diff --git a/public/css/style.css b/public/css/style.css
index 1c62a8c..6bc7af9 100644
--- a/public/css/style.css
+++ b/public/css/style.css
@@ -15,6 +15,11 @@
   --radius: 14px;
   --radius-sm: 8px;
   --shadow: 0 1px 2px rgba(32, 31, 43, 0.04), 0 4px 16px rgba(32, 31, 43, 0.06);
+  /* Higher than the dark-mode value below — pale accent tints on a white
+     surface read as barely-there in light mode, so light needs a stronger mix
+     to hit the same perceived contrast dark mode gets "for free" against a
+     dark surface. */
+  --cal-marker-mix: 38%;
   font-family: "Segoe UI", system-ui, -apple-system, Roboto, sans-serif;
 }
 
@@ -34,6 +39,7 @@
     --success: #4fd190;
     --success-bg: #163828;
     --shadow: 0 1px 2px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2), 0 8px 24px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.35);
+    --cal-marker-mix: 24%;
   }
 }
 
@@ -51,6 +57,7 @@
   --danger-bg: #3a201f;
   --success: #4fd190;
   --success-bg: #163828;
+  --cal-marker-mix: 24%;
 }
 
 :root[data-theme="light"] {
@@ -67,6 +74,7 @@
   --danger-bg: #fdecea;
   --success: #1e8e5a;
   --success-bg: #e8f7ef;
+  --cal-marker-mix: 38%;
 }
 
 * { box-sizing: border-box; }
@@ -1567,6 +1575,10 @@ button.calendar-filters-close { display: none; }
 .vote-badge.accept { border-left: 3px solid var(--success); }
 .vote-badge.reject { border-left: 3px solid var(--danger); }
 
+.vote-badge.rehearsal-status-confirmed { border-left: 3px solid var(--accent); }
+.vote-badge.rehearsal-status-suggested { border-left: 3px solid var(--success); }
+.vote-badge.rehearsal-status-rejected { border-left: 3px solid var(--danger); }
+
 .rehearsal-voted-section { margin-top: 0.75rem; }
 
 .rehearsal-voted-section > summary {
@@ -1595,16 +1607,22 @@ button.calendar-filters-close { display: none; }
 
 /* Concert/rehearsal markers take priority over the availability heat colors
    above (same specificity, later in the cascade) — a scheduled date matters
-   more than who's free that day. */
-.cal-cell.has-rehearsal { background: color-mix(in srgb, var(--accent) 20%, var(--surface)); border-color: var(--accent); }
-.cal-cell.rehearsal-confirmed { background: color-mix(in srgb, var(--success) 20%, var(--surface)); border-color: var(--success); }
-.cal-cell.rehearsal-suggested { background: color-mix(in srgb, var(--accent) 20%, var(--surface)); border-color: var(--accent); }
-.cal-cell.has-concert { background: color-mix(in srgb, var(--accent-2) 20%, var(--surface)); border-color: var(--accent-2); }
-.cal-cell.has-rehearsal.has-concert {
-  background: linear-gradient(135deg, color-mix(in srgb, var(--accent) 20%, var(--surface)), color-mix(in srgb, var(--accent-2) 20%, var(--surface)));
-}
+   more than who's free that day.
+   Colors: confirmed rehearsals are purple (accent) — the "settled, book it"
+   state; still-pending suggestions are green — an invitation to vote, not yet
+   settled; a rejected rehearsal (host said no, or too many refusals) is red. */
+.cal-cell.rehearsal-confirmed { background: color-mix(in srgb, var(--accent) var(--cal-marker-mix), var(--surface)); border-color: var(--accent); }
+.cal-cell.rehearsal-suggested { background: color-mix(in srgb, var(--success) var(--cal-marker-mix), var(--surface)); border-color: var(--success); }
+.cal-cell.rehearsal-rejected { background: color-mix(in srgb, var(--danger) var(--cal-marker-mix), var(--surface)); border-color: var(--danger); }
+.cal-cell.has-concert { background: color-mix(in srgb, var(--accent-2) var(--cal-marker-mix), var(--surface)); border-color: var(--accent-2); }
 .cal-cell.rehearsal-confirmed.has-concert {
-  background: linear-gradient(135deg, color-mix(in srgb, var(--success) 20%, var(--surface)), color-mix(in srgb, var(--accent-2) 20%, var(--surface)));
+  background: linear-gradient(135deg, color-mix(in srgb, var(--accent) var(--cal-marker-mix), var(--surface)), color-mix(in srgb, var(--accent-2) var(--cal-marker-mix), var(--surface)));
+}
+.cal-cell.rehearsal-suggested.has-concert {
+  background: linear-gradient(135deg, color-mix(in srgb, var(--success) var(--cal-marker-mix), var(--surface)), color-mix(in srgb, var(--accent-2) var(--cal-marker-mix), var(--surface)));
+}
+.cal-cell.rehearsal-rejected.has-concert {
+  background: linear-gradient(135deg, color-mix(in srgb, var(--danger) var(--cal-marker-mix), var(--surface)), color-mix(in srgb, var(--accent-2) var(--cal-marker-mix), var(--surface)));
 }
 
