diff --git a/frontend/src/sidebar/Sidebar.tsx b/frontend/src/sidebar/Sidebar.tsx
index 4bacf50..fae985d 100644
--- a/frontend/src/sidebar/Sidebar.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/sidebar/Sidebar.tsx
@@ -308,9 +308,6 @@ const Sidebar: React.FC<SidebarProps> = ({
     neutralChroma,
     setNeutralChroma,
     resetNeutralChroma,
-    neutralContrast,
-    setNeutralContrast,
-    resetNeutralContrast,
     themeMode,
     cycleThemeMode,
     themeModes,
@@ -343,7 +340,6 @@ const Sidebar: React.FC<SidebarProps> = ({
   }, [collapseSidebar]);
   const neutralHueInputId = useId();
   const neutralChromaInputId = useId();
-  const neutralContrastInputId = useId();
   const sortedCorrespondents = useMemo<CorrespondentEntry[]>(() => {
     if (!Array.isArray(correspondents)) {
       return [];
@@ -446,8 +442,7 @@ const Sidebar: React.FC<SidebarProps> = ({
   const handleThemeAdjustmentsReset = useCallback(() => {
     resetNeutralHue();
     resetNeutralChroma();
-    resetNeutralContrast();
-  }, [resetNeutralHue, resetNeutralChroma, resetNeutralContrast]);
+  }, [resetNeutralHue, resetNeutralChroma]);
 
   const handleNeutralHueChange = useCallback(
     (value: string) => {
@@ -479,21 +474,6 @@ const Sidebar: React.FC<SidebarProps> = ({
     [resetNeutralChroma, setNeutralChroma],
   );
 
-  const handleNeutralContrastChange = useCallback(
-    (value: string) => {
-      if (value === '') {
-        resetNeutralContrast();
-        return;
-      }
-      const parsed = Number(value);
-      if (Number.isNaN(parsed)) {
-        return;
-      }
-      setNeutralContrast(parsed);
-    },
-    [resetNeutralContrast, setNeutralContrast],
-  );
-
   const formatSliderValue = useCallback((value: number | string) => {
     const parsed = Number(value);
     if (Number.isNaN(parsed)) {
@@ -574,20 +554,6 @@ const Sidebar: React.FC<SidebarProps> = ({
             />
             <span className="menu__slider-value">{formatSliderValue(neutralChroma)}</span>
           </label>
-          <label className="menu__slider" htmlFor={neutralContrastInputId}>
-            <span className="menu__slider-label">Contrast</span>
-            <input
-              id={neutralContrastInputId}
-              type="range"
-              min="0"
-              max="1"
-              step="0.01"
-              value={neutralContrast}
-              onChange={(event) => handleNeutralContrastChange(event.target.value)}
-              onDoubleClick={resetNeutralContrast}
-            />
-            <span className="menu__slider-value">{formatSliderValue(neutralContrast)}</span>
-          </label>
         </div>
       )
       : null;
diff --git a/frontend/src/sidebar/SidebarContext.tsx b/frontend/src/sidebar/SidebarContext.tsx
index ff6caa5..f15953b 100644
--- a/frontend/src/sidebar/SidebarContext.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/sidebar/SidebarContext.tsx
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ import React, {
 import {
   DARK_MODE_MEDIA_QUERY,
   DEFAULT_NEUTRAL_CHROMA,
-  DEFAULT_NEUTRAL_CONTRAST,
   DEFAULT_NEUTRAL_HUE,
   DEFAULT_THEME_MODE,
   SIDEBAR_COLLAPSE_STORAGE_KEY,
@@ -26,9 +25,6 @@ interface SidebarContextValue {
   neutralChroma: number;
   setNeutralChroma: (value: number | string) => void;
   resetNeutralChroma: () => void;
-  neutralContrast: number;
-  setNeutralContrast: (value: number | string) => void;
-  resetNeutralContrast: () => void;
   themeMode: ThemeMode;
   setThemeMode: (mode: ThemeMode) => void;
   cycleThemeMode: () => void;
@@ -43,7 +39,6 @@ const loadInitialThemeSettings = () => {
   const defaults = {
     neutralHue: DEFAULT_NEUTRAL_HUE,
     neutralChroma: DEFAULT_NEUTRAL_CHROMA,
-    neutralContrast: DEFAULT_NEUTRAL_CONTRAST,
     mode: DEFAULT_THEME_MODE,
   };
 
