diff --git a/docs/PORTING.md b/docs/PORTING.md
index 96fda33..204459a 100644
--- a/docs/PORTING.md
+++ b/docs/PORTING.md
@@ -93,6 +93,9 @@ Version 0.1.7 suppresses Minecraft's default full-screen menu blur for the
 Linking Book screen. The open-book texture supplies the GUI background while
 the world remains sharp behind it.
 
+Version 0.1.8 renders all Linking Book destination details in the same dark ink
+color as the book name for consistent contrast against the parchment.
+
 The preview code is separated behind a renderer interface and uses an isolated
 Ponder level. The first iteration supplies the animated loading boundary; the
 next iteration will add server-authoritative snapshot transport and populate
diff --git a/gradle.properties b/gradle.properties
index 66494bd..26397cd 100644
--- a/gradle.properties
+++ b/gradle.properties
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ mod_name=Rivencraft
 # The license of the mod. Review your options at https://choosealicense.com/. All Rights Reserved is the default.
 mod_license=LGPL-3.0-or-later
 # The mod version. See https://semver.org/
-mod_version=0.1.7
+mod_version=0.1.8
 # The group ID for the mod. It is only important when publishing as an artifact to a Maven repository.
 # This should match the base package used for the mod sources.
 # See https://maven.apache.org/guides/mini/guide-naming-conventions.html
diff --git a/src/main/java/net/dnorberg/rivencraft/client/screen/LinkingBookScreen.java b/src/main/java/net/dnorberg/rivencraft/client/screen/LinkingBookScreen.java
index 99805c9..222a67c 100644
--- a/src/main/java/net/dnorberg/rivencraft/client/screen/LinkingBookScreen.java
+++ b/src/main/java/net/dnorberg/rivencraft/client/screen/LinkingBookScreen.java
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ import net.minecraft.world.item.ItemStack;
 import net.neoforged.neoforge.network.PacketDistributor;
 
 public final class LinkingBookScreen extends Screen {
+    private static final int BOOK_TEXT_COLOR = 0xFF3B281B;
     private static final ResourceLocation BOOK_TEXTURE = ResourceLocation.fromNamespaceAndPath(
             "rivencraft", "textures/gui/linking_book.png"
     );
@@ -89,21 +90,21 @@ public final class LinkingBookScreen extends Screen {
 
         if (target == null) {
             graphics.drawWordWrap(font, Component.translatable("screen.rivencraft.book.name_prompt"),
-                    left + 177, top + 45, 124, 0xFF3B281B);
+                    left + 177, top + 45, 124, BOOK_TEXT_COLOR);
         } else {
             int previewLeft = left + PREVIEW_X;
             int previewTop = top + PREVIEW_Y;
             preview.render(graphics, previewLeft, previewTop, PREVIEW_WIDTH, PREVIEW_HEIGHT, partialTick);
 
             int rightCenter = left + 239;
-            graphics.drawWordWrap(font, title, left + 177, top + 43, 124, 0xFF3B281B);
+            graphics.drawWordWrap(font, title, left + 177, top + 43, 124, BOOK_TEXT_COLOR);
             BlockPos pos = target.location().pos();
             graphics.drawCenteredString(font, Component.literal(target.location().dimension().location().toString()),
-                    rightCenter, top + 76, 0xFF624934);
+                    rightCenter, top + 76, BOOK_TEXT_COLOR);
             graphics.drawCenteredString(font, Component.literal(pos.getX() + ", " + pos.getY() + ", " + pos.getZ()),
-                    rightCenter, top + 89, 0xFF624934);
+                    rightCenter, top + 89, BOOK_TEXT_COLOR);
             graphics.drawCenteredString(font, Component.translatable("screen.rivencraft.book.click_to_link"),
-                    rightCenter, top + 119, 0xFF7A5A39);
+                    rightCenter, top + 119, BOOK_TEXT_COLOR);
         }
 
         super.render(graphics, mouseX, mouseY, partialTick);