diff --git a/frontend/src/__tests__/dashboard.test.ts b/frontend/src/__tests__/dashboard.test.ts
index 9a296bec6..516fa9d1d 100644
--- a/frontend/src/__tests__/dashboard.test.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/__tests__/dashboard.test.ts
@@ -451,6 +451,22 @@ describe('Dashboard Module', () => {
       expect(upcomingList?.innerHTML).toContain('data-action="cancel-purchase"');
     });
 
+    test('row-level cancel button is the outlined destructive variant, not the filled one', async () => {
+      (api.getDashboardSummary as jest.Mock).mockResolvedValue({ potential_monthly_savings: 1000, by_service: {} });
+      (api.getUpcomingPurchases as jest.Mock).mockResolvedValue({
+        purchases: [{
+          execution_id: 'exec-1', plan_id: 'plan-1', plan_name: 'Test Plan', provider: 'aws', service: 'ec2',
+          step_number: 1, total_steps: 4, estimated_savings: 100, scheduled_date: '2024-02-15',
+        }],
+      });
+
+      await loadDashboard();
+
+      const cancelBtn = document.querySelector<HTMLButtonElement>('#upcoming-list [data-action="cancel-purchase"]');
+      expect(cancelBtn?.classList.contains('btn-danger')).toBe(true);
+      expect(cancelBtn?.classList.contains('danger')).toBe(false);
+    });
+
     test('handles missing canvas element gracefully', async () => {
       document.body.innerHTML = `
         <div id="summary"></div>
diff --git a/frontend/src/dashboard.ts b/frontend/src/dashboard.ts
index 2a8e61716..e0032745b 100644
--- a/frontend/src/dashboard.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/dashboard.ts
@@ -594,7 +594,10 @@ function renderUpcomingPurchases(purchases: UpcomingPurchase[]): void {
       const cancelBtn = document.createElement('button');
       cancelBtn.dataset['action'] = 'cancel-purchase';
       cancelBtn.dataset['id'] = String(p.execution_id);
-      cancelBtn.className = 'danger';
+      // Outlined destructive (issue #695): the filled red `danger` style made
+      // Cancel the loudest element on every row. It still reads as
+      // destructive and fills on hover; the confirm dialog guards the action.
+      cancelBtn.className = 'btn-danger';
       cancelBtn.textContent = 'Cancel';
       actions.appendChild(cancelBtn);
     }
diff --git a/frontend/tests-e2e/upcoming-purchases-layout.spec.ts b/frontend/tests-e2e/upcoming-purchases-layout.spec.ts
index 22cb3f82e..1d6c5b82d 100644
--- a/frontend/tests-e2e/upcoming-purchases-layout.spec.ts
+++ b/frontend/tests-e2e/upcoming-purchases-layout.spec.ts
@@ -250,3 +250,19 @@ test('the savings label keeps one line without overflowing the card', async ({ p
     }
   }
 });
+
+// Issue #695: the row's Cancel was a filled red block, the loudest element on
+// Home. It stays visibly destructive (red border and text) but is outlined,
+// so the paint check below runs against the real stylesheet, not the class.
+test('the row Cancel button is an outlined destructive action, not a filled block', async ({ page }) => {
+  await openHome(page);
+  const cancel = page.locator('.upcoming-card [data-action="cancel-purchase"]').first();
+  const paint = await cancel.evaluate((el) => {
+    const cs = getComputedStyle(el);
+    return { bg: cs.backgroundColor, fg: cs.color, border: cs.borderTopColor };
+  });
+  const filledRed = 'rgb(217, 48, 37)'; // --cudly-error
+  expect(paint.bg).not.toBe(filledRed);
+  expect(paint.fg).not.toBe('rgb(255, 255, 255)');
+  expect(paint.border).toBe(filledRed);
+});