diff --git a/packages/propel/src/components/circular-progress/circular-progress.stories.tsx b/packages/propel/src/components/circular-progress/circular-progress.stories.tsx
index 21b87d2a..51aff667 100644
--- a/packages/propel/src/components/circular-progress/circular-progress.stories.tsx
+++ b/packages/propel/src/components/circular-progress/circular-progress.stories.tsx
@@ -66,6 +66,20 @@ export const HasProgressbarRole: Story = {
   },
 };
 
+/**
+ * Out-of-range `value` is clamped to `[0, max]` before the arc and `aria-valuenow` are derived, so
+ * the two never disagree. Tagged out of the sidebar/docs/manifest while still running under
+ * `test`.
+ */
+export const ClampsOutOfRange: Story = {
+  tags: ["!dev", "!autodocs", "!manifest"],
+  args: { value: 150, "aria-label": "Overshoot" },
+  play: async ({ canvas }) => {
+    const ring = canvas.getByRole("progressbar", { name: "Overshoot" });
+    await expect(ring).toHaveAttribute("aria-valuenow", "100");
+  },
+};
+
 /** `value={null}` is indeterminate: a fixed quarter arc spins with no `aria-valuenow`. */
 export const Indeterminate: Story = {
   args: { value: null, magnitude: "md", tone: "brand", "aria-label": "Syncing" },
diff --git a/packages/propel/src/components/circular-progress/circular-progress.tsx b/packages/propel/src/components/circular-progress/circular-progress.tsx
index 2525e8f1..57b22330 100644
--- a/packages/propel/src/components/circular-progress/circular-progress.tsx
+++ b/packages/propel/src/components/circular-progress/circular-progress.tsx
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ const RING_STROKE = 2;
 
 export type CircularProgressProps = Omit<
   BaseProgress.Root.Props,
-  "className" | "style" | "value"
+  "className" | "style" | "value" | "render"
 > & {
   /**
    * Completion from 0 to `max` (default 100). `null` = indeterminate: a fixed quarter arc spins
@@ -47,17 +47,20 @@ export function CircularProgress({ value, magnitude, tone, ...props }: CircularP
   const { box, radius } = RING_GEOMETRY[magnitude];
   const circumference = 2 * Math.PI * radius;
   const max = props.max ?? 100;
-  // Clamp once so the arc and `aria-valuenow` never disagree for out-of-range input. While
-  // indeterminate a fixed quarter arc shows; the svg part spins it off `data-indeterminate`.
-  const clampedValue = value == null ? null : Math.min(Math.max(value, 0), max);
-  const fraction = clampedValue == null ? 0.25 : max > 0 ? clampedValue / max : 0;
+  const min = props.min ?? 0;
+  const span = max - min;
+  // Clamp once so the arc and `aria-valuenow` never disagree for out-of-range input, and derive the
+  // fraction from both bounds so a non-zero `min` maps correctly. While indeterminate a fixed
+  // quarter arc shows; the svg part spins it off `data-indeterminate`.
+  const clampedValue = value == null ? null : Math.min(Math.max(value, min), max);
+  const fraction = clampedValue == null ? 0.25 : span > 0 ? (clampedValue - min) / span : 0;
   const dashOffset = circumference * (1 - fraction);
   const center = box / 2;
   return (
     <BaseProgress.Root
       value={clampedValue}
-      render={<CircularProgressElement magnitude={magnitude} />}
       {...props}
+      render={<CircularProgressElement magnitude={magnitude} />}
     >
       <CircularProgressSvg viewBox={`0 0 ${box} ${box}`}>
         <CircularProgressTrack cx={center} cy={center} r={radius} strokeWidth={RING_STROKE} />
diff --git a/packages/propel/src/components/linear-progress/linear-progress.stories.tsx b/packages/propel/src/components/linear-progress/linear-progress.stories.tsx
index 7d02dd27..4e3567b8 100644
--- a/packages/propel/src/components/linear-progress/linear-progress.stories.tsx
+++ b/packages/propel/src/components/linear-progress/linear-progress.stories.tsx
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import { expect, waitFor } from "storybook/test";
 
