diff --git a/CONTEXT.md b/CONTEXT.md
index 2458daa..88eb532 100644
--- a/CONTEXT.md
+++ b/CONTEXT.md
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ A free-text takeaway captured against a Feature once it is delivered — what th
 _Avoid_: retro note, lesson, postmortem
 
 **Status**:
-A Feature's *current* delivery confidence (a snapshot, overwritten each review): **green** (all good), **orange** (in trouble but we have a plan), **red** (in trouble and we have no plan). May carry a comment. Applies only while in-flight; once delivered, the **Learning** takes over and the Status is dropped. An overdue Feature (past its latest estimate, not delivered) is expressed through an orange/red Status, not a dedicated symbol.
+A Feature's *current* delivery confidence (a snapshot, overwritten each review): **on-track** (all good), **at-risk** (in trouble but we have a plan), **off-track** (in trouble and we have no plan). May carry a comment. Applies only while in-flight; once delivered, the **Learning** takes over and the Status is dropped. An overdue Feature (past its latest estimate, not delivered) is expressed through an at-risk/off-track Status, not a dedicated symbol.
 _Avoid_: health, RAG, risk
 
 **Week**:
diff --git a/src/components/MacroplanGrid.vue b/src/components/MacroplanGrid.vue
index 875bc19..818a273 100644
--- a/src/components/MacroplanGrid.vue
+++ b/src/components/MacroplanGrid.vue
@@ -58,20 +58,14 @@ const gridStyle = computed(() => ({
 
 function tone(row: FeatureRow): Tone {
   if (row.delivered) return row.onTime ? 'success' : 'error'
-  if (row.status === 'green') return 'success'
-  if (row.status === 'orange') return 'warning'
-  if (row.status === 'red') return 'error'
+  if (row.status === 'on-track') return 'success'
+  if (row.status === 'at-risk') return 'warning'
+  if (row.status === 'off-track') return 'error'
   return 'neutral'
 }
 
 function statusWord(row: FeatureRow): string {
-  return row.status === 'green'
-    ? 'on track'
-    : row.status === 'orange'
-      ? 'at risk'
-      : row.status === 'red'
-        ? 'blocked'
-        : 'in flight'
+  return row.status ? row.status.replace('-', ' ') : 'in flight'
 }
 
 function markerAt(row: FeatureRow, w: WeekId): MarkerKind | null {
diff --git a/src/data/sample.ts b/src/data/sample.ts
index d1203e0..0d51aa3 100644
--- a/src/data/sample.ts
+++ b/src/data/sample.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 // Default Macroplan shown on first load — exercises every state:
-// on-time delivery, late delivery with slips, in-flight (green/orange/red),
+// on-time delivery, late delivery with slips, in-flight (on-track/at-risk/off-track),
 // an overdue Feature, and a Milestone with unmet required Features.
 export const SAMPLE_PLAN = `title = "Q3 — Checkout revamp"
 
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ learning = "Vendor lead time was the real constraint — derisk vendors up front
 name = "Dashboard"
 start = 2026-06-01
 original = 2026-06-08           # already past 'now' and undelivered → overdue
-status = "red"
+status = "off-track"
 note = "No recovery plan yet — needs an owner."
 
 [[feature]]
@@ -40,14 +40,14 @@ name = "Search"
 start = 2026-06-08
 original = 2026-06-22
 reestimates = [2026-07-06]      # re-estimated once, still in flight → △
-status = "orange"
+status = "at-risk"
 note = "Third-party search API is flaky; spike a fallback."
 
 [[feature]]
 name = "Notifications"
 start = 2026-06-22
 original = 2026-07-06
-status = "green"
+status = "on-track"
 
 [[milestone]]
 name = "Code freeze"
diff --git a/src/model/parse.ts b/src/model/parse.ts
index 1d564dd..4db5f85 100644
--- a/src/model/parse.ts
+++ b/src/model/parse.ts
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ export class PlanParseError extends Error {
   }
 }
 
-const STATUSES = ['green', 'orange', 'red'] as const satisfies readonly StatusLevel[]
+const STATUSES = ['on-track', 'at-risk', 'off-track'] as const satisfies readonly StatusLevel[]
 
 // ── Field schemas ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
 // A TOML date (smol-toml returns a Date subclass) or a yyyy-mm-dd string,
diff --git a/src/model/plan.test.ts b/src/model/plan.test.ts
index 57255d1..4cf506a 100644
--- a/src/model/plan.test.ts
+++ b/src/model/plan.test.ts
@@ -76,10 +76,10 @@ describe('F2 — on-time / late classification (ADR-0001)', () => {
   })
 
   it('in-flight (undelivered) → ◯ only, onTime null, bar ends at the furthest estimate', () => {
-    const r = rowOf(base('reestimates = [2026-06-29]\nstatus = "red"'), 'X')
+    const r = rowOf(base('reestimates = [2026-06-29]\nstatus = "off-track"'), 'X')
     expect(r.onTime).toBeNull()
     expect(r.delivered).toBe(false)
-    expect(r.status).toBe('red')
+    expect(r.status).toBe('off-track')
     expect(r.barEndWeek).toBe('2026-06-29') // furthest open estimate
     expect(r.markers.some((m) => m.kind === 'original')).toBe(true)
   })
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ describe('bar extent relative to now', () => {
 
   it('extends an overdue undelivered bar to the now week, keeping ◯ at the estimate', () => {
     // original 2026-06-08 is before now (week of 2026-06-15) and undelivered → overdue
-    const r = rowOf(feat('status = "red"'), 'X')
+    const r = rowOf(feat('status = "off-track"'), 'X')
     expect(r.delivered).toBe(false)
     expect(r.barEndWeek).toBe('2026-06-15') // runs up to now, past the 06-08 estimate
     expect(r.markers.find((m) => m.kind === 'original')?.week).toBe('2026-06-08')
diff --git a/src/model/types.ts b/src/model/types.ts
index 68d90be..63a1da6 100644
--- a/src/model/types.ts
+++ b/src/model/types.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import type { WeekId } from './week'
 
-export type StatusLevel = 'green' | 'orange' | 'red'
+export type StatusLevel = 'on-track' | 'at-risk' | 'off-track'
 
 // ── Raw model: as authored, after TOML parse + validation, before derivation ──