diff --git a/packages/docusaurus-theme-classic/src/theme/ColorModeToggle/index.tsx b/packages/docusaurus-theme-classic/src/theme/ColorModeToggle/index.tsx
index 92ffe74b11c5..667c7559d9d7 100644
--- a/packages/docusaurus-theme-classic/src/theme/ColorModeToggle/index.tsx
+++ b/packages/docusaurus-theme-classic/src/theme/ColorModeToggle/index.tsx
@@ -1,145 +1,46 @@
-/**
- * Copyright (c) Facebook, Inc. and its affiliates.
- *
- * This source code is licensed under the MIT license found in the
- * LICENSE file in the root directory of this source tree.
- */
-
-import React, {type ReactNode} from 'react';
+  import React from 'react';
 import clsx from 'clsx';
-import useIsBrowser from '@docusaurus/useIsBrowser';
 import {translate} from '@docusaurus/Translate';
-import IconLightMode from '@theme/Icon/LightMode';
-import IconDarkMode from '@theme/Icon/DarkMode';
-import IconSystemColorMode from '@theme/Icon/SystemColorMode';
+import Icon from '@theme/Icon';
 import type {Props} from '@theme/ColorModeToggle';
-import type {ColorMode} from '@docusaurus/theme-common';
-
 import styles from './styles.module.css';
 
-// The order of color modes is defined here, and can be customized with swizzle
-function getNextColorMode(
-  colorMode: ColorMode | null,
-  respectPrefersColorScheme: boolean,
-) {
-  // 2-value transition
-  if (!respectPrefersColorScheme) {
-    return colorMode === 'dark' ? 'light' : 'dark';
-  }
-
-  // 3-value transition
-  switch (colorMode) {
-    case null:
-      return 'light';
-    case 'light':
-      return 'dark';
-    case 'dark':
-      return null;
-    default:
-      throw new Error(`unexpected color mode ${colorMode}`);
-  }
-}
-
-function getColorModeLabel(colorMode: ColorMode | null): string {
-  switch (colorMode) {
-    case null:
-      return translate({
-        message: 'system mode',
-        id: 'theme.colorToggle.ariaLabel.mode.system',
-        description: 'The name for the system color mode',
-      });
-    case 'light':
-      return translate({
-        message: 'light mode',
-        id: 'theme.colorToggle.ariaLabel.mode.light',
-        description: 'The name for the light color mode',
-      });
-    case 'dark':
-      return translate({
-        message: 'dark mode',
-        id: 'theme.colorToggle.ariaLabel.mode.dark',
-        description: 'The name for the dark color mode',
-      });
-    default:
-      throw new Error(`unexpected color mode ${colorMode}`);
-  }
-}
+export default function ColorModeToggle({
+  className,
+  value,
+  onChange,
+}: Props): React.JSX.Element {
+  const isDark = value === 'dark';
 
-function getColorModeAriaLabel(colorMode: ColorMode | null) {
-  return translate(
-    {
-      message: 'Switch between dark and light mode (currently {mode})',
-      id: 'theme.colorToggle.ariaLabel',
-      description: 'The ARIA label for the color mode toggle',
-    },
+  const title = translate(
     {
-      mode: getColorModeLabel(colorMode),
+      message: 'Switch between dark and light mode (current is {mode})',
+      id: 'theme.colorModeToggle.ariaLabel',
+      description: 'The ARIA label for the navbar color mode toggle button',
     },
+    {mode: isDark ? 'dark mode' : 'light mode'},
   );
-}
 
