diff --git a/packages/layout-engine/measuring/dom/src/index.ts b/packages/layout-engine/measuring/dom/src/index.ts
index a954b2b43..e6d52d30d 100644
--- a/packages/layout-engine/measuring/dom/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/layout-engine/measuring/dom/src/index.ts
@@ -2498,7 +2498,7 @@ async function measureTableBlock(block: TableBlock, constraints: MeasureConstrai
       const totalWidth = columnWidths.reduce((a, b) => a + b, 0);
       // Scale to effectiveTargetWidth (resolved percentage or explicit width)
       // This handles both scaling down (too wide) and scaling up (percentage-based)
-      if (totalWidth !== effectiveTargetWidth && effectiveTargetWidth > 0) {
+      if (totalWidth > effectiveTargetWidth && effectiveTargetWidth > 0) {
         const scale = effectiveTargetWidth / totalWidth;
         columnWidths = columnWidths.map((w) => Math.max(1, Math.round(w * scale)));
         // Normalize to exact target width (handle rounding errors)
diff --git a/packages/layout-engine/pm-adapter/src/attributes/paragraph.ts b/packages/layout-engine/pm-adapter/src/attributes/paragraph.ts
index 36bf00860..acf80a1a7 100644
--- a/packages/layout-engine/pm-adapter/src/attributes/paragraph.ts
+++ b/packages/layout-engine/pm-adapter/src/attributes/paragraph.ts
@@ -951,6 +951,25 @@ const extractDropCapRunFromParagraph = (para: PMNode): DropCapRun | null => {
   return dropCapRun;
 };
 
+/**
+ * Extract the (raw) text color from the first `run` inside a paragraph node.
+ *
+ * Reads `run.attrs.runProperties.color.val` (typically a hex string without a leading `#`).
+ *
+ * @param paragraph - ProseMirror paragraph node to inspect.
+ * @returns The raw color value, or `undefined` if no run/color is present. May be non-string if the node attrs are not
+ * shaped as expected.
+ */
+const extractColorFromRun = (paragraph: PMNode): string | unknown => {
+  if (!Array.isArray(paragraph?.content) || paragraph?.content?.length === 0) {
+    return undefined;
+  } else {
+    const firstRun = paragraph?.content?.find((item) => item.type === 'run');
+    const runPr = firstRun?.attrs?.runProperties;
+    return safeGetProperty(safeGetProperty(runPr, 'color'), 'val');
+  }
+};
+
 /**
  * Compute Word paragraph layout for numbered paragraphs.
  *
@@ -1036,7 +1055,10 @@ export const computeWordLayoutForParagraph = (
       paragraphNode && converterContext ? hydrateMarkerStyleAttrs(paragraphNode, converterContext, resolvedPpr) : null;
 
     if (markerHydration) {
-      const resolvedColor = markerHydration.color ? `#${markerHydration.color.replace('#', '')}` : undefined;
+      const rawColorFromPr = paragraphNode ? extractColorFromRun(paragraphNode) : undefined;
+      const resultColorFromPr = typeof rawColorFromPr === 'string' && rawColorFromPr ? `#${rawColorFromPr}` : undefined;
+      const resolvedColor = markerHydration.color ? `#${markerHydration.color.replace('#', '')}` : resultColorFromPr;
+
       markerRun = {
         fontFamily: markerHydration.fontFamily ?? 'Times New Roman',
         fontSize: markerHydration.fontSize / 2, // half-points to points
diff --git a/packages/super-editor/src/core/super-converter/helpers.js b/packages/super-editor/src/core/super-converter/helpers.js
index 2b296709c..910b13433 100644
--- a/packages/super-editor/src/core/super-converter/helpers.js
+++ b/packages/super-editor/src/core/super-converter/helpers.js
@@ -380,6 +380,54 @@ const rgbToHex = (rgb) => {
   return '#' + rgb.match(/\d+/g).map(componentToHex).join('');
 };
 
