then
             echo -e "  ${GREEN}✓${NC} SIP          System integrity protected"
         else
-            echo -e "  ${YELLOW}${ICON_WARNING}${NC} SIP          ${YELLOW}System protection disabled${NC}"
+            echo -e "  ${GRAY}${ICON_WARNING}${NC} SIP          ${YELLOW}System protection disabled${NC}"
         fi
     fi
 }
@@ -276,7 +276,7 @@ check_macos_update() {
     export MACOS_UPDATE_AVAILABLE="$updates_available"
 
     if [[ "$updates_available" == "true" ]]; then
-        echo -e "  ${YELLOW}${ICON_WARNING}${NC} macOS        ${YELLOW}Update available${NC}"
+        echo -e "  ${GRAY}${ICON_WARNING}${NC} macOS        ${YELLOW}Update available${NC}"
     else
         echo -e "  ${GREEN}✓${NC} macOS        System up to date"
     fi
@@ -344,7 +344,7 @@ check_mole_update() {
         # Compare versions
         if [[ "$(printf '%s\n' "$current_version" "$latest_version" | sort -V | head -1)" == "$current_version" ]]; then
             export MOLE_UPDATE_AVAILABLE="true"
-            echo -e "  ${YELLOW}${ICON_WARNING}${NC} Mole         ${YELLOW}${latest_version} available${NC} (running ${current_version})"
+            echo -e "  ${GRAY}${ICON_WARNING}${NC} Mole         ${YELLOW}${latest_version} available${NC} (running ${current_version})"
         else
             echo -e "  ${GREEN}✓${NC} Mole         Latest version ${current_version}"
         fi
@@ -408,7 +408,7 @@ check_disk_space() {
     if [[ $free_num -lt 20 ]]; then
         echo -e "  ${RED}✗${NC} Disk Space   ${RED}${free_gb}GB free${NC} (Critical)"
     elif [[ $free_num -lt 50 ]]; then
-        echo -e "  ${YELLOW}${ICON_WARNING}${NC} Disk Space   ${YELLOW}${free_gb}GB free${NC} (Low)"
+        echo -e "  ${GRAY}${ICON_WARNING}${NC} Disk Space   ${YELLOW}${free_gb}GB free${NC} (Low)"
     else
         echo -e "  ${GREEN}✓${NC} Disk Space   ${free_gb}GB free"
     fi
@@ -454,7 +454,7 @@ check_memory_usage() {
     if [[ $used_percent -gt 90 ]]; then
         echo -e "  ${RED}✗${NC} Memory       ${RED}${used_percent}% used${NC} (Critical)"
     elif [[ $used_percent -gt 80 ]]; then
-        echo -e "  ${YELLOW}${ICON_WARNING}${NC} Memory       ${YELLOW}${used_percent}% used${NC} (High)"
+        echo -e "  ${GRAY}${ICON_WARNING}${NC} Memory       ${YELLOW}${used_percent}% used${NC} (High)"
     else
         echo -e "  ${GREEN}✓${NC} Memory       ${used_percent}% used"
     fi
@@ -484,7 +484,7 @@ check_login_items() {
     fi
 
     if [[ $login_items_count -gt 15 ]]; then
-        echo -e "  ${YELLOW}${ICON_WARNING}${NC} Login Items  ${YELLOW}${login_items_count} apps${NC}"
+        echo -e "  ${GRAY}${ICON_WARNING}${NC} Login Items  ${YELLOW}${login_items_count} apps${NC}"
     elif [[ $login_items_count -gt 0 ]]; then
         echo -e "  ${GREEN}✓${NC} Login Items  ${login_items_count} apps"
     else
@@ -548,9 +548,9 @@ check_cache_size() {
     local cache_size_int=$(echo "$cache_size_gb" | cut -d'.' -f1)
 
