diff --git a/src/components/molecules/ProjectCard.astro b/src/components/molecules/ProjectCard.astro
index c425ecd..cdfcccc 100644
--- a/src/components/molecules/ProjectCard.astro
+++ b/src/components/molecules/ProjectCard.astro
@@ -3,17 +3,20 @@ import { Image } from 'astro:assets';
 import draftlabLogo from '@assets/draftlab-logo.svg';
 import GradientLink from '@components/atoms/GradientLink.astro';
 import SkillIcon from '@components/atoms/SkillIcon.astro';
+import {
+  getOrderedActivePhases,
+  getRadialMeshGradient,
+  type Phase,
+} from '@utils/phaseGradient';
 import type { ImageMetadata } from 'astro';
 
-const PHASE_ORDER = ['understand', 'define', 'deliver', 'sustain'] as const;
-
 export interface Props {
   name: string;
   slug: string;
   description: string;
   client?: string;
   clientLogo?: ImageMetadata;
-  phases: Array<'understand' | 'define' | 'deliver' | 'sustain'>;
+  phases: Phase[];
   skills?: string[];
   projectStatus?: 'active' | 'complete';
   image?: ImageMetadata;
@@ -34,23 +37,9 @@ const {
 } = Astro.props;
 
 const isActive = projectStatus === 'active';
-const phaseSet = new Set(phases);
-
-const phaseLightVar: Record<(typeof PHASE_ORDER)[number], string> = {
-  understand: 'var(--color-phase-understand-light)',
-  define: 'var(--color-phase-define-light)',
-  deliver: 'var(--color-phase-deliver-light)',
-  sustain: 'var(--color-phase-sustain-light)',
-};
 
-const orderedActivePhases = PHASE_ORDER.filter((p) => phaseSet.has(p));
-const gradientStops =
-  orderedActivePhases.length === 0
-    ? ['var(--color-white)', 'var(--color-white)']
-    : orderedActivePhases.length === 1
-      ? [phaseLightVar[orderedActivePhases[0]], 'var(--color-white)']
-      : orderedActivePhases.map((p) => phaseLightVar[p]);
-const cardGradient = `linear-gradient(var(--phase-gradient-method) var(--phase-gradient-angle), ${gradientStops.join(', ')})`;
+const orderedActivePhases = getOrderedActivePhases(phases);
+const cardGradient = getRadialMeshGradient(slug, orderedActivePhases, 'light');
 ---
 
 <a
diff --git a/src/components/organisms/Footer.astro b/src/components/organisms/Footer.astro
index 9757ed5..fa851e4 100644
--- a/src/components/organisms/Footer.astro
+++ b/src/components/organisms/Footer.astro
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ const copyrightText = `© ${currentYear} ${siteConfig.title}.`;
 const { html: footerBottomHtml } = await renderMarkdown(siteConfig.footer.bottom);
 ---
 
-<footer class={`gradient-phase text-white ${className}`}>
+<footer class={`mesh-phase text-white ${className}`}>
 	<div class="mx-auto max-w-7xl px-4 py-12 sm:px-6 lg:px-8">
 		<!-- Main footer content: 3 columns on desktop, stack on mobile -->
 		<div class="mb-8 grid grid-cols-1 gap-8 lg:grid-cols-2">
diff --git a/src/components/organisms/Hero.astro b/src/components/organisms/Hero.astro
index c230152..1163576 100644
--- a/src/components/organisms/Hero.astro
+++ b/src/components/organisms/Hero.astro
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ const sizes = {
 };
 
 const backgrounds = {
-  white: 'bg-white/90',
+  white: 'bg-transparent',
   gray: 'bg-gray-50',
   gradient: 'bg-gradient-to-br from-blue-50 to-indigo-100',
 	highlight: ''
diff --git a/src/components/sections/CalEmbedSection.astro b/src/components/sections/CalEmbedSection.astro
index 0cbe1f2..38209ea 100644
--- a/src/components/sections/CalEmbedSection.astro
+++ b/src/components/sections/CalEmbedSection.astro
@@ -16,55 +16,65 @@ const {
 const containerId = `cal-inline-${namespace}`;
 ---
 
