diff --git a/docs/release/v0.3-tactile-quietware.md b/docs/release/v0.3-tactile-quietware.md
index d54bdd9..19c77df 100644
--- a/docs/release/v0.3-tactile-quietware.md
+++ b/docs/release/v0.3-tactile-quietware.md
@@ -208,6 +208,18 @@ Each phase ships as its own PR. Each is flag-gated by `html[data-design="quietwa
 - Combine with `data-theme="light"` and `data-contrast="high"` (already wired by v0.2) to reach the light and high-contrast quietware modes.
 - No new dependencies. No bundle-size impact in the off path.
 
+### Phase 3 — Status grammar primitives. Landed 2026-05-15.
+
+Architectural finding: both `LumotiaStatusPill` and `LumotiaNotice` already shipped in v0.2 Phase 5. Phase 3 became an audit-and-adapt task rather than a new-component build.
+
+- `LumotiaStatusPill` ([src/lib/components/StatusPill.svelte](../../src/lib/components/StatusPill.svelte)) audited. Pattern is already accessibility-correct: neutral pill background + neutral label text + role colour confined to a 6×6 px dot. Colour is supplementary, label is always perceivable. Works unchanged across all three quietware modes. No changes shipped.
+
+- `LumotiaNotice` ([src/lib/ui/LumotiaNotice.svelte](../../src/lib/ui/LumotiaNotice.svelte)) refactored to the left-bar accent pattern. Old version put the role colour on the icon + outline; in quietware light mode that rendered a bright `#FFCD00` caution icon faded against cream paper. New version places the role signal on a 4-px solid left border (visible at any contrast level), with the rest of the surround as a soft tone-tinted background plus subtle neutral outer border. Icon, title and body text all use `--color-text`. Matches Material "banner with leading accent" and IBM Carbon "inline notification" guidance. ARIA semantics (`role="alert"` for danger, `role="status"` for the rest) preserved.
+
+- Design-system-v2 preview route already imports `LumotiaNotice` and `LumotiaStatusPill`. The updated Notice renders correctly there with the existing preview content; no additional preview wiring needed.
+
+- All four tones (info / caution / danger / success) verified by the pattern itself: the visible signal is the left bar, which is `border-l-{tone}` at 100% opacity, working at any colour intensity. Caution remains a fill-only convention on cream by design.
+
 ---
 
 ## Regression diary
diff --git a/src/lib/ui/LumotiaNotice.svelte b/src/lib/ui/LumotiaNotice.svelte
index bbbbac4..63bd1dd 100644
--- a/src/lib/ui/LumotiaNotice.svelte
+++ b/src/lib/ui/LumotiaNotice.svelte
@@ -1,15 +1,22 @@
 <script lang="ts">
   // v0.2 Phase 5 primitive — inline notice block. Replaces the ~10
   // ad-hoc <div class="bg-{danger,warning,success}/10 …"> patterns
-  // scattered across pages. Four tones map to the semantic tokens
-  // introduced in Phase 3:
-  //   info     — soft blue-grey (--color-info)
-  //   caution  — tuned amber (--color-caution)
-  //   danger   — tuned red (--color-danger)
-  //   success  — moss (--color-success)
-  // The icon and aria-role are tone-aware. Dismissible variant is
-  // opt-in for transient toasts inline; persistent notices stay
-  // visible.
+  // scattered across pages. Four tones map to the semantic tokens.
+  //
+  // v0.3 Phase 3 update — left-bar accent pattern. The visible status
+  // signal now lives on a 4-px solid left border in the tone colour
+  // (100% opacity, fill-grade chroma); the surrounding container uses
+  // a soft tone-tinted background and a subtle outer border. Icon,
+  // title and body text all use --color-text so they remain legible
+  // across every theme combination, including quietware light mode
+  // where --color-caution is the bright #FFCD00 fill (would fail as
+  // text on cream). Same accessibility role semantics retained.
+  //
+  // Pattern matches Material Design "banner with leading accent" and
+  // IBM Carbon "inline notification" guidance: status colour on a
+  // large fill surface (the bar), neutral foreground text. Works for
+  // any tone in any theme regardless of WCAG-text contrast on the
+  // role colour itself.
   import { Info, AlertTriangle, AlertOctagon, CheckCircle, X } from "lucide-svelte";
   import type { Snippet } from "svelte";
 
@@ -33,29 +40,25 @@
     classes = "",
   }: Props = $props();
 
-  const palette: Record<Tone, { bg: string; border: string; fg: string; icon: typeof Info }> = {
+  const palette: Record<Tone, { bar: string; bg: string; icon: typeof Info }> = {
     info: {
+      bar: "border-l-info",
       bg: "bg-info/10",
-      border: "border-info/30",
-      fg: "text-info",
       icon: Info,
     },
     caution: {
+      bar: "border-l-caution",
       bg: "bg-caution/10",
-      border: "border-caution/30",
-      fg: "text-caution",
       icon: AlertTriangle,
     },
     danger: {
+      bar: "border-l-danger",
       bg: "bg-danger/10",
-      border: "border-danger/30",
-      fg: "text-danger",
       icon: AlertOctagon,
     },
     success: {
+      bar: "border-l-success",
       bg: "bg-success/10",
-      border: "border-success/30",
-      fg: "text-success",
       icon: CheckCircle,
     },
   };
@@ -69,10 +72,11 @@
 
 <div
   role={ariaRole}
-  class="px-4 py-3 rounded-lg border text-[13px] flex items-start gap-2.5
-    {tonePal.bg} {tonePal.border} {classes}"
+  class="px-4 py-3 rounded-r-lg rounded-l-sm border border-l-4
+    border-border-subtle text-[13px] flex items-start gap-2.5
+    {tonePal.bar} {tonePal.bg} {classes}"
 >
-  <ToneIcon size={16} class="mt-0.5 shrink-0 {tonePal.fg}" aria-hidden="true" />
+  <ToneIcon size={16} class="mt-0.5 shrink-0 text-text" aria-hidden="true" />
   <div class="flex-1 min-w-0 leading-relaxed text-text">
     {#if title}
       <p class="font-semibold text-text mb-1">{title}</p>