diff --git a/apps/web/src/components/Sidebar.logic.test.ts b/apps/web/src/components/Sidebar.logic.test.ts
index 3a8c9da5a..531d811c7 100644
--- a/apps/web/src/components/Sidebar.logic.test.ts
+++ b/apps/web/src/components/Sidebar.logic.test.ts
@@ -318,17 +318,50 @@ describe("resolveThreadRowClassName", () => {
 
 describe("resolveProjectNameTone", () => {
   it("keeps the selected project name on its assigned project color", () => {
-    expect(resolveProjectNameTone({ isSelectedProject: true, visualIndex: 3 })).toBe("project");
+    expect(
+      resolveProjectNameTone({
+        isSelectedProject: true,
+        accentProjectNames: false,
+        visualIndex: 3,
+      }),
+    ).toBe("project");
   });
 
-  it("starts inactive project names on the stronger muted grey", () => {
-    expect(resolveProjectNameTone({ isSelectedProject: false, visualIndex: 0 })).toBe(
-      "mutedStrong",
-    );
+  it("uses project color for all names when accentProjectNames is true", () => {
+    expect(
+      resolveProjectNameTone({
+        isSelectedProject: false,
+        accentProjectNames: true,
+        visualIndex: 0,
+      }),
+    ).toBe("project");
+    expect(
+      resolveProjectNameTone({
+        isSelectedProject: false,
+        accentProjectNames: true,
+        visualIndex: 1,
+      }),
+    ).toBe("project");
   });
 
-  it("alternates inactive project names to a softer muted grey on the next row", () => {
-    expect(resolveProjectNameTone({ isSelectedProject: false, visualIndex: 1 })).toBe("mutedSoft");
+  it("starts inactive project names on the stronger muted grey when accent is off", () => {
+    expect(
+      resolveProjectNameTone({
+        isSelectedProject: false,
+        accentProjectNames: false,
+        visualIndex: 0,
+      }),
+    ).toBe("mutedStrong");
+  });
+
+  it("alternates inactive project names to a softer muted grey on the next row when accent is off", () => {
+    expect(
+      resolveProjectNameTone({
+        isSelectedProject: false,
+        accentProjectNames: false,
+        visualIndex: 1,
+      }),
+    ).toBe("mutedSoft");
   });
 });
 
diff --git a/apps/web/src/components/Sidebar.logic.ts b/apps/web/src/components/Sidebar.logic.ts
index 0711cb975..ac84a36ea 100644
--- a/apps/web/src/components/Sidebar.logic.ts
+++ b/apps/web/src/components/Sidebar.logic.ts
@@ -115,9 +115,10 @@ export function resolveThreadRowClassName(input: {
 
 export function resolveProjectNameTone(input: {
   isSelectedProject: boolean;
+  accentProjectNames: boolean;
   visualIndex: number;
 }): "project" | "mutedStrong" | "mutedSoft" {
-  if (input.isSelectedProject) {
+  if (input.isSelectedProject || input.accentProjectNames) {
     return "project";
   }
 
diff --git a/apps/web/src/components/Sidebar.tsx b/apps/web/src/components/Sidebar.tsx
index fb6c790bb..1c3956aa2 100644
--- a/apps/web/src/components/Sidebar.tsx
+++ b/apps/web/src/components/Sidebar.tsx
@@ -1286,6 +1286,7 @@ export default function Sidebar() {
     const isDark = resolvedTheme === "dark";
     const projectNameTone = resolveProjectNameTone({
       isSelectedProject: activeProjectId === project.id,
+      accentProjectNames: appSettings.sidebarAccentProjectNames,
       visualIndex,
     });
 
diff --git a/bun.lock b/bun.lock
index bb1206fa0..effca71bb 100644
--- a/bun.lock
+++ b/bun.lock
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
     },
     "apps/desktop": {
       "name": "@okcode/desktop",
-      "version": "0.19.0",
+      "version": "0.20.0",
       "dependencies": {
         "effect": "catalog:",
         "electron": "40.6.0",
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@
     },
     "apps/mobile": {
       "name": "@okcode/mobile",
-      "version": "0.19.0",
+      "version": "0.20.0",
       "dependencies": {
         "@capacitor/android": "^8.3.0",
         "@capacitor/app": "^8.1.0",
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@
     },
     "apps/server": {
       "name": "okcodes",
-      "version": "0.19.0",
+      "version": "0.20.0",
       "bin": {
         "okcode": "./dist/index.mjs",
       },
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@
     },
     "apps/web": {
       "name": "@okcode/web",
-      "version": "0.19.0",
+      "version": "0.20.0",
       "dependencies": {
         "@base-ui/react": "^1.2.0",
         "@codemirror/language": "^6.12.3",
@@ -215,7 +215,7 @@
     },
     "packages/contracts": {
       "name": "@okcode/contracts",
-      "version": "0.19.0",
+      "version": "0.20.0",
       "dependencies": {
         "effect": "catalog:",
       },