diff --git a/src/features/termination/pages/TerminationDetails.tsx b/src/features/termination/pages/TerminationDetails.tsx
index 5fd175a..ed5b89b 100644
--- a/src/features/termination/pages/TerminationDetails.tsx
+++ b/src/features/termination/pages/TerminationDetails.tsx
@@ -284,7 +284,12 @@ export function TerminationDetails({ terminationId, onBack, currentUser }: Termi
     );
 
     return {
-      canApprove: isCurrentlyAssigned && !isFinalState && !isSettlementPhase && ![...['NBH Final Approval', 'CCO Approval', 'CEO Final Approval'], 'Show Cause Notice (SCN)', 'SCN'].includes(currentStage),
+      // NBH Evaluation is excluded here because "approving" at that stage IS
+      // the act of issuing the SCN — which must go through the dedicated
+      // POST /:id/scn endpoint so the dealer gets the SRS §4.3.2.8 email and
+      // DD-Admin/Legal get the system notification. The generic Approve path
+      // would do a silent transition and skip those side-effects.
+      canApprove: isCurrentlyAssigned && !isFinalState && !isSettlementPhase && ![...['NBH Final Approval', 'CCO Approval', 'CEO Final Approval'], 'NBH Evaluation', 'Show Cause Notice (SCN)', 'SCN'].includes(currentStage),
       canIssueSCN: currentStage === 'NBH Evaluation' && (userRole === 'NBH' || userRole === 'Super Admin') && !isFinalState,
       canUploadSCNResponse: isScnStage && (['Legal Admin', 'DD Admin', 'DD Lead', 'Super Admin'].includes(userRole)) && !isFinalState,
       canHold:
diff --git a/src/styles/globals.css b/src/styles/globals.css
index 62ad0af..fff5f27 100644
--- a/src/styles/globals.css
+++ b/src/styles/globals.css
@@ -237,6 +237,63 @@
   .hover\:bg-amber-700:hover:not(.hover\:bg-status-progress-hover) {
     background-color: var(--color-re-red-hover) !important;
   }
+
+  /* ─── Brand sweep: lighter amber notice/info palette → red palette ─── *
+   * Intent: any raw bg-amber-50/100/200, border-amber-200/300,
+   * text-amber-600..900 (typically used for info/notice/warning Alerts
+   * or fast-tracked banners) gets re-coloured to the brand red ramp,
+   * so new UI doesn't have to remember to use red-* explicitly.
+   *
+   * In-progress trackers continue to look amber because they go through
+   * the dedicated .bg-status-progress*, .bg-status-workflow-*,
+   * .border-status-* utilities defined above — those are intentionally
+   * excluded via :not(...) guards so trackers keep their amber tone.
+   *
+   * If you genuinely want amber for a one-off (e.g. a "skipped"
+   * indicator), opt-in via the status-workflow-* classes instead of
+   * raw bg-amber-*.
+   */
+
+  /* Surfaces (info / notice backgrounds) */
+  .bg-amber-50:not(.bg-status-progress-soft):not(.bg-status-workflow-panel):not(.bg-status-workflow-icon):not(.bg-status-workflow-badge) {
+    background-color: #fef2f2 !important; /* red-50 */
+  }
+  .bg-amber-100:not(.bg-status-workflow-icon):not(.bg-status-workflow-badge) {
+    background-color: #fee2e2 !important; /* red-100 */
+  }
+  .bg-amber-200 {
+    background-color: #fecaca !important; /* red-200 */
+  }
+
+  /* Hover surfaces (outline-style buttons, list hovers, etc.) */
+  .hover\:bg-amber-50:hover {
+    background-color: #fef2f2 !important; /* red-50 */
+  }
+  .hover\:bg-amber-100:hover {
+    background-color: #fee2e2 !important; /* red-100 */
+  }
+
+  /* Borders (info / notice frames) */
+  .border-amber-200:not(.border-status-workflow-panel):not(.border-status-progress) {
+    border-color: #fecaca !important; /* red-200 */
+  }
+  .border-amber-300:not(.border-status-workflow-panel):not(.border-status-progress) {
+    border-color: #fca5a5 !important; /* red-300 */
+  }
+
+  /* Text (icons, titles, descriptions in notice/info alerts) */
+  .text-amber-600:not(.text-status-progress):not(.text-status-progress-muted):not(.text-status-progress-strong) {
+    color: var(--color-re-red) !important;
+  }
+  .text-amber-700:not(.text-status-progress):not(.text-status-progress-muted):not(.text-status-progress-strong) {
+    color: var(--color-re-red-hover) !important;
+  }
+  .text-amber-800:not(.text-status-progress-strong) {
+    color: #991b1b !important; /* red-800 */
+  }
+  .text-amber-900:not(.text-status-progress-strong) {
+    color: #7f1d1d !important; /* red-900 */
+  }
 }
 
 /* RE Branding Utilities */