-<div class="mx-auto -my-6 w-full max-w-5xl sm:-my-8">
-  <div
-    id={containerId}
-    class="w-full overflow-scroll"
-    style={`min-height:${minHeight}`}
-  ></div>
+<div class="mx-auto w-full sm:-my-8">
+	<div
+		id={containerId}
+		class="w-full overflow-scroll"
+		style={`min-height:${minHeight}`}
+	>
+	</div>
 </div>
 
 <script
-  is:inline
-  type="text/javascript"
-  define:vars={{ containerId, calLink, namespace, origin }}
+	is:inline
+	type="text/javascript"
+	define:vars={{ containerId, calLink, namespace, origin }}
 >
-  (function (C, A, L) {
-    let p = function (a, ar) { a.q.push(ar); };
-    let d = C.document;
-    C.Cal = C.Cal || function () {
-      let cal = C.Cal;
-      let ar = arguments;
-      if (!cal.loaded) {
-        cal.ns = {};
-        cal.q = cal.q || [];
-        d.head.appendChild(d.createElement("script")).src = A;
-        cal.loaded = true;
-      }
-      if (ar[0] === L) {
-        const api = function () { p(api, arguments); };
-        const ns = ar[1];
-        api.q = api.q || [];
-        if (typeof ns === "string") {
-          cal.ns[ns] = cal.ns[ns] || api;
-          p(cal.ns[ns], ar);
-          p(cal, ["initNamespace", ns]);
-        } else {
-          p(cal, ar);
-        }
-        return;
-      }
-      p(cal, ar);
-    };
-  })(window, origin + "/embed/embed.js", "init");
+	(function (C, A, L) {
+		let p = function (a, ar) {
+			a.q.push(ar);
+		};
+		let d = C.document;
+		C.Cal =
+			C.Cal ||
+			function () {
+				let cal = C.Cal;
+				let ar = arguments;
+				if (!cal.loaded) {
+					cal.ns = {};
+					cal.q = cal.q || [];
+					d.head.appendChild(d.createElement('script')).src = A;
+					cal.loaded = true;
+				}
+				if (ar[0] === L) {
+					const api = function () {
+						p(api, arguments);
+					};
+					const ns = ar[1];
+					api.q = api.q || [];
+					if (typeof ns === 'string') {
+						cal.ns[ns] = cal.ns[ns] || api;
+						p(cal.ns[ns], ar);
+						p(cal, ['initNamespace', ns]);
+					} else {
+						p(cal, ar);
+					}
+					return;
+				}
+				p(cal, ar);
+			};
+	})(window, origin + '/embed/embed.js', 'init');
 
-  Cal("init", namespace, { origin: origin });
+	Cal('init', namespace, { origin: origin });
 
-  Cal.ns[namespace]("inline", {
-    elementOrSelector: "#" + containerId,
-    config: { layout: "month_view", useSlotsViewOnSmallScreen: "true" },
-    calLink: calLink,
-  });
+	Cal.ns[namespace]('inline', {
+		elementOrSelector: '#' + containerId,
+		config: { layout: 'month_view', useSlotsViewOnSmallScreen: 'true' },
+		calLink: calLink,
+	});
 
