diff --git a/app/components/controls/Chip/Chip.view.tsx b/app/components/controls/Chip/Chip.view.tsx
index 378ad54..7b5f7c8 100644
--- a/app/components/controls/Chip/Chip.view.tsx
+++ b/app/components/controls/Chip/Chip.view.tsx
@@ -1,8 +1,81 @@
 "use client";
 
-import { memo } from "react";
+import { memo, type CSSProperties } from "react";
 import type { ChipViewProps } from "./Chip.types";
 
+function chipSurfaceStyle(
+  state: ChipViewProps["state"],
+  palette: ChipViewProps["palette"],
+  size: ChipViewProps["size"],
+): CSSProperties {
+  const borderWidth = size === "s" ? "1.25px" : "2px";
+  const reset: CSSProperties = {
+    appearance: "none",
+    WebkitAppearance: "none",
+    backgroundImage: "none",
+  };
+
+  const paint = (
+    backgroundColor: string,
+    color: string,
+    borderColor?: string,
+  ): CSSProperties => ({
+    ...reset,
+    backgroundColor,
+    color,
+    WebkitTextFillColor: color,
+    ...(borderColor
+      ? { borderWidth, borderStyle: "solid", borderColor }
+      : { borderWidth: 0, borderStyle: "none", borderColor: "transparent" }),
+  });
+
+  if (palette === "inverse") {
+    if (state === "disabled") {
+      return paint(
+        "var(--color-surface-inverse-tertiary)",
+        "var(--color-content-inverse-primary)",
+      );
+    }
+    if (state === "selected") {
+      return paint(
+        "var(--color-surface-default-semi-opaque)",
+        "var(--color-content-inverse-primary)",
+        "var(--color-border-default-primary)",
+      );
+    }
+    return paint(
+      "transparent",
+      "var(--color-content-inverse-primary)",
+      "var(--color-border-default-primary)",
+    );
+  }
+
+  if (state === "custom") {
+    return paint(
+      "var(--color-surface-default-secondary)",
+      "var(--color-content-default-tertiary)",
+    );
+  }
+  if (state === "disabled") {
+    return paint(
+      "var(--color-surface-default-secondary)",
+      "var(--color-content-invert-tertiary)",
+    );
+  }
+  if (state === "selected") {
+    return paint(
+      "var(--color-surface-invert-brand-primary, #fefcc9)",
+      "var(--color-content-invert-primary, #000)",
+      "var(--color-border-default-brand-primary, #fdfaa8)",
+    );
+  }
+  return paint(
+    "transparent",
+    "var(--color-content-default-brand-primary, #fefcc9)",
+    "var(--color-border-default-tertiary, #464646)",
+  );
+}
+
 function ChipView({
   label,
   state,
@@ -30,10 +103,8 @@ function ChipView({
   const isCustom = state === "custom";
   const isToggle = !isCustom;
 
-  const isInverse = palette === "inverse";
-  const isDefault = palette === "default";
-
   const isSmall = size === "s";
+  const surfaceStyle = chipSurfaceStyle(state, palette, size);
 
   // Size-based styles from Figma tokens
   // Custom state has different padding
@@ -45,59 +116,8 @@ function ChipView({
       ? "h-[30px] px-[var(--measures-spacing-200,8px)] gap-[var(--measures-spacing-050,2px)] text-x-small-label"
       : "px-[var(--measures-spacing-300,12px)] py-[var(--measures-spacing-300,12px)] gap-[var(--measures-spacing-150,6px)] text-medium-label";
 
