diff --git a/cli.py b/cli.py
index 04094c0c..4d9ea683 100755
--- a/cli.py
+++ b/cli.py
@@ -1620,8 +1620,19 @@ class HermesCLI:
                 from hermes_cli.skin_engine import get_active_skin
                 _skin = get_active_skin()
                 label = _skin.get_branding("response_label", "⚕ Hermes")
+                _text_hex = _skin.get_color("banner_text", "#FFF8DC")
             except Exception:
                 label = "⚕ Hermes"
+                _text_hex = "#FFF8DC"
+            # Build a true-color ANSI escape for the response text color
+            # so streamed content matches the Rich Panel appearance.
+            try:
+                _r = int(_text_hex[1:3], 16)
+                _g = int(_text_hex[3:5], 16)
+                _b = int(_text_hex[5:7], 16)
+                self._stream_text_ansi = f"\033[38;2;{_r};{_g};{_b}m"
+            except (ValueError, IndexError):
+                self._stream_text_ansi = ""
             w = shutil.get_terminal_size().columns
             fill = w - 2 - len(label)
             _cprint(f"\n{_GOLD}╭─{label}{'─' * max(fill - 1, 0)}╮{_RST}")
@@ -1629,9 +1640,10 @@ class HermesCLI:
         self._stream_buf += text
 
         # Emit complete lines, keep partial remainder in buffer
+        _tc = getattr(self, "_stream_text_ansi", "")
         while "\n" in self._stream_buf:
             line, self._stream_buf = self._stream_buf.split("\n", 1)
-            _cprint(line)
+            _cprint(f"{_tc}{line}{_RST}" if _tc else line)
 
     def _flush_stream(self) -> None:
         """Emit any remaining partial line from the stream buffer and close the box."""
@@ -1639,7 +1651,8 @@ class HermesCLI:
         self._close_reasoning_box()
 
         if self._stream_buf:
-            _cprint(self._stream_buf)
+            _tc = getattr(self, "_stream_text_ansi", "")
+            _cprint(f"{_tc}{self._stream_buf}{_RST}" if _tc else self._stream_buf)
             self._stream_buf = ""
 
         # Close the response box
@@ -1652,6 +1665,7 @@ class HermesCLI:
         self._stream_buf = ""
         self._stream_started = False
         self._stream_box_opened = False
+        self._stream_text_ansi = ""
         self._stream_prefilt = ""
         self._in_reasoning_block = False
         self._reasoning_box_opened = False