 import {
   LinearProgressIndicator,
+  LinearProgressLabel,
   LinearProgressTrack,
   LinearProgressValue,
 } from "../../elements/linear-progress";
@@ -15,7 +16,12 @@ const TONES: LinearProgressTone[] = ["brand", "success", "warning", "danger"];
 const meta = {
   title: "Components/LinearProgress",
   component: LinearProgress,
-  subcomponents: { LinearProgressTrack, LinearProgressIndicator, LinearProgressValue },
+  subcomponents: {
+    LinearProgressLabel,
+    LinearProgressTrack,
+    LinearProgressIndicator,
+    LinearProgressValue,
+  },
   args: { value: 60, magnitude: "md", tone: "brand", "aria-label": "Upload progress" },
   // The bar has no intrinsic width (`w-full` root, `flex-1 min-w-0` track), so a bare render
   // collapses to 0px under the centered layout — give every story a real width to fill.
@@ -29,7 +35,10 @@ const meta = {
 } satisfies Meta<typeof LinearProgress>;
 
 export default meta;
-type Story = StoryObj<typeof meta>;
+// Typed against the component (not `typeof meta`): the props are a discriminated union on
+// `label`/`aria-label`, which `StoryObj<typeof meta>` collapses to `never`. `StoryObj<typeof
+// LinearProgress>` keeps per-story args as a `Partial` of the union so stories still type-check.
+type Story = StoryObj<typeof LinearProgress>;
 
 export const Default: Story = {};
 
@@ -106,5 +115,11 @@ export const HasProgressbarRole: Story = {
 
 /** A visible text label before the track — `label` also names the bar for assistive tech. */
 export const WithLabel: Story = {
-  args: { value: 60, magnitude: "md", tone: "brand", label: "Uploading attachments" },
+  args: {
+    value: 60,
+    magnitude: "md",
+    tone: "brand",
+    label: "Uploading attachments",
+    "aria-label": undefined,
+  },
 };
diff --git a/packages/propel/src/components/linear-progress/linear-progress.tsx b/packages/propel/src/components/linear-progress/linear-progress.tsx
index da06ecf3..823448c4 100644
--- a/packages/propel/src/components/linear-progress/linear-progress.tsx
+++ b/packages/propel/src/components/linear-progress/linear-progress.tsx
@@ -13,7 +13,10 @@ import {
 export type LinearProgressMagnitude = NonNullable<LinearProgressTrackProps["magnitude"]>;
 export type LinearProgressTone = NonNullable<LinearProgressIndicatorProps["tone"]>;
 
-export type LinearProgressProps = Omit<BaseProgress.Root.Props, "className" | "style" | "value"> & {
+type LinearProgressOwnProps = Omit<
+  BaseProgress.Root.Props,
+  "className" | "style" | "value" | "render" | "aria-label"
+> & {
   /**
    * Completion from 0 to `max` (default 100). `null` = indeterminate (animated fill,
    * `aria-valuenow` unset).
@@ -25,12 +28,28 @@ export type LinearProgressProps = Omit<BaseProgress.Root.Props, "className" | "s
   tone: LinearProgressTone;
   /** Show the trailing percentage label. @default true */
   showValue?: boolean;
-  /** Visible text label before the track — Base UI's `Progress.Label` (also names the bar). */
-  label?: string;
-  /** Accessible name (required — the visible % is not a substitute). */
-  "aria-label": string;
 };
 
+/**
+ * The bar always has an accessible name: pass a visible `label` (names it via Base UI's
+ * `Progress.Label`) or an `aria-label` — the union makes omitting both a type error rather than a
+ * silently unnamed progressbar.
+ */
+export type LinearProgressProps = LinearProgressOwnProps &
+  (
+    | {
+        /** Visible text label before the track — Base UI's `Progress.Label` (also names the bar). */
+        label: string;
+        /** Accessible name. Optional when `label` is set — the visible label already names the bar. */
+        "aria-label"?: string;
+      }
+    | {
+        label?: undefined;
+        /** Accessible name (required when there is no visible `label`). */
+        "aria-label": string;
+      }
+  );
+
 /**
  * A horizontal determinate/indeterminate progress bar with an optional trailing `%` label. Drive it
  * with `value` (0–`max`); the fill and `aria-valuenow` follow. For a ring, use `CircularProgress`.
@@ -45,8 +64,13 @@ export function LinearProgress({
   label,
   ...props
 }: LinearProgressProps) {
+  const max = props.max ?? 100;
+  const min = props.min ?? 0;
+  // Clamp out-of-range input to `[min, max]` before Base UI derives the fill, `aria-valuenow`, and
+  // the `%` label, so they never disagree (e.g. `value={150}` reads 100%, not a 150% overflow).
+  const clampedValue = value == null ? null : Math.min(Math.max(value, min), max);
   return (
-    <BaseProgress.Root value={value} {...props} render={<LinearProgressElement />}>
+    <BaseProgress.Root value={clampedValue} {...props} render={<LinearProgressElement />}>
       {label != null ? (
         <BaseProgress.Label render={<LinearProgressLabel />}>{label}</BaseProgress.Label>
       ) : null}
diff --git a/packages/propel/src/elements/circular-progress/circular-progress-indicator.tsx b/packages/propel/src/elements/circular-progress/circular-progress-indicator.tsx
index b926607e..6b9f07b4 100644
--- a/packages/propel/src/elements/circular-progress/circular-progress-indicator.tsx
+++ b/packages/propel/src/elements/circular-progress/circular-progress-indicator.tsx
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ import {
   circularProgressIndicatorVariants,
 } from "./variants";
 