+const DEFAULT_SHADING_FOREGROUND_COLOR = '#000000';
+
+const hexToRgb = (hex) => {
+  const normalized = normalizeHexColor(hex);
+  if (!normalized) return null;
+  return {
+    r: Number.parseInt(normalized.slice(0, 2), 16),
+    g: Number.parseInt(normalized.slice(2, 4), 16),
+    b: Number.parseInt(normalized.slice(4, 6), 16),
+  };
+};
+
+const clamp01 = (value) => {
+  if (!Number.isFinite(value)) return 0;
+  return Math.min(1, Math.max(0, value));
+};
+
+const blendHexColors = (backgroundHex, foregroundHex, foregroundRatio) => {
+  const background = hexToRgb(backgroundHex);
+  const foreground = hexToRgb(foregroundHex);
+  if (!background || !foreground) return null;
+  const ratio = clamp01(foregroundRatio);
+
+  const r = Math.round(background.r * (1 - ratio) + foreground.r * ratio);
+  const g = Math.round(background.g * (1 - ratio) + foreground.g * ratio);
+  const b = Math.round(background.b * (1 - ratio) + foreground.b * ratio);
+
+  const toByte = (n) => n.toString(16).padStart(2, '0').toUpperCase();
+  return `${toByte(r)}${toByte(g)}${toByte(b)}`;
+};
+
+const resolveShadingFillColor = (shading) => {
+  if (!shading || typeof shading !== 'object') return null;
+
+  const fill = normalizeHexColor(shading.fill);
+  if (!fill) return null;
+
+  const val = typeof shading.val === 'string' ? shading.val.trim().toLowerCase() : '';
+  const pctMatch = val.match(/^pct(\d{1,3})$/);
+  if (!pctMatch) return fill;
+
+  const pct = Number.parseInt(pctMatch[1], 10);
+  if (!Number.isFinite(pct) || pct < 0 || pct > 100) return fill;
+
+  const foreground = normalizeHexColor(shading.color) ?? DEFAULT_SHADING_FOREGROUND_COLOR;
+  return blendHexColors(fill, foreground, pct / 100) ?? fill;
+};
+
 const getLineHeightValueString = (lineHeight, defaultUnit, lineRule = '', isObject = false) => {
   let [value, unit] = parseSizeUnit(lineHeight);
   if (Number.isNaN(value) || value === 0) return {};
@@ -519,4 +567,5 @@ export {
   polygonUnitsToPixels,
   pixelsToPolygonUnits,
   convertSizeToCSS,
+  resolveShadingFillColor,
 };
diff --git a/packages/super-editor/src/core/super-converter/v3/handlers/w/tbl/tbl-translator.js b/packages/super-editor/src/core/super-converter/v3/handlers/w/tbl/tbl-translator.js
index 87f546874..21828751c 100644
--- a/packages/super-editor/src/core/super-converter/v3/handlers/w/tbl/tbl-translator.js
+++ b/packages/super-editor/src/core/super-converter/v3/handlers/w/tbl/tbl-translator.js
@@ -127,6 +127,7 @@ const encode = (params, encodedAttrs) => {
       extraParams: {
         row,
         table: node,
+        tableProperties: encodedAttrs.tableProperties,
         tableBorders: encodedAttrs.borders,
         tableLook,
         columnWidths,
diff --git a/packages/super-editor/src/core/super-converter/v3/handlers/w/tc/helpers/legacy-handle-table-cell-node.js b/packages/super-editor/src/core/super-converter/v3/handlers/w/tc/helpers/legacy-handle-table-cell-node.js
index 233b40078..5cde95355 100644
--- a/packages/super-editor/src/core/super-converter/v3/handlers/w/tc/helpers/legacy-handle-table-cell-node.js
+++ b/packages/super-editor/src/core/super-converter/v3/handlers/w/tc/helpers/legacy-handle-table-cell-node.js
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { eighthPointsToPixels, twipsToPixels } from '@converter/helpers';
+import { eighthPointsToPixels, twipsToPixels, resolveShadingFillColor } from '@converter/helpers';
 import { translator as tcPrTranslator } from '../../tcPr';
 
 /**
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ export function handleTableCellNode({
   node,
   table,
   row,
+  tableProperties,
   rowBorders,
   baseTableBorders,
   tableLook,
@@ -91,9 +92,10 @@ export function handleTableCellNode({
   }
 
