diff --git a/training/dashboard/static/dashboard.js b/training/dashboard/static/dashboard.js
index 2a1e81d..1a5768b 100644
--- a/training/dashboard/static/dashboard.js
+++ b/training/dashboard/static/dashboard.js
@@ -1760,24 +1760,42 @@ def train_nn(*, model, X_train, y_train, X_val, y_val,
       root.innerHTML = '';
       root.appendChild(awaitingNote('awaiting model_metric events · turn demo on for examples'));
     }
+    // Derive a gradient deterministically from the model name. Any
+    // string the producer publishes (mlp / mlp_realistic / cnn_oracle
+    // / knn_semi / something we never anticipated) maps to a stable
+    // hue, so the bar always paints. Beats hardcoding CSS rules per
+    // known name and missing whatever the producer adds tomorrow.
+    function modelHue(s) {
+      // FNV-1a 32-bit, cheap and deterministic across browsers.
+      let h = 2166136261;
+      for (let i = 0; i < s.length; i++) {
+        h ^= s.charCodeAt(i);
+        h = (h * 16777619) >>> 0;
+      }
+      return h % 360;
+    }
+    function gradientFor(model) {
+      const hue = modelHue(String(model));
+      return `linear-gradient(90deg, oklch(72% 0.18 ${hue}), oklch(46% 0.20 ${hue}))`;
+    }
     function ensureRow(model) {
       if (rows.has(model)) return rows.get(model);
       if (root.querySelector('.awaiting')) root.innerHTML = '';
       const row = document.createElement('div'); row.className = 'model-row';
       row.innerHTML = `
         <div class="model-name">${model}</div>
-        <div class="model-track"><div class="model-fill ${model}" style="width:0%"></div></div>
+        <div class="model-track"><div class="model-fill" style="width:0%"></div></div>
         <div class="model-acc">0.000</div>`;
       root.appendChild(row);
-      const entry = { row, fill: row.querySelector('.model-fill'), acc: row.querySelector('.model-acc') };
+      const fill = row.querySelector('.model-fill');
+      // Inline style beats any CSS rule, so the gradient survives no
+      // matter what's in dashboard.css.
+      fill.style.background = gradientFor(model);
+      const entry = { row, fill, acc: row.querySelector('.model-acc') };
       rows.set(model, entry); return entry;
     }
     function render(model, accuracy) {
       const r = ensureRow(model);
-      // Full 0–1 visible scale. The previous (acc-0.5)/0.5 mapping
-      // clamped honest-low cross-host F1s to 0% width and made the
-      // bars look unpopulated. Producer-side change — see
-      // docs/dashboard-request-scenes-7-8-12.md for context.
       const visible = Math.max(0, Math.min(1, accuracy));
       r.fill.style.width = (visible * 100).toFixed(1) + '%';
       r.acc.textContent = accuracy.toFixed(3);
diff --git a/training/dashboard/static/index.html b/training/dashboard/static/index.html
index 166ce5d..ddab6b2 100644
--- a/training/dashboard/static/index.html
+++ b/training/dashboard/static/index.html
@@ -648,6 +648,6 @@
     </article>
   </div>
 
-  <script src="/static/dashboard.js?v=960c0baa"></script>
+  <script src="/static/dashboard.js?v=d16a0e1c"></script>
 </body>
 </html>