-  // Palette + state styling based on Figma examples
-  // Use consistent border width to prevent layout shift
-  const borderWidth = isSmall ? "border-[1.25px]" : "border-2";
-
-  let background =
-    "bg-[var(--color-surface-default-transparent,rgba(0,0,0,0))]";
-  let border = `${borderWidth} border-[var(--color-border-default-tertiary,#464646)]`;
-  let textColor =
-    "text-[color:var(--color-content-default-brand-primary,#fefcc9)]";
-
-  if (isDefault) {
-    if (state === "custom") {
-      background = "bg-[var(--color-surface-default-secondary,#141414)]"; // dark background for custom
-      border = "border-none";
-      textColor = "text-[color:var(--color-content-default-tertiary,#b4b4b4)]";
-    } else if (state === "disabled") {
-      background = "bg-[var(--color-surface-default-secondary,#141414)]"; // dark background
-      border = "border-none";
-      // Per Figma (node 19839:13842) disabled uses invert-tertiary for the
-      // strongly dimmed look, not default-tertiary.
-      textColor = "text-[color:var(--color-content-invert-tertiary,#2d2d2d)]";
-    } else if (isSelected) {
-      background = "bg-[var(--color-surface-invert-brand-primary,#fefcc9)]"; // yellow selected
-      border = `${borderWidth} border-[var(--color-border-default-brand-primary,#fdfaa8)]`;
-      textColor = "text-[color:var(--color-content-invert-primary,black)]";
-    } else {
-      // Unselected default
-      background =
-        "bg-[var(--color-surface-default-transparent,rgba(0,0,0,0))]";
-      border = `${borderWidth} border-[var(--color-border-default-tertiary,#464646)]`;
-      textColor =
-        "text-[color:var(--color-content-default-brand-primary,#fefcc9)]";
-    }
-  } else if (isInverse) {
-    if (state === "disabled") {
-      background = "bg-[var(--color-surface-inverse-tertiary,#d2d2d2)]";
-      border = "border-none";
-      textColor = "text-[color:var(--color-content-inverse-primary,black)]";
-    } else if (isSelected) {
-      background =
-        "bg-[var(--color-surface-default-semi-opaque,rgba(0,0,0,0.05))]";
-      border = `${borderWidth} border-[var(--color-border-default-primary,#141414)]`;
-      textColor = "text-[color:var(--color-content-inverse-primary,black)]";
-    } else {
-      // Unselected / custom inverse
-      background =
-        "bg-[var(--color-surface-default-transparent,rgba(0,0,0,0))]";
-      border = `${borderWidth} border-[var(--color-border-default-primary,#141414)]`;
-      textColor = "text-[color:var(--color-content-inverse-primary,black)]";
-    }
-  }
-
   const baseClasses = `
+    appearance-none
     inline-flex
     max-w-full
     items-center
@@ -107,7 +127,7 @@ function ChipView({
     box-border
     focus:outline-none
     focus-visible:ring-2
-    focus-visible:ring-[var(--color-border-default-primary,#141414)]
+    focus-visible:ring-[var(--color-border-default-primary)]
     focus-visible:ring-offset-2
     focus-visible:ring-offset-transparent
     transition-[background,border-color,color,box-shadow]
@@ -121,15 +141,7 @@ function ChipView({
     ? "cursor-not-allowed opacity-60"
     : "cursor-pointer";
 
-  const combinedClasses = [
-    baseClasses,
-    sizeClasses,
-    background,
-    border,
-    textColor,
-    stateClasses,
-    className,
-  ]
+  const combinedClasses = [baseClasses, sizeClasses, stateClasses, className]
     .filter(Boolean)
     .join(" ");
 
@@ -153,6 +165,7 @@ function ChipView({
     return (
       <div
         className={combinedClasses}
+        style={surfaceStyle}
         role="button"
         tabIndex={0}
         onClick={handleClick}
@@ -262,6 +275,7 @@ function ChipView({
     <button
       type="button"
       className={combinedClasses}
+      style={surfaceStyle}
       disabled={isDisabled}
       onClick={handleClick}
       {...sharedA11y}
@@ -283,7 +297,15 @@ function ChipView({
           />
         </svg>
       ) : null}
-      <span className="min-w-0 truncate">{label}</span>
+      <span
+        className="min-w-0 truncate"
+        style={{
+          color: surfaceStyle.color,
+          WebkitTextFillColor: surfaceStyle.WebkitTextFillColor,
+        }}
+      >
+        {label}
+      </span>
       {onRemove && !isDisabled && (
         <button
           type="button"
diff --git a/tests/components/Chip.test.tsx b/tests/components/Chip.test.tsx
index 975817c..4a06089 100644
--- a/tests/components/Chip.test.tsx
+++ b/tests/components/Chip.test.tsx
@@ -41,6 +41,16 @@ describe("Chip", () => {
     expect(chip.querySelector("svg")).toBeNull();
   });
 
+  it("paints unselected chips on the element so native button styles cannot win", () => {
+    render(<Chip label="Worker cooperative" state="unselected" />);
+    const chip = screen.getByRole("button", { name: "Worker cooperative" });
+    expect(chip.style.color).toContain("--color-content-default-brand-primary");
+    expect(chip.style.backgroundColor).toBe("transparent");
+    expect(chip.style.borderColor).toContain(
+      "--color-border-default-tertiary",
+    );
+  });
+
   it("exposes aria-pressed and a check mark when selected", () => {
     render(<Chip label="Worker cooperative" state="selected" />);
     const chip = screen.getByRole("button", { name: "Worker cooperative" });