diff --git a/bin/clean.sh b/bin/clean.sh
index 663e120..af1e544 100755
--- a/bin/clean.sh
+++ b/bin/clean.sh
@@ -117,7 +117,6 @@ if [[ ${#WHITELIST_PATTERNS[@]} -gt 0 ]]; then
 fi
 
 # Section tracking and summary counters.
-readonly MOLE_ONE_GIB_KB=$((1024 * 1024))
 total_items=0
 TRACK_SECTION=0
 SECTION_ACTIVITY=0
@@ -651,13 +650,8 @@ safe_clean() {
             label+=" ${#targets[@]} items"
         fi
 
-        local line_color=$GREEN
-        if ((total_size_kb < MOLE_ONE_GIB_KB)); then
-            line_color=$YELLOW
-        fi
-
         if [[ "$DRY_RUN" == "true" ]]; then
-            echo -e "  ${line_color}${ICON_DRY_RUN}${NC} $label${NC}, ${line_color}$size_human dry${NC}"
+            echo -e "  ${YELLOW}${ICON_DRY_RUN}${NC} $label${NC}, ${YELLOW}$size_human dry${NC}"
 
             local paths_temp
             paths_temp=$(create_temp_file)
@@ -717,6 +711,8 @@ safe_clean() {
                 done
             fi
         else
+            local line_color
+            line_color=$(cleanup_result_color_kb "$total_size_kb")
             echo -e "  ${line_color}${ICON_SUCCESS}${NC} $label${NC}, ${line_color}$size_human${NC}"
         fi
         files_cleaned=$((files_cleaned + total_count))
diff --git a/lib/clean/apps.sh b/lib/clean/apps.sh
index a848880..5f45d4c 100644
--- a/lib/clean/apps.sh
+++ b/lib/clean/apps.sh
@@ -48,12 +48,14 @@ clean_ds_store_tree() {
     if [[ $file_count -gt 0 ]]; then
         local size_human
         size_human=$(bytes_to_human "$total_bytes")
+        local size_kb=$(((total_bytes + 1023) / 1024))
         if [[ "$DRY_RUN" == "true" ]]; then
             echo -e "  ${YELLOW}${ICON_DRY_RUN}${NC} $label${NC}, ${YELLOW}$file_count files, $size_human dry${NC}"
         else
-            echo -e "  ${GREEN}${ICON_SUCCESS}${NC} $label${NC}, ${GREEN}$file_count files, $size_human${NC}"
+            local line_color
+            line_color=$(cleanup_result_color_kb "$size_kb")
+            echo -e "  ${line_color}${ICON_SUCCESS}${NC} $label${NC}, ${line_color}$file_count files, $size_human${NC}"
         fi
-        local size_kb=$(((total_bytes + 1023) / 1024))
         files_cleaned=$((files_cleaned + file_count))
         total_size_cleaned=$((total_size_cleaned + size_kb))
         total_items=$((total_items + 1))
diff --git a/lib/clean/dev.sh b/lib/clean/dev.sh
index 04aff0d..5465371 100644
--- a/lib/clean/dev.sh
+++ b/lib/clean/dev.sh
@@ -439,7 +439,9 @@ clean_xcode_device_support() {
                 done
 
