diff --git a/index.html b/index.html
index b80583f..b7f9976 100644
--- a/index.html
+++ b/index.html
@@ -664,10 +664,7 @@
         </h3>
         <div id="theme-picker" class="theme-picker"></div>
         <div class="edit-pl-toggle-row" style="margin-top:14px">
-          <div>
-            <span>Dynamische Hintergrundfarbe</span>
-            <div class="hint" style="margin-top:2px">Jetzt-Läuft-Hintergrund nach Cover-Hauptfarbe</div>
-          </div>
+          <span>Einfarbiger Player-Hintergrund</span>
           <div id="s-cover-color-bg" class="toggle" onclick="this.classList.toggle('on')"></div>
         </div>
       </div>
diff --git a/src/player.js b/src/player.js
index 7e20340..dd8a8a0 100644
--- a/src/player.js
+++ b/src/player.js
@@ -484,9 +484,49 @@ export function updatePlayerUI(s, _skipMediaSession = false) {
   if (_npCv && _npCv !== _npBgLastUrl) { const _pre = new Image(); _pre.src = _npCv; }
 }
 
-// Apply/remove dynamic-color mode based on current setting.
+// ── Solid cover-color background ────────────────────────────────────────────
+// Fetch the cover as a blob (bypasses canvas CORS taint), draw on a tiny
+// canvas, find the most vivid pixel, darken it to a moody solid background.
+let _npColorActiveUrl = '';
+async function _extractAndApplyColor(cv) {
+  if (!cv || !S.cfg?.coverColorBg) return;
+  if (cv === _npColorActiveUrl) return;
+  _npColorActiveUrl = cv;
+  try {
+    const res  = await fetch(cv, { signal: AbortSignal.timeout(6000) });
+    const blob = await res.blob();
+    const burl = URL.createObjectURL(blob);
+    const img  = await new Promise((ok, err) => {
+      const i = new Image(); i.onload = () => ok(i); i.onerror = err; i.src = burl;
+    });
+    URL.revokeObjectURL(burl);
+    if (cv !== _npColorActiveUrl) return; // superseded by next song
+    const c = document.createElement('canvas'); c.width = c.height = 24;
+    const ctx = c.getContext('2d'); ctx.drawImage(img, 0, 0, 24, 24);
+    const d = ctx.getImageData(0, 0, 24, 24).data;
+    let br = 20, bg2 = 20, bb = 40, best = 0;
+    for (let i = 0; i < d.length; i += 4) {
+      const r = d[i], g = d[i+1], b = d[i+2];
+      const mx = Math.max(r,g,b), mn = Math.min(r,g,b);
+      const sat = mx > 0 ? (mx-mn)/mx : 0;
+      const lum = (r+g+b)/3;
+      const score = sat * 2 + (lum > 30 && lum < 220 ? 1 : 0);
+      if (score > best) { best = score; br = r; bg2 = g; bb = b; }
+    }
+    // Darken significantly for a moody solid bg
+    const el = document.getElementById('np-overlay');
+    if (el && S.cfg?.coverColorBg)
+      el.style.setProperty('--np-solid', `${Math.round(br*.28)},${Math.round(bg2*.28)},${Math.round(bb*.28)}`);
+  } catch {}
+}
+
 export function updateNpColorMode() {
-  document.getElementById('np-overlay')?.classList.toggle('dynamic-color', !!S.cfg?.coverColorBg);
+  const el = document.getElementById('np-overlay');
+  if (!el) return;
+  const on = !!S.cfg?.coverColorBg;
+  el.classList.toggle('dynamic-color', on);
+  if (!on) { el.style.removeProperty('--np-solid'); _npColorActiveUrl = ''; }
+  else if (_npBgLastUrl) _extractAndApplyColor(_npBgLastUrl);
 }
 
 let _npBgCurr = 'a';
@@ -494,6 +534,7 @@ let _npBgLastUrl = '';
 function _crossfadeNpBg(cv) {
   if ((cv || '') === _npBgLastUrl) return;
   _npBgLastUrl = cv || '';
+  if (S.cfg?.coverColorBg) _extractAndApplyColor(cv || '');
   const doFade = () => {
     const currEl = document.getElementById(`np-bg-${_npBgCurr}`);
     const nextId = _npBgCurr === 'a' ? 'b' : 'a';
diff --git a/styles.css b/styles.css
index f807cc1..74fe185 100644
--- a/styles.css
+++ b/styles.css
@@ -590,10 +590,9 @@ button:focus{outline:none}
   will-change:opacity;
   z-index:0;
 }
-/* Dynamic cover color mode: more vivid/saturated background */
-.np-overlay.dynamic-color .np-bg{
-  filter:blur(60px) brightness(.5) saturate(3);
-}
+/* Solid cover-color mode: hide blurred layers, use extracted color as background */
+.np-overlay.dynamic-color{background:rgb(var(--np-solid,20,20,40));transition:background .5s ease,transform .35s cubic-bezier(.4,0,.2,1)}
+.np-overlay.dynamic-color .np-bg{opacity:0!important;pointer-events:none}
 
 .np-inner{
   position:relative;z-index:1;