fix(campaigns,tests): admin cannot create campaigns, manager can delete unstarted tests, intensify red/blue team colors

- Campaign creation and generate-from-threat-actor now use the strict
  role check — admin no longer gets a free pass into campaign content,
  same principle already applied to test-template creation.
- New manager-only DELETE /tests/{id}: removes a standalone test still
  in draft (not started, not linked to any campaign).
- Replaced the orange/indigo stand-ins used across team badges, tabs,
  action buttons, and timers with true red/blue so Red Team and Blue
  Team read unambiguously at a glance.

backend/app/routers/campaigns.py

@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ from sqlalchemy.orm import Session
 from app.database import get_db
 
 # Import get_current_user, require_any_role from app.dependencies.auth
-from app.dependencies.auth import get_current_user, require_any_role
+from app.dependencies.auth import get_current_user, require_any_role, require_any_role_strict
 
 # Import UnitOfWork from app.domain.unit_of_work
 from app.domain.unit_of_work import UnitOfWork
@@ -319,7 +319,10 @@ def create_campaign(
     # Entry: db
     db: Session = Depends(get_db),
     # Entry: current_user
-    current_user: User = Depends(require_any_role("red_lead", "blue_lead", "manager")),
+    # Strict variant — admin must NOT get a free pass here. Admin
+    # administers the site, not campaign content; the only admin path to
+    # an active campaign is the emergency /activate override below.
+    current_user: User = Depends(require_any_role_strict("red_lead", "blue_lead", "manager")),
 ) -> dict:
     """Create a new campaign.
 
@@ -987,7 +990,9 @@ def generate_campaign_from_actor(
     payload: GenerateFromActorPayload = GenerateFromActorPayload(),
     db: Session = Depends(get_db),
     # Entry: current_user
-    current_user: User = Depends(require_any_role("red_lead", "blue_lead")),
+    # Strict variant — admin must NOT get a free pass here, same as the
+    # plain create_campaign endpoint above.
+    current_user: User = Depends(require_any_role_strict("red_lead", "blue_lead")),
 ) -> dict:
     """Auto-generate a campaign from a threat actor's uncovered techniques.
 

backend/app/routers/tests.py

@@ -94,6 +94,11 @@ from app.services.test_crud_service import (
     create_test_from_template as crud_create_from_template,
 )
 
+# Import  from app.services.test_crud_service
+from app.services.test_crud_service import (
+    delete_test as crud_delete_test,
+)
+
 # Import  from app.services.test_crud_service
 from app.services.test_crud_service import (
     get_test_detail as crud_get_test_detail,
@@ -543,6 +548,38 @@ def update_test(
     return test
 
 
+@router.delete("/{test_id}", status_code=status.HTTP_204_NO_CONTENT)
+def delete_test(
+    test_id: uuid.UUID,
+    db: Session = Depends(get_db),
+    # manager-only, and admin does NOT get a free pass — this is a
+    # queue-cleanup action for the manager role specifically, not a site
+    # administration task.
+    current_user: User = Depends(require_any_role_strict("manager")),
+) -> None:
+    """Delete a standalone test that hasn't started yet.
+
+    Only tests still in ``draft`` state and not linked to any campaign can
+    be deleted this way.
+
+    Args:
+        test_id (uuid.UUID): Primary key of the test to delete.
+        db (Session): SQLAlchemy database session.
+        current_user (User): Authenticated manager performing the deletion.
+    """
+    with UnitOfWork(db) as uow:
+        crud_delete_test(db, test_id)
+        log_action(
+            db,
+            user_id=current_user.id,
+            action="delete_test",
+            entity_type="test",
+            entity_id=test_id,
+            details={},
+        )
+        uow.commit()
+
+
 # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # PATCH /tests/{id}/classification  —  admin data classification
 # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

backend/app/services/test_crud_service.py

@@ -438,6 +438,28 @@ def get_test_or_raise(db: Session, test_id: uuid.UUID) -> Test:
     return test
 
 
+def delete_test(db: Session, test_id: uuid.UUID) -> None:
+    """Delete a standalone, not-yet-started test from the queue.
+
+    Only a test still in ``draft`` (execution hasn't started) and not
+    linked to any campaign may be deleted this way — a test already being
+    worked on, or one that's part of a campaign's plan, must be handled
+    through the normal workflow/campaign-modification paths instead.
+    Raises EntityNotFoundError, BusinessRuleViolation. Does not commit;
+    caller commits.
+    """
+    test = get_test_or_raise(db, test_id)
+
+    if test.state != TestState.draft:
+        raise BusinessRuleViolation("Only tests that haven't started yet can be deleted")
+
+    in_campaign = db.query(CampaignTest).filter(CampaignTest.test_id == test.id).first()
+    if in_campaign:
+        raise BusinessRuleViolation("Cannot delete a test that belongs to a campaign")
+
+    db.delete(test)
+
+
 # Define function get_test_with_technique
 def get_test_with_technique(db: Session, test_id: uuid.UUID) -> Test:
     """Fetch a test with technique joined. Raises EntityNotFoundError if not found.

