diff --git a/apps/web/public/brand/marka/marka-favicon-dark.png b/apps/web/public/brand/marka/marka-favicon-dark.png
index 3763b556b..228aa974c 100644
Binary files a/apps/web/public/brand/marka/marka-favicon-dark.png and b/apps/web/public/brand/marka/marka-favicon-dark.png differ
diff --git a/apps/web/public/brand/marka/marka-favicon-light.png b/apps/web/public/brand/marka/marka-favicon-light.png
index 0e25d1202..ea05feb81 100644
Binary files a/apps/web/public/brand/marka/marka-favicon-light.png and b/apps/web/public/brand/marka/marka-favicon-light.png differ
diff --git a/assets/brand/marka/manifest.json b/assets/brand/marka/manifest.json
index da959c464..a2bf6af8d 100644
--- a/assets/brand/marka/manifest.json
+++ b/assets/brand/marka/manifest.json
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
       "source": "assets/brand/marka/source/marka-navy-mark.png",
       "crop": { "left": 285, "top": 178, "width": 715, "height": 882 },
       "foreground": "#03132F",
-      "background": "#FFFFFF",
+      "background": "transparent",
       "padding": 0.16,
       "outputs": [
         { "path": "apps/web/public/brand/marka/marka-favicon-light.png", "width": 48, "height": 48, "source": "assets/brand/marka/source/marka-navy-mark.png", "cornerRadius": 9 }
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@
       "source": "assets/brand/marka/source/marka-white-mark.png",
       "crop": { "left": 339, "top": 252, "width": 629, "height": 750 },
       "foreground": "#FFFFFF",
-      "background": "#03132F",
+      "background": "transparent",
       "padding": 0.16,
       "outputs": [
         { "path": "apps/web/public/brand/marka/marka-favicon-dark.png", "width": 48, "height": 48, "source": "assets/brand/marka/source/marka-white-mark.png", "cornerRadius": 9 }
diff --git a/scripts/generate-marka-assets.test.mjs b/scripts/generate-marka-assets.test.mjs
index c45c0a6e9..3f92210d4 100644
--- a/scripts/generate-marka-assets.test.mjs
+++ b/scripts/generate-marka-assets.test.mjs
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ test("declares and applies ImageMagick trimming to transparent wordmark outputs"
   }
 });
 
-test("generates rounded-square favicon tiles with transparent outer corners", async () => {
+test("generates favicon tiles with transparent backgrounds", async () => {
   const outputRoot = await mkdtemp(join(tmpdir(), "marka-assets-"));
   await generateAssets({ outputRoot, writeIco: false });
 
@@ -222,18 +222,12 @@ test("generates rounded-square favicon tiles with transparent outer corners", as
       assert.equal(pixelAt(data, info, x, y)[3], 0, `${name} at ${x},${y}`);
     }
 
-    assert.equal(pixelAt(data, info, 0, Math.floor(info.height / 2))[3], 255);
-    assert.equal(pixelAt(data, info, Math.floor(info.width / 2), 0)[3], 255);
-    assert.ok(pixelAt(data, info, 2, 2)[3] < 255);
-    assert.equal(pixelAt(data, info, 10, 0)[3], 255);
-    assert.equal(
-      pixelAt(
-        data,
-        info,
-        Math.floor(info.width / 2),
-        Math.floor(info.height / 2),
-      )[3],
-      255,
-    );
+    const alphaValues = [];
+    for (let index = 0; index < data.length; index += info.channels) {
+      alphaValues.push(data[index + 3]);
+    }
+
+    assert.ok(alphaValues.some((alpha) => alpha === 0), `${name} background`);
+    assert.ok(alphaValues.some((alpha) => alpha > 0), `${name} logo`);
   }
 });