-  Cal.ns[namespace]("ui", { hideEventTypeDetails: false, layout: "month_view" });
+	Cal.ns[namespace]('ui', {
+		hideEventTypeDetails: false,
+		layout: 'month_view',
+	});
 </script>
diff --git a/src/content/pages/get-in-touch.yaml b/src/content/pages/get-in-touch.yaml
index 945f204..ce3691e 100644
--- a/src/content/pages/get-in-touch.yaml
+++ b/src/content/pages/get-in-touch.yaml
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ description: Book a 30-minute conversation with Draftlab.
 sections:
   - type: hero
     title: Get in touch
+    background:
+      bgColor: phase-gradient-light
     subtitle: Book a 30-minute conversation. We'll listen to where you are, what you're working on, and figure out together whether we're the right fit.
   - type: calEmbed
     calLink: book/30min
diff --git a/src/layouts/SectionLayout.astro b/src/layouts/SectionLayout.astro
index b939f2b..48614d7 100644
--- a/src/layouts/SectionLayout.astro
+++ b/src/layouts/SectionLayout.astro
@@ -59,8 +59,8 @@ const backgrounds = {
   white: 'bg-white',
   gray: 'bg-gray-50',
   gradient: 'bg-gradient-to-br from-blue-50 to-indigo-100',
-  'phase-gradient': 'gradient-phase',
-  'phase-gradient-light': 'gradient-phase-light',
+  'phase-gradient': 'mesh-phase',
+  'phase-gradient-light': 'mesh-phase-light',
 };
 
 const bgClass = backgrounds[bgColor as keyof typeof backgrounds] || "";
diff --git a/src/styles/colors.css b/src/styles/colors.css
index aec7ef5..e775943 100644
--- a/src/styles/colors.css
+++ b/src/styles/colors.css
@@ -96,6 +96,24 @@
     var(--color-phase-understand-dark), var(--color-phase-define-dark),
     var(--color-phase-deliver-dark), var(--color-phase-sustain-dark);
 
+  /* Mesh-gradient knobs. Drive the `mesh-phase{,-light,-dark}` utilities
+     in components.css. Position is the blob centre in % of the box;
+     fade is the radial stop where the blob reaches transparent.
+     Override at any scope (e.g. inside a section) to retune that
+     element's mesh without touching the global look. */
+  --mesh-understand-x: 15%;
+  --mesh-understand-y: 25%;
+  --mesh-understand-fade: 60%;
+  --mesh-define-x: 78%;
+  --mesh-define-y: 18%;
+  --mesh-define-fade: 58%;
+  --mesh-deliver-x: 22%;
+  --mesh-deliver-y: 82%;
+  --mesh-deliver-fade: 62%;
+  --mesh-sustain-x: 85%;
+  --mesh-sustain-y: 78%;
+  --mesh-sustain-fade: 60%;
+
   /* Semantic tokens. `surface` is the page-bg colour; body has no explicit
      background, so this resolves visually to white. Kept as a token so
      `gradient-frame` (which paints surface as the inner of its 2-layer bg)
diff --git a/src/styles/components.css b/src/styles/components.css
index ca20b68..f31205c 100644
--- a/src/styles/components.css
+++ b/src/styles/components.css
@@ -15,6 +15,40 @@
   background-image: linear-gradient(var(--phase-gradient-method) var(--phase-gradient-angle), var(--phase-gradient-stops-dark));
 }
 