backend/tests/test_admin_excluded_from_test_workflow.py

@@ -39,6 +39,8 @@ DUMMY_ID = str(uuid.uuid4())
         ("post", "/api/v1/tests", {"technique_id": DUMMY_ID, "name": "x"}),
         ("post", "/api/v1/tests/from-template", {"template_id": DUMMY_ID, "technique_id": DUMMY_ID}),
         ("post", "/api/v1/tests/import-rt", {"name": "x", "techniques": []}),
+        ("post", "/api/v1/campaigns", {"name": "x"}),
+        ("post", f"/api/v1/campaigns/from-threat-actor/{DUMMY_ID}", None),
     ],
 )
 def test_admin_forbidden(client, auth_headers, method, path, payload):

backend/tests/test_manager_delete_test.py

@@ -0,0 +1,73 @@
+"""A manager (and only a manager) can delete a standalone test from the
+queue, but only while it hasn't started yet (draft) and isn't linked to
+any campaign — a test already in progress, or one that's part of a
+campaign's plan, must go through the normal workflow instead.
+"""
+
+import pytest
+
+
+@pytest.fixture
+def technique(api, auth_headers):
+    resp = api(
+        "post", "/api/v1/techniques", auth_headers,
+        json={"mitre_id": "T1059.600", "name": "Command Line Delete Test"},
+    )
+    assert resp.status_code == 201, resp.text
+    return resp.json()["id"]
+
+
+@pytest.fixture
+def draft_test(api, red_lead_headers, technique):
+    resp = api(
+        "post", "/api/v1/tests", red_lead_headers,
+        json={"technique_id": technique, "name": "Standalone draft test"},
+    )
+    assert resp.status_code == 201, resp.text
+    return resp.json()["id"]
+
+
+def test_manager_can_delete_draft_standalone_test(api, manager_headers, draft_test):
+    resp = api("delete", f"/api/v1/tests/{draft_test}", manager_headers)
+    assert resp.status_code == 204, resp.text
+
+    reloaded = api("get", f"/api/v1/tests/{draft_test}", manager_headers)
+    assert reloaded.status_code == 404
+
+
+def test_red_lead_cannot_delete_test(api, red_lead_headers, draft_test):
+    resp = api("delete", f"/api/v1/tests/{draft_test}", red_lead_headers)
+    assert resp.status_code == 403
+
+
+def test_admin_cannot_delete_test(api, auth_headers, draft_test):
+    resp = api("delete", f"/api/v1/tests/{draft_test}", auth_headers)
+    assert resp.status_code == 403
+
+
+def test_manager_cannot_delete_started_test(api, manager_headers, red_tech_headers, draft_test):
+    started = api("post", f"/api/v1/tests/{draft_test}/start-execution", red_tech_headers)
+    assert started.status_code == 200, started.text
+
+    resp = api("delete", f"/api/v1/tests/{draft_test}", manager_headers)
+    assert resp.status_code == 400
+
+
+def test_manager_cannot_delete_test_linked_to_a_campaign(
+    api, db, manager_headers, red_lead_headers, draft_test,
+):
+    campaign = api(
+        "post", "/api/v1/campaigns", red_lead_headers,
+        json={"name": "Holds the test"},
+    )
+    assert campaign.status_code == 201, campaign.text
+    campaign_id = campaign.json()["id"]
+
+    add = api(
+        "post", f"/api/v1/campaigns/{campaign_id}/tests", red_lead_headers,
+        json={"test_id": draft_test},
+    )
+    assert add.status_code in (200, 201), add.text
+
+    resp = api("delete", f"/api/v1/tests/{draft_test}", manager_headers)
+    assert resp.status_code == 400

frontend/src/api/tests.ts

@@ -372,6 +372,11 @@ export async function resumeTest(testId: string): Promise<Test> {
   return data;
 }
 
+/** Delete a standalone test that hasn't started yet. Manager only. */
+export async function deleteTest(testId: string): Promise<void> {
+  await client.delete(`/tests/${testId}`);
+}
+
 // ── Timeline ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────
 
 /** Get the audit-log timeline for a test. */

frontend/src/components/AddTestToCampaignModal.tsx

@@ -22,9 +22,9 @@ import type { Test, TestState, TestTemplateSummary } from "../types/models";
 
 const stateBadge: Record<TestState, string> = {
   draft: "bg-gray-800/50 text-gray-400 border-gray-600/30",
-  red_executing: "bg-orange-900/50 text-orange-400 border-orange-500/30",
+  red_executing: "bg-red-900/50 text-red-400 border-red-500/30",
   red_review: "bg-amber-900/50 text-amber-400 border-amber-500/30",
-  blue_evaluating: "bg-indigo-900/50 text-indigo-400 border-indigo-500/30",
+  blue_evaluating: "bg-blue-900/50 text-blue-400 border-blue-500/30",
   blue_review: "bg-purple-900/50 text-purple-400 border-purple-500/30",
   in_review: "bg-blue-900/50 text-blue-400 border-blue-500/30",
   validated: "bg-green-900/50 text-green-400 border-green-500/30",

frontend/src/components/CampaignTimeline.tsx

@@ -21,9 +21,9 @@ const PHASES = [
 
 const stateColors: Record<string, { bg: string; text: string; border: string }> = {
   draft: { bg: "bg-gray-800", text: "text-gray-400", border: "border-gray-600" },
-  red_executing: { bg: "bg-orange-900/50", text: "text-orange-400", border: "border-orange-500/50" },
+  red_executing: { bg: "bg-red-900/50", text: "text-red-400", border: "border-red-500/50" },
   red_review: { bg: "bg-amber-900/50", text: "text-amber-400", border: "border-amber-500/50" },
-  blue_evaluating: { bg: "bg-indigo-900/50", text: "text-indigo-400", border: "border-indigo-500/50" },
+  blue_evaluating: { bg: "bg-blue-900/50", text: "text-blue-400", border: "border-blue-500/50" },
   blue_review: { bg: "bg-purple-900/50", text: "text-purple-400", border: "border-purple-500/50" },
   in_review: { bg: "bg-blue-900/50", text: "text-blue-400", border: "border-blue-500/50" },
   validated: { bg: "bg-green-900/50", text: "text-green-400", border: "border-green-500/50" },