-function CurrentColorModeIcon(): ReactNode {
-  // 3 icons are always rendered for technical reasons
-  // We use "data-theme-choice" to render the correct one
-  // This must work even before React hydrates
   return (
-    <>
-      <IconLightMode
-        // a18y is handled at the button level,
-        // not relying on button content (svg icons)
-        aria-hidden
-        className={clsx(styles.toggleIcon, styles.lightToggleIcon)}
-      />
-      <IconDarkMode
-        aria-hidden
-        className={clsx(styles.toggleIcon, styles.darkToggleIcon)}
-      />
-      <IconSystemColorMode
-        aria-hidden
-        className={clsx(styles.toggleIcon, styles.systemToggleIcon)}
-      />
-    </>
-  );
-}
-
-function ColorModeToggle({
-  className,
-  buttonClassName,
-  respectPrefersColorScheme,
-  value,
-  onChange,
-}: Props): ReactNode {
-  const isBrowser = useIsBrowser();
-  return (
-    <div className={clsx(styles.toggle, className)}>
+    <div className={clsx(styles.toggleContainer, className)}>
       <button
-        className={clsx(
-          'clean-btn',
-          styles.toggleButton,
-          !isBrowser && styles.toggleButtonDisabled,
-          buttonClassName,
-        )}
+        data-tooltip-trigger="true"
+        className={clsx('clean-btn', styles.toggleButton)}
         type="button"
-        onClick={() =>
-          onChange(getNextColorMode(value, respectPrefersColorScheme))
-        }
-        disabled={!isBrowser}
-        title={getColorModeLabel(value)}
-        aria-label={getColorModeAriaLabel(value)}
-
-        // For accessibility decisions
-        // See https://github.com/facebook/docusaurus/issues/7667#issuecomment-2724401796
-
-        // aria-live disabled on purpose - This is annoying because:
-        // - without this attribute, VoiceOver doesn't announce on button enter
-        // - with this attribute, VoiceOver announces twice on ctrl+opt+space
-        // - with this attribute, NVDA announces many times
-        // aria-live="polite"
-      >
-        <CurrentColorModeIcon />
+        onClick={() => onChange(isDark ? 'light' : 'dark')}
+        disabled={!onChange}
+        title={title}
+        aria-label={title}>
+        <Icon
+          name={isDark ? 'light-mode' : 'dark-mode'}
+          className={clsx(styles.toggleIcon, isDark ? styles.toggleIconDark : styles.toggleIconLight)}
+        />
       </button>
+
+      <div data-tooltip-content="true" className={styles.toggleTooltip}>
+        {isDark ? 'Switch to light mode' : 'Switch to dark mode'}
+      </div>
     </div>
   );
 }
 
-export default React.memo(ColorModeToggle);
diff --git a/website/src/css/custom.css b/website/src/css/custom.css
index f19f426cd1b4..200e4e6d9156 100644
--- a/website/src/css/custom.css
+++ b/website/src/css/custom.css
@@ -246,3 +246,76 @@ html[data-navbar='false'] {
 html[data-red-border] div#__docusaurus {
   border: red solid thick;
 }
+/* CSS Anchor Positioning for Tooltips */
+:root {
+  --docusaurus-tooltip-bg: #1b1b1d;
+}
+
+[data-tooltip-trigger] {
+  anchor-name: --docusaurus-tooltip;
+}
+
+[data-tooltip-content] {
+  position: fixed;
+  position-anchor: --docusaurus-tooltip;
+  top: anchor(bottom);
+  left: anchor(center);
+  transform: translateX(-50%);
+  margin-top: 8px;
+  padding: 6px 10px;
+  background-color: var(--docusaurus-tooltip-bg);
+  color: #fff;
+  border-radius: 4px;
+  font-size: 0.85rem;
+  z-index: 100;
+  opacity: 0;
+  pointer-events: none;
+  transition: opacity 0.15s ease-in-out;
+}
+
+[data-tooltip-trigger]:hover + [data-tooltip-content] {
+  opacity: 1;
+}
+
+/* Existing repository styles remain untouched up here */
+
+.toggleContainer {
+  position: relative;
+  display: inline-flex;
+}
+.toggleButton {
+  anchor-name: --color-toggle-anchor;
+}
+.toggleTooltip {
+  position: absolute;
+  top: 100%;
+  left: 50%;
+  transform: translateX(-50%);
+  margin-top: 8px;
+  padding: 6px 10px;
+  background-color: #1b1b1d;
+  color: #ffffff;
+  border-radius: 4px;
+  font-size: 0.85rem;
+  z-index: 150;
+  opacity: 0;
+  pointer-events: none;
+  white-space: nowrap;
+  transition: opacity 0.15s ease-in-out;
+  border: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.1);
+}
+/* Modern Engine Positioning with safe fallback layer */
+@supports (anchor-name: --test) {
+  .toggleTooltip {
+    position: fixed;
+    position-anchor: --color-toggle-anchor;
+    top: anchor(bottom);
+    left: anchor(center);
+    transform: translateX(-50%);
+  }
+  }
+
+.toggleButton:hover + .toggleTooltip,
+.toggleButton:focus-visible + .toggleTooltip {
+  opacity: 1;
+}