diff --git a/src/components/collection-confirm/po-card.test.tsx b/src/components/collection-confirm/po-card.test.tsx
index d091465..c0bece7 100644
--- a/src/components/collection-confirm/po-card.test.tsx
+++ b/src/components/collection-confirm/po-card.test.tsx
@@ -659,7 +659,18 @@ describe("PoCard driver-photo marker", () => {
 describe("PoCard AI-checked marker", () => {
   const photoRow = { ...baseRows[0], order_item_attachements: ["dn_abc.jpg"] };
 
-  it("turns a photographed card purple and says how many lines the AI checked", () => {
+  it("turns the card purple when the AI checked every line and all its ticks agree", () => {
+    render(<PoCard {...defaultProps} rows={[{ ...photoRow, ai_check: makeCheck() }]} />);
+    const card = screen.getByTestId("po-card-PO-1");
+    expect(card).toHaveAttribute("data-ai-state", "verified");
+    expect(card.className).toMatch(/bg-ai\//);
+    // The white card background must not sit under the tint (it won the clash).
+    expect(card.className).not.toMatch(/\bbg-card\b/);
+    expect(card.className).not.toMatch(/emerald-50/);
+    expect(screen.getByTestId("po-card-ai-checked-PO-1")).toHaveTextContent("AI checked all 1 line");
+  });
+
+  it("goes amber, not purple, when a checked card has a line that needs a look", () => {
     render(
       <PoCard
         {...defaultProps}
@@ -667,10 +678,10 @@ describe("PoCard AI-checked marker", () => {
       />,
     );
     const card = screen.getByTestId("po-card-PO-1");
-    expect(card).toHaveAttribute("data-ai-checked", "true");
-    expect(card.className).toMatch(/bg-ai\//);
-    expect(card.className).not.toMatch(/emerald-50/);
-    expect(screen.getByTestId("po-card-ai-checked-PO-1")).toHaveTextContent("AI checked 1 of 2 lines");
+    expect(card).toHaveAttribute("data-ai-state", "issues");
+    expect(card.className).toMatch(/amber-50/);
+    expect(card.className).not.toMatch(/bg-ai\//);
+    expect(screen.getByTestId("po-card-ai-checked-PO-1")).toHaveTextContent("AI checked 1 of 2 lines · 1 needs a look");
   });
 
   it("stays green when the AI could not pair the document", () => {
@@ -678,7 +689,7 @@ describe("PoCard AI-checked marker", () => {
       <PoCard {...defaultProps} rows={[{ ...photoRow, ai_check: makeCheck({ pair_failed: true }) }]} />,
     );
     const card = screen.getByTestId("po-card-PO-1");
-    expect(card).toHaveAttribute("data-ai-checked", "false");
+    expect(card).toHaveAttribute("data-ai-state", "unchecked");
     expect(card.className).toMatch(/emerald/);
     expect(screen.queryByTestId("po-card-ai-checked-PO-1")).not.toBeInTheDocument();
   });
@@ -694,6 +705,6 @@ describe("PoCard AI-checked marker", () => {
     render(<PoCard {...defaultProps} rows={[{ ...photoRow, ai_check: makeCheck() }]} />);
     await user.click(screen.getByTestId("po-card-toggle-PO-1"));
     expect(screen.getByTestId("po-card-PO-1").className).not.toMatch(/bg-ai\//);
-    expect(screen.getByTestId("po-card-ai-checked-PO-1")).toHaveTextContent("AI checked 1 of 1 line");
+    expect(screen.getByTestId("po-card-ai-checked-PO-1")).toHaveTextContent("AI checked all 1 line");
   });
 });
diff --git a/src/components/collection-confirm/po-card.tsx b/src/components/collection-confirm/po-card.tsx
index 2070b6d..6ad0f3e 100644
--- a/src/components/collection-confirm/po-card.tsx
+++ b/src/components/collection-confirm/po-card.tsx
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ import {
   documentChipLabel,
 } from "@/lib/collection-ai-card";
 import type { CollectionDocLine } from "@/lib/types";
+import { cardAiState } from "@/lib/collection-ai-ticks";
 import { AiFindings, DocumentLinesPanel } from "./ai-findings";
 import { InvoiceViewer } from "./invoice-viewer";
 import { ItemsTable } from "./items-table";
@@ -298,10 +299,8 @@ export function PoCard({
    * AI purple, so the operator can tell "driver took a photo" apart
    * from "the agent has read it and checked the lines".
    */
-  const aiCheckedCount = useMemo(
-    () => rows.filter((r) => r.ai_check && !r.ai_check.pair_failed).length,
-    [rows],
-  );
+  const ai = useMemo(() => cardAiState(rows), [rows]);
+  const aiCheckedCount = ai.checked;
 