frontend/src/components/CampaignTimingPanel.tsx

@@ -83,9 +83,9 @@ export default function CampaignTimingPanel({ campaignId }: Props) {
               {
                 label: "Red Execution",
                 value: data.red_execution_secs,
-                icon: <Swords className="h-4 w-4 text-orange-400" />,
-                color: "text-orange-400",
-                bg: "bg-orange-500/10 border-orange-500/20",
+                icon: <Swords className="h-4 w-4 text-red-400" />,
+                color: "text-red-400",
+                bg: "bg-red-500/10 border-red-500/20",
               },
               {
                 label: "Blue Queue",
@@ -97,9 +97,9 @@ export default function CampaignTimingPanel({ campaignId }: Props) {
               {
                 label: "Blue Evaluation",
                 value: data.blue_evaluation_secs,
-                icon: <Shield className="h-4 w-4 text-indigo-400" />,
-                color: "text-indigo-400",
-                bg: "bg-indigo-500/10 border-indigo-500/20",
+                icon: <Shield className="h-4 w-4 text-blue-400" />,
+                color: "text-blue-400",
+                bg: "bg-blue-500/10 border-blue-500/20",
               },
               {
                 label: "Total",
@@ -127,14 +127,14 @@ export default function CampaignTimingPanel({ campaignId }: Props) {
           {data.total_secs > 0 && (
             <div className="mb-5">
               <div className="flex h-3 w-full gap-0.5 overflow-hidden rounded-full bg-gray-800">
-                <BarSegment value={data.red_execution_secs} total={data.total_secs} color="bg-orange-500" label="Red Execution" />
+                <BarSegment value={data.red_execution_secs} total={data.total_secs} color="bg-red-500" label="Red Execution" />
                 <BarSegment value={data.blue_queue_secs} total={data.total_secs} color="bg-yellow-500" label="Blue Queue" />
-                <BarSegment value={data.blue_evaluation_secs} total={data.total_secs} color="bg-indigo-500" label="Blue Evaluation" />
+                <BarSegment value={data.blue_evaluation_secs} total={data.total_secs} color="bg-blue-500" label="Blue Evaluation" />
               </div>
               <div className="mt-1.5 flex flex-wrap gap-3 text-[10px] text-gray-500">
-                <span className="flex items-center gap-1"><span className="h-2 w-2 rounded-sm bg-orange-500" />Red Execution</span>
+                <span className="flex items-center gap-1"><span className="h-2 w-2 rounded-sm bg-red-500" />Red Execution</span>
                 <span className="flex items-center gap-1"><span className="h-2 w-2 rounded-sm bg-yellow-500" />Blue Queue</span>
-                <span className="flex items-center gap-1"><span className="h-2 w-2 rounded-sm bg-indigo-500" />Blue Evaluation</span>
+                <span className="flex items-center gap-1"><span className="h-2 w-2 rounded-sm bg-blue-500" />Blue Evaluation</span>
               </div>
             </div>
           )}
@@ -160,9 +160,9 @@ export default function CampaignTimingPanel({ campaignId }: Props) {
                       </div>
                       {/* Mini stacked bar */}
                       <div className="flex h-1.5 w-full gap-0.5 overflow-hidden rounded-full bg-gray-700">
-                        <BarSegment value={b.red_execution_secs} total={b.total_secs} color="bg-orange-500" label="Red" />
+                        <BarSegment value={b.red_execution_secs} total={b.total_secs} color="bg-red-500" label="Red" />
                         <BarSegment value={b.blue_queue_secs} total={b.total_secs} color="bg-yellow-500" label="Queue" />
-                        <BarSegment value={b.blue_evaluation_secs} total={b.total_secs} color="bg-indigo-500" label="Blue" />
+                        <BarSegment value={b.blue_evaluation_secs} total={b.total_secs} color="bg-blue-500" label="Blue" />
                       </div>
                       <div className="mt-1 flex gap-3 text-[9px] text-gray-500 tabular-nums">
                         {b.red_execution_secs > 0 && <span>🗡 {fmtDuration(b.red_execution_secs)}</span>}

frontend/src/components/TestPhaseTimeline.tsx

@@ -264,8 +264,8 @@ export default function TestPhaseTimeline({ test, testId }: TestPhaseTimelinePro
       <div className="relative space-y-0">
         {hasRedExec && (
           <PhaseRow
-            dotClass="border-orange-500/60"
-            icon={<Sword className="h-3 w-3 text-orange-400 inline" />}
+            dotClass="border-red-500/60"
+            icon={<Sword className="h-3 w-3 text-red-400 inline" />}
             label={red_round_number > 1 ? `Red Team Execution (Round ${red_round_number})` : "Red Team Execution"}
             startTs={red_started_at}
             duration={redExecSecs}
@@ -299,8 +299,8 @@ export default function TestPhaseTimeline({ test, testId }: TestPhaseTimelinePro
 
         {hasBlueEval && (
           <PhaseRow
-            dotClass="border-indigo-500/60"
-            icon={<Shield className="h-3 w-3 text-indigo-400 inline" />}
+            dotClass="border-blue-500/60"
+            icon={<Shield className="h-3 w-3 text-blue-400 inline" />}
             label={blue_round_number > 1 ? `Blue Evaluation (Round ${blue_round_number})` : "Blue Evaluation"}
             startTs={blue_work_started_at}
             duration={blueEvalSecs}
@@ -310,8 +310,8 @@ export default function TestPhaseTimeline({ test, testId }: TestPhaseTimelinePro
 
         {hasRedValidation && (
           <PhaseRow
-            dotClass="border-orange-400/60"
-            icon={<CheckCircle className="h-3 w-3 text-orange-400 inline" />}
+            dotClass="border-red-400/60"
+            icon={<CheckCircle className="h-3 w-3 text-red-400 inline" />}
             label="Red Lead Validation"
             badge={<ValidationBadge status={red_validation_status} />}
             startTs={red_validated_at}
@@ -322,8 +322,8 @@ export default function TestPhaseTimeline({ test, testId }: TestPhaseTimelinePro
 