     if [[ $cache_size_int -gt 10 ]]; then
-        echo -e "  ${YELLOW}${ICON_WARNING}${NC} Cache Size   ${YELLOW}${cache_size_gb}GB${NC} cleanable"
+        echo -e "  ${GRAY}${ICON_WARNING}${NC} Cache Size   ${YELLOW}${cache_size_gb}GB${NC} cleanable"
     elif [[ $cache_size_int -gt 5 ]]; then
-        echo -e "  ${YELLOW}${ICON_WARNING}${NC} Cache Size   ${YELLOW}${cache_size_gb}GB${NC} cleanable"
+        echo -e "  ${GRAY}${ICON_WARNING}${NC} Cache Size   ${YELLOW}${cache_size_gb}GB${NC} cleanable"
     else
         echo -e "  ${GREEN}✓${NC} Cache Size   ${cache_size_gb}GB"
     fi
@@ -568,7 +568,7 @@ check_swap_usage() {
             if [[ "$swap_used" == *"G"* ]]; then
                 local swap_gb=${swap_num%.*}
                 if [[ $swap_gb -gt 2 ]]; then
-                    echo -e "  ${YELLOW}${ICON_WARNING}${NC} Swap Usage   ${YELLOW}${swap_used}${NC} (High)"
+                    echo -e "  ${GRAY}${ICON_WARNING}${NC} Swap Usage   ${YELLOW}${swap_used}${NC} (High)"
                 else
                     echo -e "  ${GREEN}✓${NC} Swap Usage   ${swap_used}"
                 fi
diff --git a/lib/clean/app_caches.sh b/lib/clean/app_caches.sh
index c4b62c6..2402f09 100644
--- a/lib/clean/app_caches.sh
+++ b/lib/clean/app_caches.sh
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ clean_xcode_tools() {
         safe_clean ~/Library/Developer/Xcode/DerivedData/* "Xcode derived data"
         safe_clean ~/Library/Developer/Xcode/Archives/* "Xcode archives"
     else
-        echo -e "  ${YELLOW}${ICON_WARNING}${NC} Xcode is running, skipping DerivedData and Archives cleanup"
+        echo -e "  ${GRAY}${ICON_WARNING}${NC} Xcode is running, skipping DerivedData and Archives cleanup"
     fi
 }
 # Code editors.
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ clean_media_players() {
         fi
     fi
     if [[ "$has_offline_music" == "true" ]]; then
-        echo -e "  ${YELLOW}${ICON_WARNING}${NC} Spotify cache protected · offline music detected"
+        echo -e "  ${GRAY}${ICON_WARNING}${NC} Spotify cache protected · offline music detected"
         note_activity
     else
         safe_clean ~/Library/Caches/com.spotify.client/* "Spotify cache"
diff --git a/lib/clean/apps.sh b/lib/clean/apps.sh
index cd06731..2c118e7 100644
--- a/lib/clean/apps.sh
+++ b/lib/clean/apps.sh
@@ -246,7 +246,7 @@ is_bundle_orphaned() {
 clean_orphaned_app_data() {
     if ! ls "$HOME/Library/Caches" > /dev/null 2>&1; then
         stop_section_spinner
-        echo -e "  ${YELLOW}${ICON_WARNING}${NC} Skipped: No permission to access Library folders"
+        echo -e "  ${GRAY}${ICON_WARNING}${NC} Skipped: No permission to access Library folders"
         return 0
     fi
     start_section_spinner "Scanning installed apps..."
@@ -438,7 +438,7 @@ clean_orphaned_system_services() {
 
     # Report and clean
     if [[ $orphaned_count -gt 0 ]]; then
-        echo -e "  ${YELLOW}${ICON_WARNING}${NC} Found $orphaned_count orphaned system services"
+        echo -e "  ${GRAY}${ICON_WARNING}${NC} Found $orphaned_count orphaned system services"
 