                 if [[ $removed_count -gt 0 ]]; then
-                    echo -e "  ${GREEN}${ICON_SUCCESS}${NC} ${display_name} · removed ${removed_count} old versions, ${stale_size_human}"
+                    local line_color
+                    line_color=$(cleanup_result_color_kb "$stale_size_kb")
+                    echo -e "  ${line_color}${ICON_SUCCESS}${NC} ${display_name} · removed ${removed_count} old versions, ${line_color}${stale_size_human}${NC}"
                     note_activity
                 fi
             fi
@@ -655,10 +657,12 @@ clean_xcode_simulator_runtime_volumes() {
     if [[ $removed_count -gt 0 ]]; then
         local removed_human
         removed_human=$(bytes_to_human "$((removed_size_kb * 1024))")
+        local line_color
+        line_color=$(cleanup_result_color_kb "$removed_size_kb")
         if [[ $skipped_protected -gt 0 ]]; then
-            echo -e "  ${GREEN}${ICON_SUCCESS}${NC} Xcode runtime volumes · removed ${removed_count} (${removed_human}), skipped ${skipped_protected} protected"
+            echo -e "  ${line_color}${ICON_SUCCESS}${NC} Xcode runtime volumes · removed ${removed_count} (${line_color}${removed_human}${NC}), skipped ${skipped_protected} protected"
         else
-            echo -e "  ${GREEN}${ICON_SUCCESS}${NC} Xcode runtime volumes · removed ${removed_count} (${removed_human})"
+            echo -e "  ${line_color}${ICON_SUCCESS}${NC} Xcode runtime volumes · removed ${removed_count} (${line_color}${removed_human}${NC})"
         fi
         note_activity
     else
@@ -745,9 +749,13 @@ clean_dev_mobile() {
                         fi
 
                         if ((removed_unavailable > 0)); then
-                            echo -e "  ${GREEN}${ICON_SUCCESS}${NC} Xcode unavailable simulators · removed ${removed_unavailable}, ${unavailable_size_human}"
+                            local line_color
+                            line_color=$(cleanup_result_color_kb "$unavailable_size_kb")
+                            echo -e "  ${line_color}${ICON_SUCCESS}${NC} Xcode unavailable simulators · removed ${removed_unavailable}, ${line_color}${unavailable_size_human}${NC}"
                         else
-                            echo -e "  ${GREEN}${ICON_SUCCESS}${NC} Xcode unavailable simulators · cleanup completed, ${unavailable_size_human}"
+                            local line_color
+                            line_color=$(cleanup_result_color_kb "$unavailable_size_kb")
+                            echo -e "  ${line_color}${ICON_SUCCESS}${NC} Xcode unavailable simulators · cleanup completed, ${line_color}${unavailable_size_human}${NC}"
                         fi
                     else
                         stop_section_spinner
@@ -793,7 +801,9 @@ clean_dev_mobile() {
 