         {hasBlueValidation && (
           <PhaseRow
-            dotClass="border-indigo-400/60"
-            icon={<CheckCircle className="h-3 w-3 text-indigo-400 inline" />}
+            dotClass="border-blue-400/60"
+            icon={<CheckCircle className="h-3 w-3 text-blue-400 inline" />}
             label="Blue Lead Validation"
             badge={<ValidationBadge status={blue_validation_status} />}
             startTs={blue_validated_at}

frontend/src/components/WorklogTimeline.tsx

@@ -12,11 +12,11 @@ interface WorklogTimelineProps {
 }
 
 const activityColors: Record<string, { bg: string; text: string; icon: string }> = {
-  red_team: { bg: "bg-orange-900/30", text: "text-orange-400", icon: "border-orange-500/40" },
-  blue_validation: { bg: "bg-indigo-900/30", text: "text-indigo-400", icon: "border-indigo-500/40" },
+  red_team: { bg: "bg-red-900/30", text: "text-red-400", icon: "border-red-500/40" },
+  blue_validation: { bg: "bg-blue-900/30", text: "text-blue-400", icon: "border-blue-500/40" },
   purple_review: { bg: "bg-purple-900/30", text: "text-purple-400", icon: "border-purple-500/40" },
   reporting: { bg: "bg-cyan-900/30", text: "text-cyan-400", icon: "border-cyan-500/40" },
-  execution: { bg: "bg-orange-900/30", text: "text-orange-400", icon: "border-orange-500/40" },
+  execution: { bg: "bg-red-900/30", text: "text-red-400", icon: "border-red-500/40" },
 };
 
 const defaultActivity = { bg: "bg-gray-800/50", text: "text-gray-400", icon: "border-gray-600" };

frontend/src/components/test-detail/AssigneeControl.tsx

@@ -24,8 +24,8 @@ interface Props {
 }
 
 const SIDE_STYLE = {
-  red: "border-orange-500/40 bg-orange-900/20 text-orange-400 hover:bg-orange-900/40",
-  blue: "border-indigo-500/40 bg-indigo-900/20 text-indigo-400 hover:bg-indigo-900/40",
+  red: "border-red-500/40 bg-red-900/20 text-red-400 hover:bg-red-900/40",
+  blue: "border-blue-500/40 bg-blue-900/20 text-blue-400 hover:bg-blue-900/40",
 };
 
 const ELIGIBLE_ROLES: Record<"operator" | "reviewer", Record<"red" | "blue", string[]>> = {

frontend/src/components/test-detail/LiveTimer.tsx

@@ -66,14 +66,14 @@ export default function LiveTimer({
   const colors = isPaused
     ? "border-yellow-500/40 bg-yellow-900/30 text-yellow-300"
     : variant === "red"
-      ? "border-orange-500/40 bg-orange-900/30 text-orange-300"
-      : "border-indigo-500/40 bg-indigo-900/30 text-indigo-300";
+      ? "border-red-500/40 bg-red-900/30 text-red-300"
+      : "border-blue-500/40 bg-blue-900/30 text-blue-300";
 
   const dotColor = isPaused
     ? "bg-yellow-400"
     : variant === "red"
-      ? "bg-orange-400"
-      : "bg-indigo-400";
+      ? "bg-red-400"
+      : "bg-blue-400";
 
   return (
     <div className={`flex items-center gap-2.5 rounded-lg border px-3 py-2 ${colors}`}>

frontend/src/components/test-detail/ResolveDisputeModal.tsx

@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ export default function ResolveDisputeModal({
                 onClick={() => setTargetTeam("red")}
                 className={`flex flex-1 items-center justify-center gap-2 rounded-lg border p-3 text-sm font-medium transition-colors ${
                   targetTeam === "red"
-                    ? "border-orange-500 bg-orange-500/10 text-orange-400"
+                    ? "border-red-500 bg-red-500/10 text-red-400"
                     : "border-gray-700 bg-gray-800 text-gray-400 hover:border-gray-600"
                 }`}
               >
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ export default function ResolveDisputeModal({
                 onClick={() => setTargetTeam("blue")}
                 className={`flex flex-1 items-center justify-center gap-2 rounded-lg border p-3 text-sm font-medium transition-colors ${
                   targetTeam === "blue"
-                    ? "border-indigo-500 bg-indigo-500/10 text-indigo-400"
+                    ? "border-blue-500 bg-blue-500/10 text-blue-400"
                     : "border-gray-700 bg-gray-800 text-gray-400 hover:border-gray-600"
                 }`}
               >

frontend/src/components/test-detail/ReviewModal.tsx

@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ export default function ReviewModal({
   const [systemGaps, setSystemGaps] = useState("");
 
   const title = isRed ? "Review Red Team Submission" : "Review Blue Team Submission";
-  const accent = isRed ? "orange" : "indigo";
+  const accent = isRed ? "red" : "blue";
   const evidences = isRed ? test.red_evidences || [] : test.blue_evidences || [];
 
   const requiresNotes = decision === "reopen" && notes.trim().length === 0;

frontend/src/components/test-detail/TeamTabs.tsx

@@ -43,8 +43,8 @@ const TABS: { key: TabKey; label: string; icon: React.ReactNode }[] = [
 ];
 