         for orphan_file in "${orphaned_files[@]}"; do
             local filename
diff --git a/lib/clean/brew.sh b/lib/clean/brew.sh
index b30fa7f..9939cb0 100644
--- a/lib/clean/brew.sh
+++ b/lib/clean/brew.sh
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ clean_homebrew() {
             fi
         fi
     elif [[ $brew_exit -eq 124 ]]; then
-        echo -e "  ${YELLOW}${ICON_WARNING}${NC} Homebrew cleanup timed out · run ${GRAY}brew cleanup${NC} manually"
+        echo -e "  ${GRAY}${ICON_WARNING}${NC} Homebrew cleanup timed out · run ${GRAY}brew cleanup${NC} manually"
     fi
     # Process autoremove output - only show if packages were removed
     # Only surface autoremove output when packages were removed.
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ clean_homebrew() {
             echo -e "  ${GREEN}${ICON_SUCCESS}${NC} Removed orphaned dependencies (${removed_packages} packages)"
         fi
     elif [[ $autoremove_exit -eq 124 ]]; then
-        echo -e "  ${YELLOW}${ICON_WARNING}${NC} Autoremove timed out · run ${GRAY}brew autoremove${NC} manually"
+        echo -e "  ${GRAY}${ICON_WARNING}${NC} Autoremove timed out · run ${GRAY}brew autoremove${NC} manually"
     fi
     # Update cache timestamp on successful completion or when cleanup was intelligently skipped
     # This prevents repeated cache size checks within the 7-day window
diff --git a/lib/clean/dev.sh b/lib/clean/dev.sh
index 034ffc5..223a380 100644
--- a/lib/clean/dev.sh
+++ b/lib/clean/dev.sh
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ check_multiple_versions() {
         if [[ -n "$list_cmd" ]]; then
             hint=" · ${GRAY}${list_cmd}${NC}"
         fi
-        echo -e "  ${YELLOW}${ICON_WARNING}${NC} ${tool_name}: ${count} found${hint}"
+        echo -e "  ${GRAY}${ICON_WARNING}${NC} ${tool_name}: ${count} found${hint}"
     fi
 }
 
diff --git a/lib/clean/system.sh b/lib/clean/system.sh
index d834319..a186c67 100644
--- a/lib/clean/system.sh
+++ b/lib/clean/system.sh
@@ -323,7 +323,7 @@ clean_local_snapshots() {
     if [[ "$DRY_RUN" != "true" ]]; then
         if [[ ! -t 0 ]]; then
             echo -e "  ${YELLOW}!${NC} ${#snapshots[@]} local snapshot(s) found, skipping non-interactive mode"
-            echo -e "  ${YELLOW}${ICON_WARNING}${NC} ${GRAY}Tip: Snapshots may cause Disk Utility to show different 'Available' values${NC}"
+            echo -e "  ${GRAY}${ICON_WARNING}${NC} ${GRAY}Tip: Snapshots may cause Disk Utility to show different 'Available' values${NC}"
             return 0
         fi
         echo -e "  ${YELLOW}!${NC} Time Machine local snapshots found"
diff --git a/lib/clean/user.sh b/lib/clean/user.sh
index 02baef9..c457f65 100644
--- a/lib/clean/user.sh
+++ b/lib/clean/user.sh
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ clean_chrome_old_versions() {
 
     # Match the exact Chrome process name to avoid false positives
     if pgrep -x "Google Chrome" > /dev/null 2>&1; then
-        echo -e "  ${YELLOW}${ICON_WARNING}${NC} Google Chrome running · old versions cleanup skipped"
+        echo -e "  ${GRAY}${ICON_WARNING}${NC} Google Chrome running · old versions cleanup skipped"
         return 0
     fi
 
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ clean_edge_old_versions() {
 
     # Match the exact Edge process name to avoid false positives (e.g., Microsoft Teams)
     if pgrep -x "Microsoft Edge" > /dev/null 2>&1; then
-        echo -e "  ${YELLOW}${ICON_WARNING}${NC} Microsoft Edge running · old versions cleanup skipped"
+        echo -e "  ${GRAY}${ICON_WARNING}${NC} Microsoft Edge running · old versions cleanup skipped"
         return 0
     fi
 
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ clean_edge_updater_old_versions() {
     [[ -d "$updater_dir" ]] || return 0
 
     if pgrep -x "Microsoft Edge" > /dev/null 2>&1; then
-        echo -e "  ${YELLOW}${ICON_WARNING}${NC} Microsoft Edge running · updater cleanup skipped"
+        echo -e "  ${GRAY}${ICON_WARNING}${NC} Microsoft Edge running · updater cleanup skipped"
         return 0
     fi
 
