diff --git a/app/gui/ui.py b/app/gui/ui.py
index 9ce1ba4..fe869da 100644
--- a/app/gui/ui.py
+++ b/app/gui/ui.py
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ class UIBuilderMixin:
         self._create_titlebar()
 
         toolbar = ttk.Frame(self.root)
-        toolbar.pack(fill=tk.X, padx=12, pady=0)
+        toolbar.pack(fill=tk.X, padx=12, pady=(4, 2))
         buttons = [
             ("📂 Bild laden", self.load_image),
             ("📁 Ordner laden", self.load_folder),
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ class UIBuilderMixin:
         self._status_palette = {"fg": self.status.cget("foreground")}
 
         palette_frame = ttk.Frame(self.root)
-        palette_frame.pack(fill=tk.X, padx=12, pady=(0, 8))
+        palette_frame.pack(fill=tk.X, padx=12, pady=(6, 8))
         ttk.Label(palette_frame, text="Beispielfarben:").pack(side=tk.LEFT, padx=(0, 8))
         swatch_container = ttk.Frame(palette_frame)
         swatch_container.pack(side=tk.LEFT)