 const TAB_COLORS: Record<TabKey, string> = {
-  red: "border-orange-500 text-orange-400",
-  blue: "border-indigo-500 text-indigo-400",
+  red: "border-red-500 text-red-400",
+  blue: "border-blue-500 text-blue-400",
   summary: "border-cyan-500 text-cyan-400",
   timeline: "border-gray-500 text-gray-400",
 };
@@ -209,7 +209,7 @@ export default function TeamTabs({
     <div className="space-y-6">
       {/* Locked hint for red_tech in draft state */}
       {redLockedHint && (
-        <div className="flex items-center gap-2 rounded-lg border border-orange-500/30 bg-orange-500/5 px-4 py-3 text-sm text-orange-400">
+        <div className="flex items-center gap-2 rounded-lg border border-red-500/30 bg-red-500/5 px-4 py-3 text-sm text-red-400">
           <span className="text-base">⏱</span>
           {redLockedHint}
         </div>
@@ -407,7 +407,7 @@ export default function TeamTabs({
     <div className="space-y-6">
       {/* Locked hint for blue_tech before Start Evaluation */}
       {blueLockedHint && (
-        <div className="flex items-center gap-2 rounded-lg border border-indigo-500/30 bg-indigo-500/5 px-4 py-3 text-sm text-indigo-400">
+        <div className="flex items-center gap-2 rounded-lg border border-blue-500/30 bg-blue-500/5 px-4 py-3 text-sm text-blue-400">
           <span className="text-base">⏱</span>
           {blueLockedHint}
         </div>
@@ -422,7 +422,7 @@ export default function TeamTabs({
             value={blueDraft.detect_procedure}
             onChange={(e) => onBlueFieldChange("detect_procedure", e.target.value)}
             rows={6}
-            className="w-full rounded-lg border border-gray-700 bg-gray-800 px-3 py-2 text-sm text-gray-200 placeholder-gray-500 focus:border-indigo-500 focus:outline-none focus:ring-1 focus:ring-indigo-500 font-mono"
+            className="w-full rounded-lg border border-gray-700 bg-gray-800 px-3 py-2 text-sm text-gray-200 placeholder-gray-500 focus:border-blue-500 focus:outline-none focus:ring-1 focus:ring-blue-500 font-mono"
             placeholder="Describe how you detected the attack..."
           />
         ) : (
@@ -533,7 +533,7 @@ export default function TeamTabs({
                 required
                 value={blueDraft.detection_time}
                 onChange={(e) => onBlueFieldChange("detection_time", e.target.value)}
-                className="w-full rounded-lg border border-gray-700 bg-gray-800 px-3 py-2 text-sm text-gray-200 focus:border-indigo-500 focus:outline-none focus:ring-1 focus:ring-indigo-500"
+                className="w-full rounded-lg border border-gray-700 bg-gray-800 px-3 py-2 text-sm text-gray-200 focus:border-blue-500 focus:outline-none focus:ring-1 focus:ring-blue-500"
               />
             ) : (
               <p className="text-sm text-gray-400">
@@ -552,7 +552,7 @@ export default function TeamTabs({
                   required
                   value={blueDraft.containment_time}
                   onChange={(e) => onBlueFieldChange("containment_time", e.target.value)}
-                  className="w-full rounded-lg border border-gray-700 bg-gray-800 px-3 py-2 text-sm text-gray-200 focus:border-indigo-500 focus:outline-none focus:ring-1 focus:ring-indigo-500"
+                  className="w-full rounded-lg border border-gray-700 bg-gray-800 px-3 py-2 text-sm text-gray-200 focus:border-blue-500 focus:outline-none focus:ring-1 focus:ring-blue-500"
                 />
               ) : (
                 <p className="text-sm text-gray-400">
@@ -574,7 +574,7 @@ export default function TeamTabs({
             value={blueDraft.blue_summary}
             onChange={(e) => onBlueFieldChange("blue_summary", e.target.value)}
             rows={4}
-            className="w-full rounded-lg border border-gray-700 bg-gray-800 px-3 py-2 text-sm text-gray-200 placeholder-gray-500 focus:border-indigo-500 focus:outline-none focus:ring-1 focus:ring-indigo-500"
+            className="w-full rounded-lg border border-gray-700 bg-gray-800 px-3 py-2 text-sm text-gray-200 placeholder-gray-500 focus:border-blue-500 focus:outline-none focus:ring-1 focus:ring-blue-500"
             placeholder="Summarize the Blue Team analysis..."
           />
         ) : (
@@ -602,7 +602,7 @@ export default function TeamTabs({
       {/* Detection Rule Checklist */}
       <div>
         <h3 className="mb-3 flex items-center gap-2 text-sm font-medium text-gray-300">
-          <ShieldCheck className="h-4 w-4 text-indigo-400" />
+          <ShieldCheck className="h-4 w-4 text-blue-400" />
           Detection Rule Evaluation
         </h3>
         <DetectionRuleChecklist
@@ -746,8 +746,8 @@ export default function TeamTabs({
       {/* Side-by-side comparison */}
       <div className="grid gap-6 md:grid-cols-2">
         {/* Red Side */}
-        <div className="rounded-lg border border-orange-500/20 bg-orange-900/10 p-4">
-          <h3 className="mb-3 flex items-center gap-2 text-sm font-semibold text-orange-400">
+        <div className="rounded-lg border border-red-500/20 bg-red-900/10 p-4">
+          <h3 className="mb-3 flex items-center gap-2 text-sm font-semibold text-red-400">
             <Shield className="h-4 w-4" /> Red Team (Attack)
           </h3>
           <dl className="space-y-3">
@@ -804,8 +804,8 @@ export default function TeamTabs({
         </div>
 
         {/* Blue Side */}
-        <div className="rounded-lg border border-indigo-500/20 bg-indigo-900/10 p-4">
-          <h3 className="mb-3 flex items-center gap-2 text-sm font-semibold text-indigo-400">
+        <div className="rounded-lg border border-blue-500/20 bg-blue-900/10 p-4">
+          <h3 className="mb-3 flex items-center gap-2 text-sm font-semibold text-blue-400">
             <ShieldCheck className="h-4 w-4" /> Blue Team (Detection)
           </h3>
           <dl className="space-y-3">