   // Background
-  const background = {
-    color: tableCellProperties.shading?.fill,
-  };
+  const backgroundColor =
+    resolveShadingFillColor(tableCellProperties.shading) ?? resolveShadingFillColor(tableProperties?.shading);
+  const background = { color: backgroundColor };
+
   // TODO: Do we need other background attrs?
   if (background.color) attributes['background'] = background;
 
diff --git a/packages/super-editor/src/core/super-converter/v3/handlers/w/tc/helpers/legacy-handle-table-cell-node.test.js b/packages/super-editor/src/core/super-converter/v3/handlers/w/tc/helpers/legacy-handle-table-cell-node.test.js
index a6bf9b93e..0ea8c459b 100644
--- a/packages/super-editor/src/core/super-converter/v3/handlers/w/tc/helpers/legacy-handle-table-cell-node.test.js
+++ b/packages/super-editor/src/core/super-converter/v3/handlers/w/tc/helpers/legacy-handle-table-cell-node.test.js
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ describe('legacy-handle-table-cell-node', () => {
           name: 'w:tcPr',
           elements: [
             { name: 'w:tcW', attributes: { 'w:w': '1440', 'w:type': 'dxa' } }, // 1in => 96px
-            { name: 'w:shd', attributes: { 'w:fill': '#ABCDEF' } },
+            { name: 'w:shd', attributes: { 'w:fill': 'ABCDEF' } },
             { name: 'w:gridSpan', attributes: { 'w:val': '2' } },
             {
               name: 'w:tcMar',
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ describe('legacy-handle-table-cell-node', () => {
     expect(out.attrs.widthType).toBe('dxa');
 
     expect(out.attrs.colspan).toBe(2);
-    expect(out.attrs.background).toEqual({ color: '#ABCDEF' });
+    expect(out.attrs.background).toEqual({ color: 'ABCDEF' });
     expect(out.attrs.verticalAlign).toBe('center');
     expect(out.attrs.fontSize).toBe('12pt');
     expect(out.attrs.fontFamily).toBe('Arial');
@@ -157,6 +157,40 @@ describe('legacy-handle-table-cell-node', () => {
     expect(out.attrs.rowspan).toBe(3);
   });
 
+  it('blends percentage table shading into a solid background color', () => {
+    const cellNode = { name: 'w:tc', elements: [{ name: 'w:p' }] };
+    const row = { name: 'w:tr', elements: [cellNode] };
+    const table = { name: 'w:tbl', elements: [row] };
+
+    const params = {
+      docx: {},
+      nodeListHandler: { handler: vi.fn(() => []) },
+      path: [],
+      editor: createEditorStub(),
+    };
+
+    const out = handleTableCellNode({
+      params,
+      node: cellNode,
+      table,
+      row,
+      tableProperties: {
+        shading: { val: 'pct50', color: '000000', fill: 'FFFFFF' },
+      },
+      rowBorders: {},
+      baseTableBorders: null,
+      columnIndex: 0,
+      columnWidth: null,
+      allColumnWidths: [90],
+      rowIndex: 0,
+      totalRows: 1,
+      totalColumns: 1,
+      _referencedStyles: null,
+    });
+
+    expect(out.attrs.background).toEqual({ color: '808080' });
+  });
+
   it('applies firstRow/firstCol conditional borders from referenced styles', () => {
     const cellNode = { name: 'w:tc', elements: [{ name: 'w:p' }] };
     const row1 = { name: 'w:tr', elements: [cellNode] };
diff --git a/packages/super-editor/src/core/super-converter/v3/handlers/w/tc/tc-translator.js b/packages/super-editor/src/core/super-converter/v3/handlers/w/tc/tc-translator.js
index 1736be131..92ef85852 100644
--- a/packages/super-editor/src/core/super-converter/v3/handlers/w/tc/tc-translator.js
+++ b/packages/super-editor/src/core/super-converter/v3/handlers/w/tc/tc-translator.js
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ function encode(params, encodedAttrs) {
     node,
     table,
     row,
+    tableProperties,
     rowBorders,
     baseTableBorders,
     tableLook,
@@ -39,6 +40,7 @@ function encode(params, encodedAttrs) {
     node,
     table,
     row,
+    tableProperties,
     rowBorders,
     baseTableBorders,
     tableLook,