+/* Mesh-phase backgrounds: four radial blobs (one per phase) over a solid
+   floor, driven by the `--mesh-*` knobs in colors.css. Positions and
+   fade radii are tweakable globally there or per-element via inline
+   style / a parent rule. The floor fills any region the blobs don't
+   reach. Use these on full-area backgrounds (footer, full-bleed
+   sections); for thin lines and bg-clip-text, keep the linear
+   gradient utilities above. */
+@utility mesh-phase {
+  background:
+    radial-gradient(at var(--mesh-understand-x) var(--mesh-understand-y), var(--color-phase-understand), transparent var(--mesh-understand-fade)),
+    radial-gradient(at var(--mesh-define-x) var(--mesh-define-y), var(--color-phase-define), transparent var(--mesh-define-fade)),
+    radial-gradient(at var(--mesh-deliver-x) var(--mesh-deliver-y), var(--color-phase-deliver), transparent var(--mesh-deliver-fade)),
+    radial-gradient(at var(--mesh-sustain-x) var(--mesh-sustain-y), var(--color-phase-sustain), transparent var(--mesh-sustain-fade)),
+    var(--color-phase-deliver);
+}
+
+@utility mesh-phase-light {
+  background:
+    radial-gradient(at var(--mesh-understand-x) var(--mesh-understand-y), var(--color-phase-understand-light), transparent var(--mesh-understand-fade)),
+    radial-gradient(at var(--mesh-define-x) var(--mesh-define-y), var(--color-phase-define-light), transparent var(--mesh-define-fade)),
+    radial-gradient(at var(--mesh-deliver-x) var(--mesh-deliver-y), var(--color-phase-deliver-light), transparent var(--mesh-deliver-fade)),
+    radial-gradient(at var(--mesh-sustain-x) var(--mesh-sustain-y), var(--color-phase-sustain-light), transparent var(--mesh-sustain-fade)),
+    var(--color-white);
+}
+
+@utility mesh-phase-dark {
+  background:
+    radial-gradient(at var(--mesh-understand-x) var(--mesh-understand-y), var(--color-phase-understand-dark), transparent var(--mesh-understand-fade)),
+    radial-gradient(at var(--mesh-define-x) var(--mesh-define-y), var(--color-phase-define-dark), transparent var(--mesh-define-fade)),
+    radial-gradient(at var(--mesh-deliver-x) var(--mesh-deliver-y), var(--color-phase-deliver-dark), transparent var(--mesh-deliver-fade)),
+    radial-gradient(at var(--mesh-sustain-x) var(--mesh-sustain-y), var(--color-phase-sustain-dark), transparent var(--mesh-sustain-fade)),
+    var(--color-phase-deliver-dark);
+}
+
 /* Phase-gradient horizontal rule. 2px tall by default so the four-stop
    gradient is actually visible at typical widths. Apply to a span/div with
    explicit width (e.g. flex-1 or w-8). For a vertical rule, see below. */
diff --git a/src/utils/phaseGradient.ts b/src/utils/phaseGradient.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7993264
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/utils/phaseGradient.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+export const PHASE_ORDER = [
+  'understand',
+  'define',
+  'deliver',
+  'sustain',
+] as const;
+
+export type Phase = (typeof PHASE_ORDER)[number];
+
+export type PhaseVariant = 'light' | 'main' | 'dark';
+
+export function getOrderedActivePhases(slugs: readonly string[]): Phase[] {
+  const set = new Set(slugs);
+  return PHASE_ORDER.filter((p): p is Phase => set.has(p));
+}
+
+// FNV-1a + xorshift32. Deterministic, zero-alloc, ~10 lines.
+function hashStr(s: string): number {
+  let h = 2166136261;
+  for (let i = 0; i < s.length; i++) {
+    h = Math.imul(h ^ s.charCodeAt(i), 16777619);
+  }
+  return h >>> 0;
+}
+
+function makeRng(seed: number): () => number {
+  let s = seed || 1;
+  return () => {
+    s = Math.imul(s ^ (s >>> 15), 2246822507);
+    s = Math.imul(s ^ (s >>> 13), 3266489909);
+    s ^= s >>> 16;
+    return (s >>> 0) / 4294967296;
+  };
+}
+
+// Per-phase blob centred at a seed-derived random spot, fading to transparent
+// over a seed-derived radius. Stacked with a white floor so transparent
+// regions resolve to white rather than the parent background.
+export function getRadialMeshGradient(
+  seed: string,
+  phases: readonly Phase[],
+  variant: PhaseVariant = 'light',
+): string {
+  if (phases.length === 0) return 'white';
+  const rand = makeRng(hashStr(seed));
+  const layers: string[] = [];
+  for (const phase of phases) {
+    const x = Math.round(rand() * 100);
+    const y = Math.round(rand() * 100);
+    const fade = Math.round(45 + rand() * 30);
+    layers.push(
+      `radial-gradient(at ${x}% ${y}%, var(--color-phase-${phase}-${variant}), transparent ${fade}%)`,
+    );
+  }
+  layers.push('white');
+  return layers.join(', ');
+}