diff --git a/EnvelopeGenerator.Server/EnvelopeGenerator.Server/Components/Pages/EnvelopeReceiverReportSignedPage.razor b/EnvelopeGenerator.Server/EnvelopeGenerator.Server/Components/Pages/EnvelopeReceiverReportSignedPage.razor
index 120de638..b4eaec17 100644
--- a/EnvelopeGenerator.Server/EnvelopeGenerator.Server/Components/Pages/EnvelopeReceiverReportSignedPage.razor
+++ b/EnvelopeGenerator.Server/EnvelopeGenerator.Server/Components/Pages/EnvelopeReceiverReportSignedPage.razor
@@ -208,13 +208,18 @@
 
         const double sigW = 1.77 * 72;   // 127.44 pt
         const double sigH = 1.96 * 72;   // 141.12 pt
-        const double imgRatio  = 0.60;   // top 60% = image
-        const double textRatio = 0.38;   // bottom 38% = text  (2% padding)
+        const double imgRatio  = 0.52;   // top 52% = image  (was 0.60)
+        const double textRatio = 0.43;   // bottom 43% = text (was 0.38)
 
         var black     = PdfSharp.Drawing.XColor.FromArgb(255, 20,  20,  20);
         var darkGray  = PdfSharp.Drawing.XColor.FromArgb(255, 80,  80,  80);
         var lineColor = PdfSharp.Drawing.XColor.FromArgb(180, 100, 100, 120);
 
+        // Background: paper/cream tone, no border
+        var bgColor = PdfSharp.Drawing.XColor.FromArgb(255, 255, 253, 240);
+        var bgBrush = new PdfSharp.Drawing.XSolidBrush(bgColor);
+        const double bgPad = 3.0;  // extra padding around the signature box (pt)
+
         var fontBold   = new PdfSharp.Drawing.XFont("Arial", 7.5, PdfSharp.Drawing.XFontStyleEx.Bold);
         var fontNormal = new PdfSharp.Drawing.XFont("Arial", 6.5, PdfSharp.Drawing.XFontStyleEx.Regular);
         var linePen    = new PdfSharp.Drawing.XPen(lineColor, 0.5);
@@ -239,6 +244,10 @@
             double x = field.X;
             double y = field.Y;
 
+            // --- Background rectangle (drawn first, sits between PDF and signature) ---
+            var bgRect = new PdfSharp.Drawing.XRect(x - bgPad, y - bgPad, sigW + bgPad * 2, sigH + bgPad * 2);
+            gfx.DrawRectangle(bgBrush, bgRect);
+
             // --- Image area ---
             double imgH    = sigH * imgRatio;
             var    imgRect = new PdfSharp.Drawing.XRect(x, y, sigW, imgH);
@@ -248,13 +257,13 @@
             gfx.DrawImage(xImg, imgRect);
 
             // --- Separator line ---
-            double lineY = y + imgH + sigH * 0.01;
+            double lineY = y + imgH + sigH * 0.005;  // was 0.01 — tighter gap after image
             gfx.DrawLine(linePen, x + 2, lineY, x + sigW - 2, lineY);
 
             // --- Text area ---
-            double textY    = lineY + 2;
+            double textY    = lineY + 1;              // was +2 — tighter gap below line
             double textH    = sigH * textRatio;
-            double lineH    = textH / 3.5;  // max 3 text rows
+            double lineH    = textH / 3.0;            // was /3.5 — rows closer together
             double padding  = 3;
 
             // Row 1: FullName (bold)