diff --git a/src/alf/index.tsx b/src/alf/index.tsx
index 0cb5ceb3f7..a1a2d8adaa 100644
--- a/src/alf/index.tsx
+++ b/src/alf/index.tsx
@@ -9,7 +9,12 @@ import {
   setFontScale as persistFontScale,
 } from '#/alf/fonts'
 import {themes} from '#/alf/themes'
-import {darken, lighten, rgbToHex} from '#/alf/util/colorGeneration'
+import {
+  contrastRatio,
+  darken,
+  lighten,
+  rgbToHex,
+} from '#/alf/util/colorGeneration'
 import {type Device} from '#/storage'
 
 export {type TextStyleProp, type Theme, type ViewStyleProp} from '@bsky.app/alf'
@@ -26,6 +31,7 @@ export const utils = {
   rgbToHex,
   lighten,
   darken,
+  contrastRatio,
 }
 
 export type Alf = {
diff --git a/src/alf/util/colorGeneration.test.ts b/src/alf/util/colorGeneration.test.ts
index c4a2b0bbb5..8d330201e0 100644
--- a/src/alf/util/colorGeneration.test.ts
+++ b/src/alf/util/colorGeneration.test.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,10 @@
-import {darken, hexToRgb, lighten, rgbToHex} from './colorGeneration'
+import {
+  contrastRatio,
+  darken,
+  hexToRgb,
+  lighten,
+  rgbToHex,
+} from './colorGeneration'
 
 describe('hexToRgb', () => {
   it('parses 6-digit hex', () => {
@@ -92,3 +98,33 @@ describe('lighten / darken', () => {
     expect(darken('#zzz', 10)).toBe('#zzz')
   })
 })
+
+describe('contrastRatio', () => {
+  it('returns 21 for black on white', () => {
+    expect(contrastRatio('#000000', '#ffffff')).toBeCloseTo(21, 5)
+  })
+
+  it('returns 1 for identical colors', () => {
+    expect(contrastRatio('#abcdef', '#abcdef')).toBeCloseTo(1, 5)
+  })
+
+  it('is symmetric regardless of argument order', () => {
+    expect(contrastRatio('#123456', '#fedcba')).toBeCloseTo(
+      contrastRatio('#fedcba', '#123456')!,
+      5,
+    )
+  })
+
+  it('clears AAA large text (4.5:1) for a high-contrast pairing', () => {
+    expect(contrastRatio('#1d3a5f', '#ffffff')!).toBeGreaterThanOrEqual(4.5)
+  })
+
+  it('fails AAA large text (4.5:1) for a low-contrast pairing', () => {
+    expect(contrastRatio('#777777', '#888888')!).toBeLessThan(4.5)
+  })
+
+  it('returns null for invalid hex input', () => {
+    expect(contrastRatio('not-a-color', '#ffffff')).toBeNull()
+    expect(contrastRatio('#ffffff', '#zzz')).toBeNull()
+  })
+})
diff --git a/src/alf/util/colorGeneration.ts b/src/alf/util/colorGeneration.ts
index 85659af25f..f3be07d502 100644
--- a/src/alf/util/colorGeneration.ts
+++ b/src/alf/util/colorGeneration.ts
@@ -72,6 +72,48 @@ export function rgbToHex(r: number, g: number, b: number): string {
     .slice(1)}`
 }
 