frontend/src/components/test-detail/TestDetailHeader.tsx

@@ -52,9 +52,9 @@ const STATE_INDEX: Record<TestState, number> = {
 
 const STATE_BADGE: Record<TestState, string> = {
   draft: "bg-gray-800/50 text-gray-400 border-gray-600/30",
-  red_executing: "bg-orange-900/50 text-orange-400 border-orange-500/30",
+  red_executing: "bg-red-900/50 text-red-400 border-red-500/30",
   red_review: "bg-amber-900/50 text-amber-400 border-amber-500/30",
-  blue_evaluating: "bg-indigo-900/50 text-indigo-400 border-indigo-500/30",
+  blue_evaluating: "bg-blue-900/50 text-blue-400 border-blue-500/30",
   blue_review: "bg-purple-900/50 text-purple-400 border-purple-500/30",
   in_review: "bg-blue-900/50 text-blue-400 border-blue-500/30",
   validated: "bg-green-900/50 text-green-400 border-green-500/30",
@@ -203,7 +203,7 @@ export default function TestDetailHeader({
           key="start"
           onClick={onStartExecution}
           disabled={isTransitioning}
-          className="flex items-center gap-1.5 rounded-lg bg-orange-600 px-4 py-2 text-sm font-medium text-white hover:bg-orange-500 transition-colors disabled:opacity-50"
+          className="flex items-center gap-1.5 rounded-lg bg-red-600 px-4 py-2 text-sm font-medium text-white hover:bg-red-500 transition-colors disabled:opacity-50"
         >
           {isTransitioning ? <Loader2 className="h-4 w-4 animate-spin" /> : <Play className="h-4 w-4" />}
           Start Execution
@@ -223,7 +223,7 @@ export default function TestDetailHeader({
             onClick={onSubmitRed}
             disabled={isTransitioning || !hasRedEvidence}
             title={!hasRedEvidence ? "Upload at least one Red Team evidence file before submitting" : undefined}
-            className="flex items-center gap-1.5 rounded-lg bg-indigo-600 px-4 py-2 text-sm font-medium text-white hover:bg-indigo-500 transition-colors disabled:opacity-50 disabled:cursor-not-allowed"
+            className="flex items-center gap-1.5 rounded-lg bg-blue-600 px-4 py-2 text-sm font-medium text-white hover:bg-blue-500 transition-colors disabled:opacity-50 disabled:cursor-not-allowed"
           >
             {isTransitioning ? <Loader2 className="h-4 w-4 animate-spin" /> : <Send className="h-4 w-4" />}
             Submit to Blue Team
@@ -282,7 +282,7 @@ export default function TestDetailHeader({
             key="start-blue-work"
             onClick={onStartBlueWork}
             disabled={isTransitioning}
-            className="flex items-center gap-1.5 rounded-lg bg-indigo-600 px-4 py-2 text-sm font-medium text-white hover:bg-indigo-500 transition-colors disabled:opacity-50"
+            className="flex items-center gap-1.5 rounded-lg bg-blue-600 px-4 py-2 text-sm font-medium text-white hover:bg-blue-500 transition-colors disabled:opacity-50"
           >
             {isTransitioning ? <Loader2 className="h-4 w-4 animate-spin" /> : <Play className="h-4 w-4" />}
             Start Evaluation
@@ -320,7 +320,7 @@ export default function TestDetailHeader({
         <button
           key="validate-red"
           onClick={() => onOpenValidateModal("red")}
-          className="flex items-center gap-1.5 rounded-lg bg-orange-600 px-4 py-2 text-sm font-medium text-white hover:bg-orange-500 transition-colors"
+          className="flex items-center gap-1.5 rounded-lg bg-red-600 px-4 py-2 text-sm font-medium text-white hover:bg-red-500 transition-colors"
         >
           <Shield className="h-4 w-4" />
           Validate Red Side
@@ -338,7 +338,7 @@ export default function TestDetailHeader({
         <button
           key="validate-blue"
           onClick={() => onOpenValidateModal("blue")}
-          className="flex items-center gap-1.5 rounded-lg bg-indigo-600 px-4 py-2 text-sm font-medium text-white hover:bg-indigo-500 transition-colors"
+          className="flex items-center gap-1.5 rounded-lg bg-blue-600 px-4 py-2 text-sm font-medium text-white hover:bg-blue-500 transition-colors"
         >
           <Shield className="h-4 w-4" />
           Validate Blue Side

frontend/src/pages/CampaignDetailPage.tsx

@@ -60,9 +60,9 @@ const typeLabels: Record<string, string> = {
 
 const testStateColors: Record<string, string> = {
   draft: "bg-gray-800/50 text-gray-400 border-gray-600/30",
-  red_executing: "bg-orange-900/50 text-orange-400 border-orange-500/30",
+  red_executing: "bg-red-900/50 text-red-400 border-red-500/30",
   red_review: "bg-amber-900/50 text-amber-400 border-amber-500/30",
-  blue_evaluating: "bg-indigo-900/50 text-indigo-400 border-indigo-500/30",
+  blue_evaluating: "bg-blue-900/50 text-blue-400 border-blue-500/30",
   blue_review: "bg-purple-900/50 text-purple-400 border-purple-500/30",
   in_review: "bg-blue-900/50 text-blue-400 border-blue-500/30",
   validated: "bg-green-900/50 text-green-400 border-green-500/30",

frontend/src/pages/CampaignsPage.tsx

@@ -60,8 +60,9 @@ export default function CampaignsPage() {
     start_date: "",
   });
 
+  // Admin administers the site, not campaign content — no free pass here,
+  // same principle as the backend's require_any_role_strict on this action.
   const canCreate =
-    user?.role === "admin" ||
     user?.role === "red_lead" ||
     user?.role === "blue_lead" ||
     user?.role === "manager";

frontend/src/pages/DashboardPage.tsx

@@ -49,9 +49,9 @@ import type { TestState } from "../types/models";
 
