diff --git a/tests/bubbles-test.mjs b/tests/bubbles-test.mjs
index e5c2313..4ad50c2 100644
--- a/tests/bubbles-test.mjs
+++ b/tests/bubbles-test.mjs
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ async function orbAt(page, phase) {
   check("orbs: will-change transform, no filter/backdrop-filter", orbs.every((orb) => orb.willChange === "transform" && orb.filter === "none" && (orb.backdropFilter === "none" || !orb.backdropFilter)));
   check("orbs: negative delays spread them on load", orbs.every((orb) => orb.delay.startsWith("-")));
   check("orbs: own duration per pass (30-70s, 5 distinct)", orbs.every((orb) => orb.duration >= 30 && orb.duration <= 70) && new Set(orbs.map((orb) => orb.duration)).size === 5, orbs.map((orb) => orb.duration).join(","));
-  check("orbs: reduced opacity token applied", orbs.every((orb) => orb.opacity > 0.4 && orb.opacity < 0.6), String(orbs[0]?.opacity));
+  check("orbs: reduced opacity token applied", orbs.every((orb) => orb.opacity > 0.3 && orb.opacity < 0.45), String(orbs[0]?.opacity));
 
   const keyframes = await page.evaluate(() => {
     for (const sheet of document.styleSheets) {
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ async function orbAt(page, phase) {
   check("rise: moves upward the whole way", lower.top < start.top && mid.top < lower.top && upper.top < mid.top && end.top < upper.top);
   check("sway: swings across the path", Math.abs(mid.left - lower.left) > 30 && Math.abs(upper.left - mid.left) > 15, `${Math.round(lower.left)} → ${Math.round(mid.left)} → ${Math.round(upper.left)}`);
   check("scale: drifts slightly across the pass", end.width > start.width + 8, `${start.width.toFixed(1)} → ${end.width.toFixed(1)}`);
-  check("fade: in at the bottom, out at the top, full between", start.opacity < 0.1 && mid.opacity > 0.45 && end.opacity < 0.1, `${start.opacity} / ${mid.opacity} / ${end.opacity}`);
+  check("fade: in at the bottom, out at the top, full between", start.opacity < 0.1 && mid.opacity > 0.3 && end.opacity < 0.1, `${start.opacity} / ${mid.opacity} / ${end.opacity}`);
 
   const layoutBefore = await page.evaluate(() => ({ width: document.documentElement.scrollWidth, height: document.documentElement.scrollHeight }));
   await page.waitForTimeout(1400);
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ async function orbAt(page, phase) {
     return { animation: style.animationName, willChange: style.willChange, opacity: Number(style.opacity), top: rect.top, left: rect.left };
   });
   check("reduced motion: rise removed, layer released", state.animation === "none" && state.willChange === "auto", JSON.stringify(state));
-  check("reduced motion: orb visible and faded in at a static spot", state.opacity > 0.15 && state.top > 0 && state.top < 900, JSON.stringify(state));
+  check("reduced motion: orb visible and faded in at a static spot", state.opacity > 0.08 && state.top > 0 && state.top < 900, JSON.stringify(state));
   await page.waitForTimeout(1100);
   const after = await page.evaluate(() => {
     const rect = document.querySelector(".ice-orb-1").getBoundingClientRect();