diff --git a/packages/shared-schema/AppSettings.schema.json b/packages/shared-schema/AppSettings.schema.json
index cc1002a..2a973aa 100644
--- a/packages/shared-schema/AppSettings.schema.json
+++ b/packages/shared-schema/AppSettings.schema.json
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
     "defaultPerspective": {
       "type": "string",
       "enum": ["scholarly", "modernPremium", "consumerFriendly"],
-      "default": "scholarly",
+      "default": "modernPremium",
       "description": "Default color palette"
     },
     "maxSources": {
diff --git a/pwa/src/types/settings.ts b/pwa/src/types/settings.ts
index f59f805..6a13902 100644
--- a/pwa/src/types/settings.ts
+++ b/pwa/src/types/settings.ts
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ export interface AppSettings {
 export const DEFAULT_SETTINGS: AppSettings = {
   apiBaseURL: (import.meta.env.VITE_API_BASE_URL as string | undefined) || 'https://backwords-api.netlify.app/.netlify/functions',
   colorScheme: 'system',
-  palette: 'scholarly',
+  palette: 'modernPremium',
   maxSources: 4,
   mockMode: false,
   preferredModel: 'grok-3-mini-fast',