 const testStateBadgeColors: Record<string, string> = {
   draft: "bg-gray-800/50 text-gray-400 border-gray-600/30",
-  red_executing: "bg-orange-900/50 text-orange-400 border-orange-500/30",
+  red_executing: "bg-red-900/50 text-red-400 border-red-500/30",
   red_review: "bg-amber-900/50 text-amber-400 border-amber-500/30",
-  blue_evaluating: "bg-indigo-900/50 text-indigo-400 border-indigo-500/30",
+  blue_evaluating: "bg-blue-900/50 text-blue-400 border-blue-500/30",
   blue_review: "bg-purple-900/50 text-purple-400 border-purple-500/30",
   in_review: "bg-blue-900/50 text-blue-400 border-blue-500/30",
   validated: "bg-green-900/50 text-green-400 border-green-500/30",
@@ -547,8 +547,8 @@ export default function DashboardPage() {
 function PipelineFunnel({ pipeline }: { pipeline: TestPipelineCounts }) {
   const stages: { key: keyof TestPipelineCounts; label: string; color: string; icon: React.ReactNode }[] = [
     { key: "draft", label: "Draft", color: "bg-gray-600", icon: <Clock className="h-4 w-4 text-gray-400" /> },
-    { key: "red_executing", label: "Red Executing", color: "bg-orange-500", icon: <Play className="h-4 w-4 text-orange-400" /> },
-    { key: "blue_evaluating", label: "Blue Evaluating", color: "bg-indigo-500", icon: <Shield className="h-4 w-4 text-indigo-400" /> },
+    { key: "red_executing", label: "Red Executing", color: "bg-red-500", icon: <Play className="h-4 w-4 text-red-400" /> },
+    { key: "blue_evaluating", label: "Blue Evaluating", color: "bg-blue-500", icon: <Shield className="h-4 w-4 text-blue-400" /> },
     { key: "in_review", label: "In Review", color: "bg-blue-500", icon: <Eye className="h-4 w-4 text-blue-400" /> },
     { key: "validated", label: "Validated", color: "bg-green-500", icon: <CheckCircle className="h-4 w-4 text-green-400" /> },
     { key: "rejected", label: "Rejected", color: "bg-red-500", icon: <XCircle className="h-4 w-4 text-red-400" /> },

frontend/src/pages/ReportsPage.tsx

@@ -453,9 +453,9 @@ const statusColors: Record<string, string> = {
   not_covered: "bg-red-500/10 text-red-400 border-red-500/30",
   not_evaluated: "bg-gray-500/10 text-gray-400 border-gray-500/30",
   draft: "bg-gray-500/10 text-gray-400 border-gray-500/30",
-  red_executing: "bg-orange-500/10 text-orange-400 border-orange-500/30",
+  red_executing: "bg-red-500/10 text-red-400 border-red-500/30",
   red_review: "bg-amber-500/10 text-amber-400 border-amber-500/30",
-  blue_evaluating: "bg-indigo-500/10 text-indigo-400 border-indigo-500/30",
+  blue_evaluating: "bg-blue-500/10 text-blue-400 border-blue-500/30",
   blue_review: "bg-purple-500/10 text-purple-400 border-purple-500/30",
   in_review: "bg-yellow-500/10 text-yellow-400 border-yellow-500/30",
   rejected: "bg-red-500/10 text-red-400 border-red-500/30",

frontend/src/pages/TechniqueDetailPage.tsx

@@ -41,9 +41,9 @@ const statusBadgeColors: Record<TechniqueStatus, string> = {
 
 const testStateBadgeColors: Record<TestState, string> = {
   draft: "bg-gray-800/50 text-gray-400 border-gray-600/30",
-  red_executing: "bg-orange-900/50 text-orange-400 border-orange-500/30",
+  red_executing: "bg-red-900/50 text-red-400 border-red-500/30",
   red_review: "bg-amber-900/50 text-amber-400 border-amber-500/30",
-  blue_evaluating: "bg-indigo-900/50 text-indigo-400 border-indigo-500/30",
+  blue_evaluating: "bg-blue-900/50 text-blue-400 border-blue-500/30",
   blue_review: "bg-purple-900/50 text-purple-400 border-purple-500/30",
   in_review: "bg-blue-900/50 text-blue-400 border-blue-500/30",
   validated: "bg-green-900/50 text-green-400 border-green-500/30",

frontend/src/pages/TestDetailPage.tsx

@@ -622,7 +622,7 @@ export default function TestDetailPage() {
                     saveRedMutation.mutate();
                   }}
                   disabled={saveRedMutation.isPending}
-                  className="flex items-center gap-1.5 rounded-lg bg-orange-600 px-4 py-2 text-sm font-medium text-white hover:bg-orange-500 disabled:opacity-50 transition-colors"
+                  className="flex items-center gap-1.5 rounded-lg bg-red-600 px-4 py-2 text-sm font-medium text-white hover:bg-red-500 disabled:opacity-50 transition-colors"
                 >
                   {saveRedMutation.isPending && <Loader2 className="h-4 w-4 animate-spin" />}
                   Save Red Team Fields
@@ -638,7 +638,7 @@ export default function TestDetailPage() {
                     saveBlueMutation.mutate();
                   }}
                   disabled={saveBlueMutation.isPending}
-                  className="flex items-center gap-1.5 rounded-lg bg-indigo-600 px-4 py-2 text-sm font-medium text-white hover:bg-indigo-500 disabled:opacity-50 transition-colors"
+                  className="flex items-center gap-1.5 rounded-lg bg-blue-600 px-4 py-2 text-sm font-medium text-white hover:bg-blue-500 disabled:opacity-50 transition-colors"
                 >
                   {saveBlueMutation.isPending && <Loader2 className="h-4 w-4 animate-spin" />}
                   Save Blue Team Fields

frontend/src/pages/TestsPage.tsx

@@ -20,8 +20,9 @@ import {
   Timer,
   AlertTriangle,
   Lightbulb,
+  Trash2,
 } from "lucide-react";
-import { getTests, type TestListFilters } from "../api/tests";
+import { getTests, deleteTest, type TestListFilters } from "../api/tests";
 import {
   getProcedureSuggestions,
   approveProcedureSuggestion,
@@ -29,14 +30,15 @@ import {
 } from "../api/procedure-suggestions";
 import type { Test, TestState } from "../types/models";
 import { useAuth } from "../context/AuthContext";
+import { useToast } from "../components/Toast";
 