                             if ((manually_removed > 0)); then
                                 if ((manual_failed == 0)); then
-                                    echo -e "  ${GREEN}${ICON_SUCCESS}${NC} Xcode unavailable simulators · removed ${manually_removed} (fallback), ${unavailable_size_human}"
+                                    local line_color
+                                    line_color=$(cleanup_result_color_kb "$unavailable_size_kb")
+                                    echo -e "  ${line_color}${ICON_SUCCESS}${NC} Xcode unavailable simulators · removed ${manually_removed} (fallback), ${line_color}${unavailable_size_human}${NC}"
                                 else
                                     echo -e "  ${YELLOW}${ICON_WARNING}${NC} Xcode unavailable simulators · partially cleaned ${manually_removed}/${#unavailable_udids[@]}, ${unavailable_size_human}"
                                 fi
diff --git a/lib/clean/system.sh b/lib/clean/system.sh
index 27a3065..c3403b8 100644
--- a/lib/clean/system.sh
+++ b/lib/clean/system.sh
@@ -309,7 +309,9 @@ clean_time_machine_failed_backups() {
                     continue
                 fi
                 if tmutil delete "$inprogress_file" 2> /dev/null; then
-                    echo -e "  ${GREEN}${ICON_SUCCESS}${NC} Incomplete backup: $backup_name${NC}, ${GREEN}$size_human${NC}"
+                    local line_color
+                    line_color=$(cleanup_result_color_kb "$size_kb")
+                    echo -e "  ${line_color}${ICON_SUCCESS}${NC} Incomplete backup: $backup_name${NC}, ${line_color}$size_human${NC}"
                     tm_cleaned=$((tm_cleaned + 1))
                     files_cleaned=$((files_cleaned + 1))
                     total_size_cleaned=$((total_size_cleaned + size_kb))
@@ -360,7 +362,9 @@ clean_time_machine_failed_backups() {
                         continue
                     fi
                     if tmutil delete "$inprogress_file" 2> /dev/null; then
-                        echo -e "  ${GREEN}${ICON_SUCCESS}${NC} Incomplete APFS backup in $bundle_name: $backup_name${NC}, ${GREEN}$size_human${NC}"
+                        local line_color
+                        line_color=$(cleanup_result_color_kb "$size_kb")
+                        echo -e "  ${line_color}${ICON_SUCCESS}${NC} Incomplete APFS backup in $bundle_name: $backup_name${NC}, ${line_color}$size_human${NC}"
                         tm_cleaned=$((tm_cleaned + 1))
                         files_cleaned=$((files_cleaned + 1))
                         total_size_cleaned=$((total_size_cleaned + size_kb))
diff --git a/lib/clean/user.sh b/lib/clean/user.sh
index f5f0012..eadaa3b 100644
--- a/lib/clean/user.sh
+++ b/lib/clean/user.sh
@@ -233,7 +233,9 @@ clean_chrome_old_versions() {
         if [[ "$DRY_RUN" == "true" ]]; then
             echo -e "  ${YELLOW}${ICON_DRY_RUN}${NC} Chrome old versions${NC}, ${YELLOW}${cleaned_count} dirs, $size_human dry${NC}"
         else
-            echo -e "  ${GREEN}${ICON_SUCCESS}${NC} Chrome old versions${NC}, ${GREEN}${cleaned_count} dirs, $size_human${NC}"
+            local line_color
+            line_color=$(cleanup_result_color_kb "$total_size")
+            echo -e "  ${line_color}${ICON_SUCCESS}${NC} Chrome old versions${NC}, ${line_color}${cleaned_count} dirs, $size_human${NC}"
         fi
         files_cleaned=$((files_cleaned + cleaned_count))
         total_size_cleaned=$((total_size_cleaned + total_size))
@@ -319,7 +321,9 @@ clean_edge_old_versions() {
         if [[ "$DRY_RUN" == "true" ]]; then
             echo -e "  ${YELLOW}${ICON_DRY_RUN}${NC} Edge old versions${NC}, ${YELLOW}${cleaned_count} dirs, $size_human dry${NC}"
         else
-            echo -e "  ${GREEN}${ICON_SUCCESS}${NC} Edge old versions${NC}, ${GREEN}${cleaned_count} dirs, $size_human${NC}"
+            local line_color
+            line_color=$(cleanup_result_color_kb "$total_size")
+            echo -e "  ${line_color}${ICON_SUCCESS}${NC} Edge old versions${NC}, ${line_color}${cleaned_count} dirs, $size_human${NC}"
         fi
         files_cleaned=$((files_cleaned + cleaned_count))
         total_size_cleaned=$((total_size_cleaned + total_size))