+/**
+ * Computes the WCAG contrast ratio between two colors, ranging from 1 (no
+ * contrast) to 21 (maximum contrast, i.e. black on white). Returns null if
+ * either argument is not a valid hex color.
+ *
+ * @see https://www.w3.org/TR/WCAG21/#dfn-contrast-ratio
+ */
+export function contrastRatio(hexA: string, hexB: string): number | null {
+  const rgbA = hexToRgb(hexA)
+  const rgbB = hexToRgb(hexB)
+  if (!rgbA || !rgbB) return null
+  const luminanceA = relativeLuminance(rgbA)
+  const luminanceB = relativeLuminance(rgbB)
+  const lighter = Math.max(luminanceA, luminanceB)
+  const darker = Math.min(luminanceA, luminanceB)
+  return (lighter + 0.05) / (darker + 0.05)
+}
+
+/**
+ * Computes the WCAG relative luminance of an RGB color, ranging from 0 (black)
+ * to 1 (white).
+ *
+ * @see https://www.w3.org/TR/WCAG21/#dfn-relative-luminance
+ */
+function relativeLuminance({
+  r,
+  g,
+  b,
+}: {
+  r: number
+  g: number
+  b: number
+}): number {
+  const toLinear = (channel: number) => {
+    const normalized = channel / 255
+    return normalized <= 0.03928
+      ? normalized / 12.92
+      : ((normalized + 0.055) / 1.055) ** 2.4
+  }
+  return 0.2126 * toLinear(r) + 0.7152 * toLinear(g) + 0.0722 * toLinear(b)
+}
+
 function rgbToHsl(
   r: number,
   g: number,
diff --git a/src/components/Post/Embed/StandardSiteEmbed/index.tsx b/src/components/Post/Embed/StandardSiteEmbed/index.tsx
index c7b8abf88c..2c38f3806f 100644
--- a/src/components/Post/Embed/StandardSiteEmbed/index.tsx
+++ b/src/components/Post/Embed/StandardSiteEmbed/index.tsx
@@ -427,6 +427,26 @@ export function SubscribeButton({
     ? l`Subscribe on ${highlightedPublisher.name}`
     : l`View publication`
 
+  /*
+   * The custom site theme paints the button background with `accent` and the
+   * text with `accentForeground`. Only honor it when that pairing clears WCAG
+   * AAA (4.5:1) for large text, which the button's bold label qualifies as.
+   * Otherwise we fall through to the default `secondary_inverted` styling,
+   * which is guaranteed to be legible.
+   */
+  const {accentRGB, accentForegroundRGB} = view.source?.theme || {}
+  let useCustomTheme = false
+  if (accentRGB && accentForegroundRGB) {
+    const accent = utils.rgbToHex(accentRGB.r, accentRGB.g, accentRGB.b)
+    const accentForeground = utils.rgbToHex(
+      accentForegroundRGB.r,
+      accentForegroundRGB.g,
+      accentForegroundRGB.b,
+    )
+    const ratio = utils.contrastRatio(accent, accentForeground)
+    useCustomTheme = ratio !== null && ratio >= 4.5
+  }
+
   if (!view.source) return null
 
   const publicationTitle = view.source.title
@@ -468,36 +488,42 @@ export function SubscribeButton({
     }
   }
 
+  const button = (
+    <Link
+      shouldProxy
+      to={view.source.uri}
+      label={label}
+      size="small"
+      color="secondary_inverted"
+      style={[
+        style,
+        a.gap_sm,
+        preview ? a.pointer_events_none : a.pointer_events_auto,
+      ]}
+      onPress={onPress}
+      onLongPress={onLongPress}>
+      {highlightedPublisher ? (
+        <>
+          <View style={[a.flex_row, a.align_center, {gap: 7}]}>
+            <ButtonIcon icon={highlightedPublisher.Icon} size="md" />
+          </View>
+          <ButtonText>{cta}</ButtonText>
+        </>
+      ) : (
+        <>
+          <ButtonText>{cta}</ButtonText>
+          <ButtonIcon icon={ArrowTopRightIcon} />
+        </>
+      )}
+    </Link>
+  )
+
+  if (!useCustomTheme) {
+    return button
+  }
+
   return (
-    <StandardSiteThemeProvider view={view}>
-      <Link
-        shouldProxy
-        to={view.source.uri}
-        label={label}
-        size="small"
-        color="secondary_inverted"
-        style={[
-          style,
-          a.gap_sm,
-          preview ? a.pointer_events_none : a.pointer_events_auto,
-        ]}
-        onPress={onPress}
-        onLongPress={onLongPress}>
-        {highlightedPublisher ? (
-          <>
-            <View style={[a.flex_row, a.align_center, {gap: 7}]}>
-              <ButtonIcon icon={highlightedPublisher.Icon} size="md" />
-            </View>
-            <ButtonText>{cta}</ButtonText>
-          </>
-        ) : (
-          <>
-            <ButtonText>{cta}</ButtonText>
-            <ButtonIcon icon={ArrowTopRightIcon} />
-          </>
-        )}
-      </Link>
-    </StandardSiteThemeProvider>
+    <StandardSiteThemeProvider view={view}>{button}</StandardSiteThemeProvider>
   )
 }