@@ -68,14 +63,12 @@ const loadInitialThemeSettings = () => {
     return {
       neutralHue: Number.isNaN(parsed) ? defaults.neutralHue : parsed,
       neutralChroma: readNumberVar('--neutral-chroma', defaults.neutralChroma),
-      neutralContrast: readNumberVar('--neutral-contrast', defaults.neutralContrast),
     };
   };
 
   const rootValues = loadFromRoot();
   let neutralHueValue = rootValues.neutralHue;
   let neutralChromaValue = rootValues.neutralChroma;
-  let neutralContrastValue = rootValues.neutralContrast;
   let modeValue = defaults.mode;
 
   const composite = window.localStorage.getItem(THEME_STORAGE_KEY);
@@ -90,10 +83,7 @@ const loadInitialThemeSettings = () => {
       if (!Number.isNaN(storedChroma)) {
         neutralChromaValue = Math.min(Math.max(storedChroma, 0), 1);
       }
-      const storedContrast = Number.parseFloat(parsed?.neutralContrast);
-      if (!Number.isNaN(storedContrast)) {
-        neutralContrastValue = Math.min(Math.max(storedContrast, 0), 1);
-      }
+
       const storedMode = parsed?.mode;
       if (THEME_MODES.includes(storedMode)) {
         modeValue = storedMode;
@@ -118,7 +108,6 @@ const loadInitialThemeSettings = () => {
   return {
     neutralHue: neutralHueValue,
     neutralChroma: neutralChromaValue,
-    neutralContrast: neutralContrastValue,
     mode: modeValue,
   };
 };
@@ -143,7 +132,6 @@ export const SidebarProvider = ({ initialCollapsed = false, children }) => {
   const initialTheme = useMemo(() => loadInitialThemeSettings(), []);
   const [neutralHue, setNeutralHueState] = useState(initialTheme.neutralHue);
   const [neutralChroma, setNeutralChromaState] = useState(initialTheme.neutralChroma);
-  const [neutralContrast, setNeutralContrastState] = useState(initialTheme.neutralContrast);
   const [themeMode, setThemeModeState] = useState(initialTheme.mode);
   const [systemPrefersDark, setSystemPrefersDark] = useState(() => {
     if (typeof window === 'undefined' || typeof window.matchMedia !== 'function') {
@@ -160,10 +148,6 @@ export const SidebarProvider = ({ initialCollapsed = false, children }) => {
     document.documentElement.style.setProperty('--neutral-chroma', String(neutralChroma));
   }, [neutralChroma]);
 
-  useEffect(() => {
-    document.documentElement.style.setProperty('--neutral-contrast', String(neutralContrast));
-  }, [neutralContrast]);
-
   useEffect(() => {
     if (typeof window === 'undefined' || typeof window.matchMedia !== 'function') {
       return () => undefined;
@@ -198,7 +182,6 @@ export const SidebarProvider = ({ initialCollapsed = false, children }) => {
       const payload = JSON.stringify({
         neutralHue,
         neutralChroma,
-        neutralContrast,
         mode: themeMode,
       });
       window.localStorage.setItem(THEME_STORAGE_KEY, payload);
@@ -207,7 +190,7 @@ export const SidebarProvider = ({ initialCollapsed = false, children }) => {
     } catch (error) {
       console.warn('[theme] failed to persist theme settings', error);
     }
-  }, [neutralHue, neutralChroma, neutralContrast, themeMode]);
+  }, [neutralHue, neutralChroma, themeMode]);
 
   const setNeutralHue = useCallback((value) => {
     setNeutralHueState((prev) => {
@@ -241,24 +224,6 @@ export const SidebarProvider = ({ initialCollapsed = false, children }) => {
     setNeutralChromaState(DEFAULT_NEUTRAL_CHROMA);
   }, []);
 