@@ -381,7 +385,9 @@ clean_edge_updater_old_versions() {
         if [[ "$DRY_RUN" == "true" ]]; then
             echo -e "  ${YELLOW}${ICON_DRY_RUN}${NC} Edge updater old versions${NC}, ${YELLOW}${cleaned_count} dirs, $size_human dry${NC}"
         else
-            echo -e "  ${GREEN}${ICON_SUCCESS}${NC} Edge updater old versions${NC}, ${GREEN}${cleaned_count} dirs, $size_human${NC}"
+            local line_color
+            line_color=$(cleanup_result_color_kb "$total_size")
+            echo -e "  ${line_color}${ICON_SUCCESS}${NC} Edge updater old versions${NC}, ${line_color}${cleaned_count} dirs, $size_human${NC}"
         fi
         files_cleaned=$((files_cleaned + cleaned_count))
         total_size_cleaned=$((total_size_cleaned + total_size))
@@ -597,7 +603,9 @@ clean_app_caches() {
             else
                 local size_human
                 size_human=$(bytes_to_human "$((total_size * 1024))")
-                echo -e "  ${GREEN}${ICON_SUCCESS}${NC} Sandboxed app caches${NC}, ${GREEN}$size_human${NC}"
+                local line_color
+                line_color=$(cleanup_result_color_kb "$total_size")
+                echo -e "  ${line_color}${ICON_SUCCESS}${NC} Sandboxed app caches${NC}, ${line_color}$size_human${NC}"
             fi
         fi
         files_cleaned=$((files_cleaned + cleaned_count))
@@ -793,7 +801,9 @@ clean_group_container_caches() {
             else
                 local size_human
                 size_human=$(bytes_to_human "$((total_size * 1024))")
-                echo -e "  ${GREEN}${ICON_SUCCESS}${NC} Group Containers logs/caches${NC}, ${GREEN}$size_human${NC}"
+                local line_color
+                line_color=$(cleanup_result_color_kb "$total_size")
+                echo -e "  ${line_color}${ICON_SUCCESS}${NC} Group Containers logs/caches${NC}, ${line_color}$size_human${NC}"
             fi
         fi
         files_cleaned=$((files_cleaned + cleaned_count))
@@ -960,7 +970,9 @@ clean_external_volume_target() {
         if [[ "$DRY_RUN" == "true" ]]; then
             echo -e "  ${YELLOW}${ICON_DRY_RUN}${NC} External volume cleanup${NC}, ${YELLOW}${volume_name}, $size_human dry${NC}"
         else
-            echo -e "  ${GREEN}${ICON_SUCCESS}${NC} External volume cleanup${NC}, ${GREEN}${volume_name}, $size_human${NC}"
+            local line_color
+            line_color=$(cleanup_result_color_kb "$total_size")
+            echo -e "  ${line_color}${ICON_SUCCESS}${NC} External volume cleanup${NC}, ${line_color}${volume_name}, $size_human${NC}"
         fi
         files_cleaned=$((files_cleaned + cleaned_count))
         total_size_cleaned=$((total_size_cleaned + total_size))
@@ -1340,10 +1352,12 @@ clean_application_support_logs() {
                 echo -e "  ${YELLOW}${ICON_DRY_RUN}${NC} Application Support logs/caches${NC}, ${YELLOW}$size_human dry${NC}"
             fi
         else
+            local line_color
+            line_color=$(cleanup_result_color_kb "$total_size_kb")
             if [[ "$total_size_partial" == "true" ]]; then
-                echo -e "  ${GREEN}${ICON_SUCCESS}${NC} Application Support logs/caches${NC}, ${GREEN}at least $size_human${NC}"
+                echo -e "  ${line_color}${ICON_SUCCESS}${NC} Application Support logs/caches${NC}, ${line_color}at least $size_human${NC}"
             else
-                echo -e "  ${GREEN}${ICON_SUCCESS}${NC} Application Support logs/caches${NC}, ${GREEN}$size_human${NC}"
+                echo -e "  ${line_color}${ICON_SUCCESS}${NC} Application Support logs/caches${NC}, ${line_color}$size_human${NC}"
             fi
         fi
         files_cleaned=$((files_cleaned + cleaned_count))
diff --git a/lib/core/base.sh b/lib/core/base.sh
index 22e541b..4c559a9 100644
--- a/lib/core/base.sh
+++ b/lib/core/base.sh
@@ -78,6 +78,7 @@ readonly MOLE_SAVED_STATE_AGE_DAYS=30    # Saved state retention (days) - increa
 readonly MOLE_TM_BACKUP_SAFE_HOURS=48    # TM backup safety window (hours)
 readonly MOLE_MAX_DS_STORE_FILES=500     # Max .DS_Store files to clean per scan
 readonly MOLE_MAX_ORPHAN_ITERATIONS=100  # Max iterations for orphaned app data scan
+readonly MOLE_ONE_GIB_KB=$((1024 * 1024))
 