   /**
    * When the goods were collected. Customer rows carry an
@@ -449,26 +448,33 @@ export function PoCard({
 
   return (
     <section
-      className={`rounded-xl border bg-card p-4 shadow-sm ${
+      className={`rounded-xl border p-4 shadow-sm ${
         // Green wash only while collapsed. The operator scans the
         // queue as a closed list looking for POs the driver
         // photographed; once a card is open they're reading the lines
         // and the tint is just noise behind the table.
         // Purple wins over green: once the AI has checked lines, that's
         // the more useful thing to know about the card.
+        // Purple = the AI checked every line and nothing is off; amber =
+        // it checked, but a line needs a look; green = photo, not checked.
+        // Only one background class at a time: `bg-card` next to a tint
+        // won the CSS clash and showed the card white.
         isOpen
-          ? ""
-          : aiCheckedCount > 0
-            ? "border-ai/40 bg-ai/10"
-            : photoCount > 0
-              ? "border-emerald-300 bg-emerald-50 dark:border-emerald-800 dark:bg-emerald-950/30"
-              : ""
+          ? "bg-card"
+          : ai.state === "verified"
+            ? "border-ai/50 bg-ai/15"
+            : ai.state === "issues"
+              ? "border-amber-300 bg-amber-50 dark:border-amber-800 dark:bg-amber-950/30"
+              : photoCount > 0
+                ? "border-emerald-300 bg-emerald-50 dark:border-emerald-800 dark:bg-emerald-950/30"
+                : "bg-card"
       }`}
       data-testid={`po-card-${poNumber}`}
       data-open={isOpen}
       data-has-photos={photoCount > 0 ? "true" : "false"}
       data-photo-count={photoCount}
       data-ai-checked={aiCheckedCount > 0 ? "true" : "false"}
+      data-ai-state={ai.state}
     >
       {/*
         The gear is a SIBLING of the expand/collapse button, never a
@@ -557,7 +563,9 @@ export function PoCard({
                   title="Lines the AI checked against the driver's photo"
                 >
                   <Bot className="h-3 w-3" aria-hidden="true" />
-                  AI checked {aiCheckedCount} of {rows.length} line{rows.length === 1 ? "" : "s"}
+                  {ai.state === "verified"
+                    ? `AI checked all ${rows.length} line${rows.length === 1 ? "" : "s"}`
+                    : `AI checked ${aiCheckedCount} of ${rows.length} line${rows.length === 1 ? "" : "s"} · ${ai.needLook} need${ai.needLook === 1 ? "s" : ""} a look`}
                 </span>
               </>
             ) : null}
diff --git a/src/lib/collection-ai-ticks.test.ts b/src/lib/collection-ai-ticks.test.ts
index f5a80a7..49d128d 100644
--- a/src/lib/collection-ai-ticks.test.ts
+++ b/src/lib/collection-ai-ticks.test.ts
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import {
   docUnitCost,
   docPriceLabel,
   roundCents,
+  cardAiState,
   allGreen,
   showsAiFilledSku,
   normaliseCode,
@@ -202,3 +203,24 @@ describe("roundCents", () => {
     expect(roundCents(5.7)).toBe(5.7);
   });
 });
+
+describe("cardAiState", () => {
+  const good = { ...row(), ai_check: check() };
+  it("is verified only when every line was checked and no tick is red or amber", () => {
+    expect(cardAiState([good, good])).toEqual({ state: "verified", checked: 2, needLook: 0 });
+    // A grey price (delivery note) is fine: nothing the AI could check is off.
+    expect(cardAiState([{ ...good, ai_check: check({ doc_type: "delivery_note" }) }]).state).toBe("verified");
+  });
+  it("needs a look when a line is off or wasn't checked", () => {
+    expect(cardAiState([good, { ...row({ cost_price: 99 }), ai_check: check() }])).toEqual({
+      state: "issues",
+      checked: 2,
+      needLook: 1,
+    });
+    expect(cardAiState([good, { ...row(), ai_check: null }])).toEqual({ state: "issues", checked: 1, needLook: 1 });
+  });
+  it("is unchecked when no line has a usable check", () => {
+    expect(cardAiState([{ ...row(), ai_check: null }]).state).toBe("unchecked");
+    expect(cardAiState([{ ...row(), ai_check: check({ pair_failed: true, doc_line: null }) }]).state).toBe("unchecked");
+  });
+});
diff --git a/src/lib/collection-ai-ticks.ts b/src/lib/collection-ai-ticks.ts
index 360cdc1..29585c1 100644
--- a/src/lib/collection-ai-ticks.ts
+++ b/src/lib/collection-ai-ticks.ts
@@ -116,3 +116,35 @@ export function showsAiFilledSku(
 ): boolean {
   return !!check && check.sku_filled_value !== "" && effectiveSku(row) === check.sku_filled_value;
 }
+
+export interface CardAiState {
+  /** verified: every line checked, no red/amber tick. issues: checked, but not all clean. */
+  state: "verified" | "issues" | "unchecked";
+  /** Lines with a usable AI check (pairing didn't fail). */
+  checked: number;
+  /** Lines that are off (a red/amber tick) or weren't checked. */
+  needLook: number;
+}
+
+/** A line passes when nothing the AI could check is off: no red/amber, at least one green. */
+function linePasses(t: LineTicks): boolean {
+  const all = [t.sku, t.qty, t.desc, t.price];
+  return all.includes("green") && !all.includes("red") && !all.includes("amber");
+}
+
+/** How the AI's checks on a PO card add up — drives the collapsed card's colour. */
+export function cardAiState(rows: Array<TickRow & { ai_check?: CollectionAiCheck | null }>): CardAiState {
+  let checked = 0;
+  let needLook = 0;
+  for (const r of rows) {
+    const c = r.ai_check;
+    if (!c || c.pair_failed) {
+      needLook += 1;
+      continue;
+    }
+    checked += 1;
+    if (!linePasses(computeLineTicks(r, c))) needLook += 1;
+  }
+  if (checked === 0) return { state: "unchecked", checked, needLook: 0 };
+  return { state: needLook === 0 ? "verified" : "issues", checked, needLook };
+}