 /* ---------- Concerts: upcoming list + detail actions ---------- */
diff --git a/public/js/calendar.js b/public/js/calendar.js
index a6d6537..cc1bb98 100644
--- a/public/js/calendar.js
+++ b/public/js/calendar.js
@@ -106,6 +106,7 @@ function concertLinksHtml(concert) {
 
 function rehearsalStatusLabel(r) {
   if (r.status === 'confirmed') return 'Répétition confirmée';
+  if (r.status === 'rejected') return 'Répétition refusée';
   const accepted = r.votes.filter((v) => v.vote === 'accept').length;
   return `Suggestion de répétition (${accepted}/${r.confirmThreshold} votes)`;
 }
@@ -216,10 +217,14 @@ function renderCalendar() {
 
     const rehearsal = rehearsalsByDate.get(isoDate(date));
     if (rehearsal) {
-      const isConfirmed = rehearsal.status === 'confirmed';
-      cell.classList.add('has-rehearsal', isConfirmed ? 'rehearsal-confirmed' : 'rehearsal-suggested');
+      const statusTitles = {
+        confirmed: 'Répétition confirmée',
+        rejected: 'Répétition refusée',
+        suggested: 'Répétition proposée (en attente de votes)',
+      };
+      cell.classList.add('has-rehearsal', `rehearsal-${rehearsal.status}`);
       const badge = document.createElement('span');
-      badge.title = isConfirmed ? 'Répétition confirmée' : 'Répétition proposée (en attente de votes)';
+      badge.title = statusTitles[rehearsal.status] || statusTitles.suggested;
       badge.textContent = '🎸';
       badges.appendChild(badge);
     }
@@ -522,7 +527,7 @@ function rehearsalRowTemplate(r) {
   return `
     <div class="rehearsal-row" data-rehearsal-id="${r.id}">
       <div>
-        <span class="vote-badge ${r.status === 'confirmed' ? 'accept' : ''}">${escapeHtml(rehearsalStatusLabel(r))}</span>
+        <span class="vote-badge rehearsal-status-${r.status}">${escapeHtml(rehearsalStatusLabel(r))}</span>
         <div class="card-title">${formatDatetime(r.startsAt)} – ${formatTime(r.endsAt)}</div>
         <div class="card-subtitle">${r.location ? `${escapeHtml(r.location)} · ` : ''}Proposée par ${escapeHtml(r.proposedByName)}</div>
         ${rehearsalAcceptedByHtml(r)}
diff --git a/src/lib/icsFeed.js b/src/lib/icsFeed.js
index d52fbc4..bafc5b1 100644
--- a/src/lib/icsFeed.js
+++ b/src/lib/icsFeed.js
@@ -40,8 +40,11 @@ function foldLine(line) {
   return chunks.map((chunk, i) => (i === 0 ? chunk : ` ${chunk}`)).join('\r\n');
 }
 
+// Returns null for a rejected rehearsal — those are dropped entirely from the
+// shared feed (see buildRehearsalsFeed) rather than shown as tentative/cancelled.
 function rehearsalToEvent(rehearsal, { threshold, hostUserId, baseUrl, allUsers }) {
   const status = computeRehearsalStatus(rehearsal.votes, threshold, hostUserId);
+  if (status === 'rejected') return null;
   const icsStatus = status === 'confirmed' ? 'CONFIRMED' : 'TENTATIVE';
   const summary = status === 'confirmed' ? 'Répétition' : 'Répétition (proposition)';
   const voteUrl = `${baseUrl}/calendar.html?rehearsalId=${rehearsal.id}`;
@@ -82,7 +85,10 @@ function buildRehearsalsFeed(rehearsals, { threshold, hostUserId, baseUrl, allUs
     'CALSCALE:GREGORIAN',
     'METHOD:PUBLISH',
     'X-WR-CALNAME:Répétitions Octane',
-    ...rehearsals.flatMap((r) => rehearsalToEvent(r, { threshold, hostUserId, baseUrl, allUsers })),
+    ...rehearsals
+      .map((r) => rehearsalToEvent(r, { threshold, hostUserId, baseUrl, allUsers }))
+      .filter(Boolean)
+      .flat(),
     'END:VCALENDAR',
   ];
   return lines.map(foldLine).join('\r\n');
diff --git a/src/lib/rehearsalStatus.js b/src/lib/rehearsalStatus.js
index f91ee0d..bb1ac91 100644
--- a/src/lib/rehearsalStatus.js
+++ b/src/lib/rehearsalStatus.js
@@ -1,11 +1,19 @@
 // Shared between the API (rehearsals list) and the ICS feed so both agree on
-// when a proposed rehearsal counts as confirmed. When a host is configured,
-// their acceptance is mandatory: without the host there is nowhere to play,
-// so a rehearsal can never be "confirmed" on vote count alone.
+// when a proposed rehearsal counts as confirmed, rejected, or still a
+// suggestion. When a host is configured, their acceptance is mandatory:
+// without the host there is nowhere to play, so an explicit host refusal (or
+// too many "reject" votes) kills the rehearsal outright rather than leaving
+// it as a pending suggestion.
 function computeRehearsalStatus(votes, threshold, hostUserId) {
   const acceptCount = votes.filter((v) => v.vote === 'accept').length;
+  const rejectCount = votes.filter((v) => v.vote === 'reject').length;
+  const hostVote = hostUserId ? votes.find((v) => v.userId === hostUserId) : null;
+
+  if ((hostVote && hostVote.vote === 'reject') || rejectCount >= threshold) {
+    return 'rejected';
+  }
   if (acceptCount < threshold) return 'suggested';
-  if (hostUserId && !votes.some((v) => v.userId === hostUserId && v.vote === 'accept')) {
+  if (hostUserId && !(hostVote && hostVote.vote === 'accept')) {
     return 'suggested';
   }
   return 'confirmed';