diff --git a/craft/src/components/basic/ButtonLink.toHtml.test.ts b/craft/src/components/basic/ButtonLink.toHtml.test.ts
index cc90303..2b40c18 100644
--- a/craft/src/components/basic/ButtonLink.toHtml.test.ts
+++ b/craft/src/components/basic/ButtonLink.toHtml.test.ts
@@ -118,3 +118,11 @@ describe('ButtonLink.craft.props exposes target + hover + box-model + animation/
     expect(style.opacity).toBe('1');
   });
 });
+
+describe('ButtonLink.toHtml palette token default (Refs #44)', () => {
+  test('a new button (craft default props) paints the primary token', () => {
+    const { html } = toHtml({ ...(ButtonLink as any).craft.props }, '');
+    expect(html).toContain('background-color:var(--wsb-primary)');
+    expect(html).not.toContain('#3b82f6');
+  });
+});
diff --git a/craft/src/components/basic/ButtonLink.tsx b/craft/src/components/basic/ButtonLink.tsx
index a43a6cd..53036d7 100644
--- a/craft/src/components/basic/ButtonLink.tsx
+++ b/craft/src/components/basic/ButtonLink.tsx
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import React, { CSSProperties } from 'react';
 import { useNode, UserComponent } from '@craftjs/core';
 import { cssPropsToString } from '../../utils/style-helpers';
 import { escapeHtml, escapeAttr, safeUrl, cssValue, scopeId } from '../../utils/escape';
+import { tokenRef } from '../../utils/tokens';
 
 interface ButtonLinkProps {
   text?: string;
@@ -75,7 +76,7 @@ ButtonLink.craft = {
     hoverBg: '',
     hoverColor: '',
     style: {
-      backgroundColor: '#3b82f6',
+      backgroundColor: tokenRef('primary'),
       color: '#ffffff',
       padding: '12px 24px',
       borderRadius: '8px',
diff --git a/craft/src/components/basic/Icon.toHtml.test.ts b/craft/src/components/basic/Icon.toHtml.test.ts
index 38b134d..017d801 100644
--- a/craft/src/components/basic/Icon.toHtml.test.ts
+++ b/craft/src/components/basic/Icon.toHtml.test.ts
@@ -70,3 +70,15 @@ describe('Icon.craft.props includes the box-model/animation/visibility rollout p
     expect(props).toHaveProperty('hideOnMobile', false);
   });
 });
+
+describe('Icon.toHtml palette token fallback (Refs #44)', () => {
+  test('colour absent -> primary token', () => {
+    const { html } = toHtml({ icon: 'fa-star', size: '32px' }, '');
+    expect(html).toContain('color:var(--wsb-primary)');
+    expect(html).not.toContain('#3b82f6');
+  });
+  test('an explicit colour still wins', () => {
+    const { html } = toHtml({ icon: 'fa-star', size: '32px', color: '#ff0000' }, '');
+    expect(html).toContain('color:#ff0000');
+  });
+});
diff --git a/craft/src/components/basic/Icon.tsx b/craft/src/components/basic/Icon.tsx
index ce11185..ec0d1aa 100644
--- a/craft/src/components/basic/Icon.tsx
+++ b/craft/src/components/basic/Icon.tsx
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import React, { CSSProperties } from 'react';
 import { useNode, UserComponent } from '@craftjs/core';
 import { cssPropsToString } from '../../utils/style-helpers';
 import { escapeAttr, safeUrl } from '../../utils/escape';
+import { tokenRef } from '../../utils/tokens';
 