 /* ── Badge colour map ──────────────────────────────────────────────── */
 
 const testStateBadgeColors: Record<TestState, string> = {
   draft: "bg-gray-800/50 text-gray-400 border-gray-600/30",
-  red_executing: "bg-orange-900/50 text-orange-400 border-orange-500/30",
+  red_executing: "bg-red-900/50 text-red-400 border-red-500/30",
   red_review: "bg-amber-900/50 text-amber-400 border-amber-500/30",
-  blue_evaluating: "bg-indigo-900/50 text-indigo-400 border-indigo-500/30",
+  blue_evaluating: "bg-blue-900/50 text-blue-400 border-blue-500/30",
   blue_review: "bg-purple-900/50 text-purple-400 border-purple-500/30",
   in_review: "bg-blue-900/50 text-blue-400 border-blue-500/30",
   validated: "bg-green-900/50 text-green-400 border-green-500/30",
@@ -503,9 +505,9 @@ export default function TestsPage() {
         {ALL_STATES.map((state) => {
           const icons: Record<TestState, React.ReactNode> = {
             draft: <Clock className="h-4 w-4 text-gray-400" />,
-            red_executing: <Play className="h-4 w-4 text-orange-400" />,
+            red_executing: <Play className="h-4 w-4 text-red-400" />,
             red_review: <Shield className="h-4 w-4 text-amber-400" />,
-            blue_evaluating: <Shield className="h-4 w-4 text-indigo-400" />,
+            blue_evaluating: <Shield className="h-4 w-4 text-blue-400" />,
             blue_review: <Shield className="h-4 w-4 text-purple-400" />,
             in_review: <Eye className="h-4 w-4 text-blue-400" />,
             validated: <CheckCircle className="h-4 w-4 text-green-400" />,
@@ -514,9 +516,9 @@ export default function TestsPage() {
           };
           const colorMap: Record<TestState, string> = {
             draft: "text-gray-400",
-            red_executing: "text-orange-400",
+            red_executing: "text-red-400",
             red_review: "text-amber-400",
-            blue_evaluating: "text-indigo-400",
+            blue_evaluating: "text-blue-400",
             blue_review: "text-purple-400",
             in_review: "text-blue-400",
             validated: "text-green-400",
@@ -916,6 +918,24 @@ function TestTable({
    * where seeing who's working each side is the whole point. */
   showAssignees?: boolean;
 }) {
+  const { user } = useAuth();
+  const { showToast } = useToast();
+  const queryClient = useQueryClient();
+
+  const deleteMutation = useMutation({
+    mutationFn: (testId: string) => deleteTest(testId),
+    onSuccess: () => {
+      queryClient.invalidateQueries({ queryKey: ["tests"] });
+      showToast("success", "Test deleted");
+    },
+    onError: () => showToast("error", "Could not delete this test — it may already be in progress or belong to a campaign"),
+  });
+
+  // Manager-only queue cleanup: a not-yet-started, standalone test can be
+  // deleted directly. Tests already underway or attached to a campaign are
+  // rejected server-side — the error above covers that case.
+  const canDelete = user?.role === "manager";
+
   return (
     <div className="overflow-x-auto">
       <table className="w-full text-left text-sm">
@@ -997,7 +1017,7 @@ function TestTable({
               {/* Waiting time — how long since Red submitted to Blue */}
               <td className="py-3 px-4 text-xs whitespace-nowrap">
                 {test.state === "blue_evaluating" ? (
-                  <span className="font-mono text-indigo-400">
+                  <span className="font-mono text-blue-400">
                     {formatElapsed(test.blue_started_at)}
                   </span>
                 ) : (
@@ -1021,15 +1041,32 @@ function TestTable({
                 </>
               )}
               <td className="py-3 pl-4">
-                <button
-                  onClick={(e) => {
-                    e.stopPropagation();
-                    navigate(`/tests/${test.id}`);
-                  }}
-                  className="text-sm text-cyan-400 hover:underline"
-                >
-                  View
-                </button>
+                <div className="flex items-center gap-3">
+                  <button
+                    onClick={(e) => {
+                      e.stopPropagation();
+                      navigate(`/tests/${test.id}`);
+                    }}
+                    className="text-sm text-cyan-400 hover:underline"
+                  >
+                    View
+                  </button>
+                  {canDelete && test.state === "draft" && (
+                    <button
+                      onClick={(e) => {
+                        e.stopPropagation();
+                        if (window.confirm(`Delete "${test.name}"? This cannot be undone.`)) {
+                          deleteMutation.mutate(test.id);
+                        }
+                      }}
+                      disabled={deleteMutation.isPending}
+                      title="Delete this test (only if not started and not part of a campaign)"
+                      className="text-gray-500 hover:text-red-400 disabled:opacity-50"
+                    >
+                      <Trash2 className="h-3.5 w-3.5" />
+                    </button>
+                  )}
+                </div>
               </td>
             </tr>
           ))}

frontend/src/pages/UsersPage.tsx

@@ -28,8 +28,8 @@ const roleBadgeColors: Record<string, string> = {
   admin: "bg-purple-900/50 text-purple-400 border-purple-500/30",
   red_tech: "bg-red-900/50 text-red-400 border-red-500/30",
   blue_tech: "bg-blue-900/50 text-blue-400 border-blue-500/30",
-  red_lead: "bg-orange-900/50 text-orange-400 border-orange-500/30",
-  blue_lead: "bg-cyan-900/50 text-cyan-400 border-cyan-500/30",
+  red_lead: "bg-red-900/50 text-red-400 border-red-500/30",
+  blue_lead: "bg-blue-900/50 text-blue-400 border-blue-500/30",
   manager: "bg-amber-900/50 text-amber-400 border-amber-500/30",
   viewer: "bg-gray-800/50 text-gray-400 border-gray-600/30",
 };