-/** Props for {@link CircularProgressIndicator}. */
 export type CircularProgressIndicatorProps = Omit<
   useRender.ComponentProps<"circle">,
   "className" | "style"
diff --git a/packages/propel/src/elements/circular-progress/circular-progress-svg.tsx b/packages/propel/src/elements/circular-progress/circular-progress-svg.tsx
index c2133586..02322c98 100644
--- a/packages/propel/src/elements/circular-progress/circular-progress-svg.tsx
+++ b/packages/propel/src/elements/circular-progress/circular-progress-svg.tsx
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ import { useRender } from "@base-ui/react/use-render";
 
 import { circularProgressSvgVariants } from "./variants";
 
-/** Props for {@link CircularProgressSvg}. */
 export type CircularProgressSvgProps = Omit<useRender.ComponentProps<"svg">, "className" | "style">;
 
 /**
diff --git a/packages/propel/src/elements/circular-progress/circular-progress-track.tsx b/packages/propel/src/elements/circular-progress/circular-progress-track.tsx
index 894a76f1..90ab34b3 100644
--- a/packages/propel/src/elements/circular-progress/circular-progress-track.tsx
+++ b/packages/propel/src/elements/circular-progress/circular-progress-track.tsx
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ import { useRender } from "@base-ui/react/use-render";
 
 import { circularProgressTrackVariants } from "./variants";
 
-/** Props for {@link CircularProgressTrack}. */
 export type CircularProgressTrackProps = Omit<
   useRender.ComponentProps<"circle">,
   "className" | "style"
diff --git a/packages/propel/src/elements/circular-progress/circular-progress.tsx b/packages/propel/src/elements/circular-progress/circular-progress.tsx
index 62d69b52..c7bcbe7d 100644
--- a/packages/propel/src/elements/circular-progress/circular-progress.tsx
+++ b/packages/propel/src/elements/circular-progress/circular-progress.tsx
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ import { useRender } from "@base-ui/react/use-render";
 
 import { type CircularProgressVariantProps, circularProgressVariants } from "./variants";
 
-/** Props for {@link CircularProgress}. */
 export type CircularProgressProps = Omit<useRender.ComponentProps<"div">, "className" | "style"> &
   CircularProgressVariantProps;
 
diff --git a/packages/propel/src/elements/linear-progress/variants.ts b/packages/propel/src/elements/linear-progress/variants.ts
index 974fe83f..2b257dce 100644
--- a/packages/propel/src/elements/linear-progress/variants.ts
+++ b/packages/propel/src/elements/linear-progress/variants.ts
@@ -34,7 +34,8 @@ export const linearProgressIndicatorVariants = cva(
 export const linearProgressLabelVariants = cva("text-13 font-medium text-secondary");
 
 // The percentage is a neutral readout (matching the label), not a toned signal — the semantic color
-// lives on the fill bar. Neutral also avoids low-contrast amber/green readouts on a neutral surface.
+// lives on the fill bar. Neutral also keeps the small 12px number AA-legible: the warning amber
+// text token lands at 4.49:1 on the neutral surface (below WCAG AA), so tinting the % is not viable.
 export const linearProgressValueVariants = cva("text-12 font-medium text-secondary tabular-nums");
 
 export type LinearProgressTrackVariantProps = StrictVariantProps<