diff --git a/Sources/CodexBar/MenuCardView+ModelHelpers.swift b/Sources/CodexBar/MenuCardView+ModelHelpers.swift
index 3efe366794..b4ff75f78d 100644
--- a/Sources/CodexBar/MenuCardView+ModelHelpers.swift
+++ b/Sources/CodexBar/MenuCardView+ModelHelpers.swift
@@ -30,6 +30,10 @@ extension UsageMenuCardView.Model {
     }
 
     static func progressColor(for provider: UsageProvider) -> Color {
+        if provider == .elevenlabs {
+            return Color(nsColor: .labelColor)
+        }
+
         let color = ProviderDescriptorRegistry.descriptor(for: provider).branding.color
         return Color(red: color.red, green: color.green, blue: color.blue)
     }
diff --git a/Tests/CodexBarTests/MenuCardProviderRegressionTests.swift b/Tests/CodexBarTests/MenuCardProviderRegressionTests.swift
index da79bb81d6..08bcc94eeb 100644
--- a/Tests/CodexBarTests/MenuCardProviderRegressionTests.swift
+++ b/Tests/CodexBarTests/MenuCardProviderRegressionTests.swift
@@ -1,9 +1,15 @@
 import CodexBarCore
 import Foundation
+import SwiftUI
 import Testing
 @testable import CodexBar
 
 struct MenuCardProviderRegressionTests {
+    @Test
+    func `elevenlabs progress color stays visible in light menus`() {
+        #expect(UsageMenuCardView.Model.progressColor(for: .elevenlabs) == Color(nsColor: .labelColor))
+    }
+
     @Test
     func `open router model shows daily and weekly key spend`() throws {
         let now = Date()