 interface IconProps {
   icon?: string;
@@ -29,7 +30,7 @@ function getBgBorderRadius(shape: string): string {
 export const Icon: UserComponent<IconProps> = ({
   icon = 'fa-star',
   size = '32px',
-  color = '#3b82f6',
+  color = tokenRef('primary'),
   bgColor = 'transparent',
   bgShape = 'none',
   bgSize = '56px',
@@ -95,7 +96,7 @@ Icon.craft = {
   props: {
     icon: 'fa-star',
     size: '32px',
-    color: '#3b82f6',
+    color: tokenRef('primary'),
     bgColor: 'transparent',
     bgShape: 'none',
     bgSize: '56px',
@@ -120,7 +121,7 @@ Icon.craft = {
   const {
     icon = 'fa-star',
     size = '32px',
-    color = '#3b82f6',
+    color = tokenRef('primary'),
     bgColor = 'transparent',
     bgShape = 'none',
     bgSize = '56px',
diff --git a/craft/src/components/basic/SearchBar.toHtml.test.ts b/craft/src/components/basic/SearchBar.toHtml.test.ts
index b379217..52fa9fe 100644
--- a/craft/src/components/basic/SearchBar.toHtml.test.ts
+++ b/craft/src/components/basic/SearchBar.toHtml.test.ts
@@ -73,3 +73,13 @@ describe('SearchBar.craft.props includes animation/visibility defaults', () => {
     });
   });
 });
+
+describe('SearchBar.toHtml palette token fallbacks (Refs #44)', () => {
+  test('button background is the primary token and input text is the text token', () => {
+    const { html } = toHtml({}, '');
+    expect(html).toContain('background-color:var(--wsb-primary)');
+    expect(html).toContain('color:var(--wsb-text)');
+    expect(html).not.toContain('#3b82f6');
+    expect(html).not.toContain('#1f2937');
+  });
+});
diff --git a/craft/src/components/basic/SearchBar.tsx b/craft/src/components/basic/SearchBar.tsx
index d072b66..16db6ff 100644
--- a/craft/src/components/basic/SearchBar.tsx
+++ b/craft/src/components/basic/SearchBar.tsx
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import React, { CSSProperties } from 'react';
 import { useNode, UserComponent } from '@craftjs/core';
 import { cssPropsToString } from '../../utils/style-helpers';
 import { escapeHtml, escapeAttr, safeUrl } from '../../utils/escape';
+import { tokenRef } from '../../utils/tokens';
 
 interface SearchBarProps {
   placeholder?: string;
@@ -73,7 +74,7 @@ export const SearchBar: UserComponent<SearchBarProps> = ({
             border: '1px solid #d1d5db',
             borderRadius: showButton ? '8px 0 0 8px' : '8px',
             backgroundColor: '#ffffff',
-            color: '#1f2937',
+            color: tokenRef('text'),
             outline: 'none',
             boxSizing: 'border-box',
           }}
@@ -88,7 +89,7 @@ export const SearchBar: UserComponent<SearchBarProps> = ({
             fontWeight: '600',
             fontFamily: 'Inter, sans-serif',
             color: '#ffffff',
-            backgroundColor: '#3b82f6',
+            backgroundColor: tokenRef('primary'),
             border: 'none',
             borderRadius: '0 8px 8px 0',
             cursor: 'pointer',
@@ -147,10 +148,10 @@ SearchBar.craft = {
     ...style,
   });
 
-  const inputStyleStr = `width:100%;padding:12px 16px 12px 40px;font-size:15px;font-family:Inter,sans-serif;border:1px solid #d1d5db;border-radius:${showButton ? '8px 0 0 8px' : '8px'};background-color:#ffffff;color:#1f2937;outline:none;box-sizing:border-box`;
+  const inputStyleStr = `width:100%;padding:12px 16px 12px 40px;font-size:15px;font-family:Inter,sans-serif;border:1px solid #d1d5db;border-radius:${showButton ? '8px 0 0 8px' : '8px'};background-color:#ffffff;color:${tokenRef('text')};outline:none;box-sizing:border-box`;
 
   const btnHtml = showButton
-    ? `<button type="submit" style="padding:12px 20px;font-size:15px;font-weight:600;font-family:Inter,sans-serif;color:#ffffff;background-color:#3b82f6;border:none;border-radius:0 8px 8px 0;cursor:pointer;white-space:nowrap;display:flex;align-items:center;gap:6px"><i class="fa fa-search" style="font-size:13px" aria-hidden="true"></i>${escapeHtml(buttonText)}</button>`
+    ? `<button type="submit" style="padding:12px 20px;font-size:15px;font-weight:600;font-family:Inter,sans-serif;color:#ffffff;background-color:${tokenRef('primary')};border:none;border-radius:0 8px 8px 0;cursor:pointer;white-space:nowrap;display:flex;align-items:center;gap:6px"><i class="fa fa-search" style="font-size:13px" aria-hidden="true"></i>${escapeHtml(buttonText)}</button>`
     : '';
 
   // F2: previously a purely decorative <form> -- no action/method/input