fix(date-picker): improve calendar accessibility

Ultraworked with [Sisyphus](https://github.com/code-yeongyu/oh-my-openagent)

Co-authored-by: Sisyphus <clio-agent@sisyphuslabs.ai>

packages/ui/src/components/date-picker.test.tsx

@@ -3,6 +3,12 @@ import { describe, expect, it, vi } from "vitest";
 
 import { DatePicker } from "./date-picker";
 
+function getCalendarDayButtons(dialogName: string) {
+  return within(screen.getByRole("dialog", { name: dialogName }))
+    .getAllByRole("button")
+    .filter((button) => button.getAttribute("data-slot") === "day");
+}
+
 describe("DatePicker", () => {
   it("renders a placeholder and selects a date in uncontrolled mode", async () => {
     render(
@@ -16,8 +22,7 @@ describe("DatePicker", () => {
     const field = screen.getByRole("combobox", { name: "Launch date" });
     expect(field.closest('[data-slot="root"]')).toHaveAttribute("data-placeholder", "");
 
-    const calendar = screen.getByRole("grid");
+    const dayButton = getCalendarDayButtons("Launch date calendar")[10];
-    const dayButton = within(calendar).getAllByRole("gridcell")[10];
 
     fireEvent.click(dayButton);
 
@@ -38,7 +43,7 @@ describe("DatePicker", () => {
     );
 
     fireEvent.click(
-      screen.getByRole("gridcell", {
+      screen.getByRole("button", {
         name: /Apr 20, 2026|20 Apr 2026|Apr 20 2026/i
       })
     );
@@ -96,7 +101,7 @@ describe("DatePicker", () => {
       />
     );
 
-    const firstDay = within(screen.getByRole("grid")).getAllByRole("gridcell")[0];
+    const firstDay = getCalendarDayButtons("Monday-first date calendar")[0];
 
     expect(firstDay).toHaveAccessibleName("Feb 23, 2026");
     expect(screen.getByText("Mon")).toBeInTheDocument();
@@ -113,7 +118,7 @@ describe("DatePicker", () => {
       />
     );
 
-    const firstDay = within(screen.getByRole("grid")).getAllByRole("gridcell")[0];
+    const firstDay = getCalendarDayButtons("Sunday-first date calendar")[0];
 
     expect(firstDay).toHaveAccessibleName("Mar 1, 2026");
     expect(screen.getByText("Sun")).toBeInTheDocument();
@@ -130,9 +135,9 @@ describe("DatePicker", () => {
       />
     );
 
-    const disabledDays = screen
+    const disabledDays = getCalendarDayButtons("Guardrailed date calendar").filter((cell) =>
-      .getAllByRole("gridcell")
+      cell.hasAttribute("data-disabled")
-      .filter((cell) => cell.hasAttribute("data-disabled"));
+    );
 
     expect(disabledDays.length).toBeGreaterThan(0);
   });

packages/ui/src/components/date-picker.tsx

@@ -423,7 +423,13 @@ export const DatePicker = forwardRef<HTMLInputElement, DatePickerProps>(function
             </div>
           </PopoverAnchor>
 
-          <PopoverContent className={datePickerContentVariants()} id={popupId} padding="sm" size="xl">
+          <PopoverContent
+            aria-label={`${props["aria-label"] ?? "Date picker"} calendar`}
+            className={datePickerContentVariants()}
+            id={popupId}
+            padding="sm"
+            size="xl"
+          >
             <div className="grid gap-3">
               <div {...createSlot("header")} className={datePickerHeaderVariants()}>
                 <div className={datePickerNavigationVariants()}>
@@ -510,7 +516,7 @@ export const DatePicker = forwardRef<HTMLInputElement, DatePickerProps>(function
                   ))}
                 </div>
 
-                <div className={datePickerGridVariants()} role="grid">
+                <div className={datePickerGridVariants()}>
                   {days.map((day, index) => {
                     const outside = day.getMonth() !== visibleMonth.getMonth();
                     const selected = sameDay(day, selectedDate);
@@ -528,7 +534,6 @@ export const DatePicker = forwardRef<HTMLInputElement, DatePickerProps>(function
                           today: isToday
                         })}
                         aria-label={formatValue(day, locale)}
-                        aria-pressed={selected}
                         className={datePickerDayVariants()}
                         disabled={dayDisabled}
                         onClick={() => {
@@ -539,7 +544,7 @@ export const DatePicker = forwardRef<HTMLInputElement, DatePickerProps>(function
                         ref={(node) => {
                           dayRefs.current[index] = node;
                         }}
-                        role="gridcell"
+                        style={selected ? undefined : { color: "var(--color-foreground)" }}
                         type="button"
                       >
                         {day.getDate()}

packages/ui/src/components/date-picker.variants.ts

@@ -37,12 +37,12 @@ export const datePickerGridVariants = cva("grid grid-cols-7 gap-1");
 
 export const datePickerDayVariants = cva(
   [
-    "inline-flex h-9 items-center justify-center rounded-[var(--ui-control-radius)] text-sm font-medium outline-none",
+    "inline-flex h-9 items-center justify-center rounded-[var(--ui-control-radius)] text-sm font-medium text-[var(--color-foreground)] outline-none",
     "transition-[background-color,color,box-shadow,transform] duration-[var(--dur-fast)] ease-[var(--ease-standard)]",
     "focus-visible:ring-2 focus-visible:ring-[var(--color-ring)] focus-visible:ring-offset-2 focus-visible:ring-offset-[var(--ui-panel-bg)]",
-    "data-[outside=true]:text-[color-mix(in_oklch,var(--color-muted-foreground)_78%,transparent)]",
+    "data-[outside=true]:text-[var(--color-foreground)]",
     "data-[today=true]:shadow-[inset_0_0_0_1px_color-mix(in_oklch,var(--color-primary)_26%,transparent)]",
-    "data-[disabled=true]:pointer-events-none opacity-35",
+    "data-[disabled=true]:pointer-events-none data-[disabled=true]:opacity-35",
     "data-[selected=true]:bg-[var(--color-primary)] data-[selected=true]:text-[var(--color-primary-foreground)] data-[selected=true]:shadow-[var(--ui-control-shadow)]",
     "hover:bg-[var(--ui-control-bg)] hover:text-[var(--color-foreground)]",
     getMotionRecipeClassNames("ring")