 # ============================================================================
 # Whitelist Configuration
@@ -548,6 +549,18 @@ bytes_to_human_kb() {
     bytes_to_human "$((${1:-0} * 1024))"
 }
 
+# Pick a cleanup result color using the shared 1 GiB threshold.
+cleanup_result_color_kb() {
+    local size_kb="${1:-0}"
+    [[ "$size_kb" =~ ^[0-9]+$ ]] || size_kb=0
+
+    if ((size_kb >= MOLE_ONE_GIB_KB)); then
+        printf '%s' "$GREEN"
+    else
+        printf '%s' "$YELLOW"
+    fi
+}
+
 # ============================================================================
 # Temporary File Management
 # ============================================================================
diff --git a/tests/clean_apps.bats b/tests/clean_apps.bats
index 3ab13db..24a35ac 100644
--- a/tests/clean_apps.bats
+++ b/tests/clean_apps.bats
@@ -32,8 +32,8 @@ source "$PROJECT_ROOT/lib/clean/apps.sh"
 start_inline_spinner() { :; }
 stop_section_spinner() { :; }
 note_activity() { :; }
-get_file_size() { echo 10; }
-bytes_to_human() { echo "0B"; }
+get_file_size() { echo $((2 * 1024 * 1024 * 1024)); }
+bytes_to_human() { echo "2.15GB"; }
 files_cleaned=0
 total_size_cleaned=0
 total_items=0
@@ -44,6 +44,30 @@ EOF
 
     [ "$status" -eq 0 ]
     [[ "$output" == *"DS test"* ]]
+    [[ "$output" == *$'\033[0;33m→\033[0m'* ]]
+}
+
+@test "clean_ds_store_tree uses yellow for small successful cleanups" {
+    run env HOME="$HOME" PROJECT_ROOT="$PROJECT_ROOT" DRY_RUN=false /bin/bash --noprofile --norc <<'EOF'
+set -euo pipefail
+source "$PROJECT_ROOT/lib/core/common.sh"
+source "$PROJECT_ROOT/lib/clean/apps.sh"
+start_inline_spinner() { :; }
+stop_section_spinner() { :; }
+note_activity() { :; }
+get_file_size() { echo 512; }
+bytes_to_human() { echo "512B"; }
+files_cleaned=0
+total_size_cleaned=0
+total_items=0
+mkdir -p "$HOME/test_ds"
+touch "$HOME/test_ds/.DS_Store"
+clean_ds_store_tree "$HOME/test_ds" "DS test"
+EOF
+
+    [ "$status" -eq 0 ]
+    [[ "$output" == *"DS test"* ]]
+    [[ "$output" == *$'\033[0;33m✓\033[0m'* ]]
 }
 
 @test "scan_installed_apps uses cache when fresh" {
diff --git a/tests/core_common.bats b/tests/core_common.bats
index 85cd9f2..b56fa52 100644
--- a/tests/core_common.bats
+++ b/tests/core_common.bats
@@ -44,6 +44,21 @@ setup() {
     [[ -n "$result" ]]
 }
 
+@test "cleanup_result_color_kb switches from yellow to green at 1 GiB" {
+    run env HOME="$HOME" PROJECT_ROOT="$PROJECT_ROOT" bash --noprofile --norc <<'EOF'
+set -euo pipefail
+source "$PROJECT_ROOT/lib/core/common.sh"
+
+if [[ "$(cleanup_result_color_kb $((MOLE_ONE_GIB_KB - 1)))" == "$YELLOW" ]] &&
+    [[ "$(cleanup_result_color_kb "$MOLE_ONE_GIB_KB")" == "$GREEN" ]]; then
+    echo "ok"
+fi
+EOF
+
+    [ "$status" -eq 0 ]
+    [ "$output" = "ok" ]
+}
+
 @test "log_info prints message and appends to log file" {
     local message="Informational message from test"
     local stdout_output