@@ -455,7 +455,7 @@ clean_browsers() {
         firefox_running=true
     fi
     if [[ "$firefox_running" == "true" ]]; then
-        echo -e "  ${YELLOW}${ICON_WARNING}${NC} Firefox is running · cache cleanup skipped"
+        echo -e "  ${GRAY}${ICON_WARNING}${NC} Firefox is running · cache cleanup skipped"
     else
         safe_clean ~/Library/Caches/Firefox/* "Firefox cache"
     fi
@@ -465,7 +465,7 @@ clean_browsers() {
     safe_clean ~/Library/Caches/com.kagi.kagimacOS/* "Orion cache"
     safe_clean ~/Library/Caches/zen/* "Zen cache"
     if [[ "$firefox_running" == "true" ]]; then
-        echo -e "  ${YELLOW}${ICON_WARNING}${NC} Firefox is running · profile cache cleanup skipped"
+        echo -e "  ${GRAY}${ICON_WARNING}${NC} Firefox is running · profile cache cleanup skipped"
     else
         safe_clean ~/Library/Application\ Support/Firefox/Profiles/*/cache2/* "Firefox profile cache"
     fi
@@ -506,7 +506,7 @@ clean_virtualization_tools() {
 clean_application_support_logs() {
     if [[ ! -d "$HOME/Library/Application Support" ]] || ! ls "$HOME/Library/Application Support" > /dev/null 2>&1; then
         note_activity
-        echo -e "  ${YELLOW}${ICON_WARNING}${NC} Skipped: No permission to access Application Support"
+        echo -e "  ${GRAY}${ICON_WARNING}${NC} Skipped: No permission to access Application Support"
         return 0
     fi
     start_section_spinner "Scanning Application Support..."
diff --git a/lib/core/sudo.sh b/lib/core/sudo.sh
index 31011c6..5431db3 100644
--- a/lib/core/sudo.sh
+++ b/lib/core/sudo.sh
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ _request_password() {
             unset password
             ((attempts++))
             if [[ $attempts -lt 3 ]]; then
-                echo -e "${YELLOW}${ICON_WARNING}${NC} Password cannot be empty" > "$tty_path"
+                echo -e "${GRAY}${ICON_WARNING}${NC} Password cannot be empty" > "$tty_path"
             fi
             continue
         fi
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ _request_password() {
         unset password
         ((attempts++))
         if [[ $attempts -lt 3 ]]; then
-            echo -e "${YELLOW}${ICON_WARNING}${NC} Incorrect password, try again" > "$tty_path"
+            echo -e "${GRAY}${ICON_WARNING}${NC} Incorrect password, try again" > "$tty_path"
         fi
     done
 
diff --git a/lib/manage/autofix.sh b/lib/manage/autofix.sh
index d603f02..068add3 100644
--- a/lib/manage/autofix.sh
+++ b/lib/manage/autofix.sh
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ show_suggestions() {
     # Show auto-fix items
     if [[ ${#auto_fix_items[@]} -gt 0 ]]; then
         for item in "${auto_fix_items[@]}"; do
-            echo -e "  ${YELLOW}${ICON_WARNING}${NC} ${item} ${GREEN}[auto]${NC}"
+            echo -e "  ${GRAY}${ICON_WARNING}${NC} ${item} ${GREEN}[auto]${NC}"
         done
     fi
 
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ show_suggestions() {
         for item in "${manual_items[@]}"; do
             local title="${item%%|*}"
             local hint="${item#*|}"
-            echo -e "  ${YELLOW}${ICON_WARNING}${NC} ${title}"
+            echo -e "  ${GRAY}${ICON_WARNING}${NC} ${title}"
             echo -e "    ${GRAY}${hint}${NC}"
         done
     fi
diff --git a/lib/uninstall/batch.sh b/lib/uninstall/batch.sh
index cf8ba56..5084137 100755
--- a/lib/uninstall/batch.sh
+++ b/lib/uninstall/batch.sh
@@ -280,7 +280,7 @@ batch_uninstall_applications() {
     done
 
     if [[ "$has_user_data" == "true" ]]; then
-        echo -e "${YELLOW}${ICON_WARNING}${NC} ${YELLOW}Note: Some apps contain user configurations/themes${NC}"
+        echo -e "${GRAY}${ICON_WARNING}${NC} ${YELLOW}Note: Some apps contain user configurations/themes${NC}"
         echo ""
     fi