diff --git a/templates/presentation.org b/templates/presentation.org
index e5b73ce..8d49c95 100644
--- a/templates/presentation.org
+++ b/templates/presentation.org
@@ -42,24 +42,10 @@
 # -- Navigation ----------------------------------------------------------------
 #+LATEX_HEADER: \setbeamertemplate{navigation symbols}{}
 
-# -- Custom footer (BEAMER_HEADER = after \usetheme, overrides Madrid) ---------
-#+BEAMER_HEADER: \setbeamertemplate{footline}{%
-#+BEAMER_HEADER:   \leavevmode%
-#+BEAMER_HEADER:   \hbox{%
-#+BEAMER_HEADER:     \begin{beamercolorbox}[wd=.33\paperwidth,ht=2.5ex,dp=1.125ex,leftskip=.3cm]{author in head/foot}%
-#+BEAMER_HEADER:       \raisebox{-0.2ex}{\includegraphics[height=1.6ex]{logo}}%
-#+BEAMER_HEADER:       \hspace{0.3em}%
-#+BEAMER_HEADER:       \usebeamerfont{author in head/foot}\insertshortauthor%
-#+BEAMER_HEADER:     \end{beamercolorbox}%
-#+BEAMER_HEADER:     \begin{beamercolorbox}[wd=.34\paperwidth,ht=2.5ex,dp=1.125ex,center]{title in head/foot}%
-#+BEAMER_HEADER:       \usebeamerfont{title in head/foot}\color{white}\insertshorttitle%
-#+BEAMER_HEADER:     \end{beamercolorbox}%
-#+BEAMER_HEADER:     \begin{beamercolorbox}[wd=.33\paperwidth,ht=2.5ex,dp=1.125ex,rightskip=.3cm,right]{date in head/foot}%
-#+BEAMER_HEADER:       \usebeamerfont{date in head/foot}\insertshortdate{}\hspace*{2em}\insertframenumber{}/\inserttotalframenumber%
-#+BEAMER_HEADER:     \end{beamercolorbox}%
-#+BEAMER_HEADER:   }%
-#+BEAMER_HEADER:   \vskip0pt%
-#+BEAMER_HEADER: }
+# -- Footer colors: all three parts white-on-kyndrylRed (consistent) -----------
+#+BEAMER_HEADER: \setbeamercolor{author in head/foot}{fg=white,bg=kyndrylRed}
+#+BEAMER_HEADER: \setbeamercolor{title in head/foot}{fg=white,bg=kyndrylRed!85}
+#+BEAMER_HEADER: \setbeamercolor{date in head/foot}{fg=white,bg=kyndrylRed}
 
 # -- Logo (title page + footer) ------------------------------------------------
 #+LATEX_HEADER: \graphicspath{{~/org/templates/}}