-  const setNeutralContrast = useCallback((value) => {
-    setNeutralContrastState((prev) => {
-      if (value === '' || value === null || value === undefined) {
-        return DEFAULT_NEUTRAL_CONTRAST;
-      }
-      const parsed = Number(value);
-      if (Number.isNaN(parsed)) {
-        return prev;
-      }
-      const clamped = Math.min(Math.max(parsed, 0), 1);
-      return Math.round(clamped * 1000) / 1000;
-    });
-  }, []);
-
-  const resetNeutralContrast = useCallback(() => {
-    setNeutralContrastState(DEFAULT_NEUTRAL_CONTRAST);
-  }, []);
-
   const resetNeutralHue = useCallback(() => {
     setNeutralHueState(DEFAULT_NEUTRAL_HUE);
   }, []);
@@ -296,18 +261,14 @@ export const SidebarProvider = ({ initialCollapsed = false, children }) => {
       setNeutralHue,
       neutralChroma,
       setNeutralChroma,
-      neutralContrast,
-      setNeutralContrast,
       resetNeutralHue,
       resetNeutralChroma,
-      resetNeutralContrast,
       themeMode,
       setThemeMode,
       cycleThemeMode,
       themeModes: THEME_MODES,
       defaultNeutralHue: DEFAULT_NEUTRAL_HUE,
       defaultNeutralChroma: DEFAULT_NEUTRAL_CHROMA,
-      defaultNeutralContrast: DEFAULT_NEUTRAL_CONTRAST,
     }),
     [
       collapsed,
@@ -316,11 +277,8 @@ export const SidebarProvider = ({ initialCollapsed = false, children }) => {
       setNeutralHue,
       neutralChroma,
       setNeutralChroma,
-      neutralContrast,
-      setNeutralContrast,
       resetNeutralHue,
       resetNeutralChroma,
-      resetNeutralContrast,
       themeMode,
       setThemeMode,
       cycleThemeMode,
diff --git a/frontend/src/styles/base/theme.css b/frontend/src/styles/base/theme.css
index 0d1b894..04dd369 100644
--- a/frontend/src/styles/base/theme.css
+++ b/frontend/src/styles/base/theme.css
@@ -11,14 +11,8 @@
   --neutral-chroma-min: 0.01;
   --neutral-chroma-max: 0.20;
   --neutral-chroma-range: calc(var(--neutral-chroma-max) - var(--neutral-chroma-min));
-  --neutral-chroma-effective: calc(
-    var(--neutral-chroma-min)
-    + clamp(0, var(--neutral-chroma), 1) * var(--neutral-chroma-range)
-  );
-  --neutral-contrast: 0.56;
-  --neutral-contrast-amount: calc(0.85 + var(--neutral-contrast) * 0.55);
-  --neutral-contrast-baseline: 1.125;
-  --neutral-contrast-delta: calc(var(--neutral-contrast-amount) - var(--neutral-contrast-baseline));
+  --neutral-chroma-effective: calc(var(--neutral-chroma-min) + clamp(0, var(--neutral-chroma), 1) * var(--neutral-chroma-range));
+  --neutral-contrast-delta: 0.033;
   --neutral-chroma-scale: calc(clamp(0.0001, var(--neutral-chroma-effective), 1) / 0.1);
   --tag-chip-default-l: 0.9;
   --tag-chip-bg-lighten: 0.4;
@@ -245,4 +239,4 @@ a:focus-visible {
 
 #app {
   height: 100%;
-}
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/frontend/src/ui/useFloatingMenu.ts b/frontend/src/ui/useFloatingMenu.ts
index 67c90ab..e359611 100644
--- a/frontend/src/ui/useFloatingMenu.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/ui/useFloatingMenu.ts
@@ -218,8 +218,8 @@ const useFloatingMenu = ({
     const raf = window.requestAnimationFrame;
     const rafId = raf
       ? raf(() => {
-          ignoreFocusEvents = false;
-        })
+        ignoreFocusEvents = false;
+      })
       : null;
 
     if (!anchorRef?.current) {
@@ -231,9 +231,18 @@ const useFloatingMenu = ({
       if (event.type === 'focusin' && ignoreFocusEvents) {
         return;
       }
+      const target = event.target;
+      // If the target is no longer in the document, it means it was unmounted
+      // (e.g. due to a re-render caused by the open action).
+      // In this case, we should ignore the event.
+      if (target instanceof Node && !document.contains(target)) {
+        return;
+      }
+
       const menu = menuRef.current;
       const anchor = anchorRef?.current;
-      if ((anchor && anchor.contains(event.target)) || (menu && menu.contains(event.target))) {
+
+      if ((anchor && anchor.contains(target)) || (menu && menu.contains(target))) {
         return;
       }
       close();
@@ -245,11 +254,16 @@ const useFloatingMenu = ({
       }
     };
 
-    document.addEventListener('mousedown', handlePointer);
-    document.addEventListener('touchstart', handlePointer, { passive: true });
-    document.addEventListener('focusin', handlePointer);
-    document.addEventListener('keydown', handleKeyDown);
+    // Delay adding listeners to avoid capturing the event that opened the menu
+    const timer = setTimeout(() => {
+      document.addEventListener('mousedown', handlePointer);
+      document.addEventListener('touchstart', handlePointer, { passive: true });
+      document.addEventListener('focusin', handlePointer);
+      document.addEventListener('keydown', handleKeyDown);
+    }, 0);
+
     return () => {
+      clearTimeout(timer);
       if (rafId != null) {
         window.cancelAnimationFrame(rafId);
       }