diff --git a/netbox/extras/dashboard/widgets.py b/netbox/extras/dashboard/widgets.py
index dcf83bc14..0b185d432 100644
--- a/netbox/extras/dashboard/widgets.py
+++ b/netbox/extras/dashboard/widgets.py
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ from django.utils.translation import gettext as _
 
 from extras.choices import BookmarkOrderingChoices
 from extras.utils import FeatureQuery
+from utilities.choices import ButtonColorChoices
 from utilities.forms import BootstrapMixin
 from utilities.permissions import get_permission_for_model
 from utilities.templatetags.builtins.filters import render_markdown
@@ -115,6 +116,22 @@ class DashboardWidget:
     def name(self):
         return f'{self.__class__.__module__.split(".")[0]}.{self.__class__.__name__}'
 
+    @property
+    def fg_color(self):
+        """
+        Return the appropriate foreground (text) color for the widget's color.
+        """
+        if self.color in (
+            ButtonColorChoices.CYAN,
+            ButtonColorChoices.GRAY,
+            ButtonColorChoices.GREY,
+            ButtonColorChoices.TEAL,
+            ButtonColorChoices.WHITE,
+            ButtonColorChoices.YELLOW,
+        ):
+            return ButtonColorChoices.BLACK
+        return ButtonColorChoices.WHITE
+
     @property
     def form_data(self):
         return {
diff --git a/netbox/ipam/views.py b/netbox/ipam/views.py
index 490cf940b..7cf785521 100644
--- a/netbox/ipam/views.py
+++ b/netbox/ipam/views.py
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 from django.contrib.contenttypes.models import ContentType
 from django.db.models import F, Prefetch
 from django.db.models.expressions import RawSQL
-from django.db.models.functions import Round
 from django.shortcuts import get_object_or_404, redirect, render
 from django.urls import reverse
 from django.utils.translation import gettext as _
@@ -11,6 +10,7 @@ from dcim.filtersets import InterfaceFilterSet
 from dcim.models import Interface, Site
 from netbox.views import generic
 from tenancy.views import ObjectContactsView
+from utilities.tables import get_table_ordering
 from utilities.utils import count_related
 from utilities.views import ViewTab, register_model_view
 from virtualization.filtersets import VMInterfaceFilterSet
@@ -606,7 +606,7 @@ class PrefixIPAddressesView(generic.ObjectChildrenView):
         return parent.get_child_ips().restrict(request.user, 'view').prefetch_related('vrf', 'tenant', 'tenant__group')
 
     def prep_table_data(self, request, queryset, parent):
-        if not request.GET.get('q') and not request.GET.get('sort'):
+        if not get_table_ordering(request, self.table):
             return add_available_ipaddresses(parent.prefix, queryset, parent.is_pool)
         return queryset
 
@@ -952,7 +952,9 @@ class VLANGroupVLANsView(generic.ObjectChildrenView):
         )
 
     def prep_table_data(self, request, queryset, parent):
-        return add_available_vlans(parent.get_child_vlans(), parent)
+        if not get_table_ordering(request, self.table):
+            return add_available_vlans(parent.get_child_vlans(), parent)
+        return queryset
 
 
 #
diff --git a/netbox/templates/extras/dashboard/widget.html b/netbox/templates/extras/dashboard/widget.html
index 1559363d3..b8dec3de2 100644
--- a/netbox/templates/extras/dashboard/widget.html
+++ b/netbox/templates/extras/dashboard/widget.html
@@ -9,14 +9,16 @@
     gs-id="{{ widget.id }}"
 >
   <div class="card grid-stack-item-content">
-    <div class="card-header text-center text-light bg-{% if widget.color %}{{ widget.color }}{% else %}secondary{% endif %} p-1">
+    <div class="card-header text-center text-{{ widget.fg_color }} bg-{{ widget.color|default:"secondary" }} p-1">
       <div class="float-start ps-1">
         <a href="#"
           hx-get="{% url 'extras:dashboardwidget_config' id=widget.id %}"
           hx-target="#htmx-modal-content"
           data-bs-toggle="modal"
           data-bs-target="#htmx-modal"
-        ><i class="mdi mdi-cog text-gray"></i></a>
+        >
+          <i class="mdi mdi-cog text-{{ widget.fg_color }}"></i>
+        </a>
       </div>
       <div class="float-end pe-1">
         <a href="#"
@@ -24,7 +26,9 @@
           hx-target="#htmx-modal-content"
           data-bs-toggle="modal"
           data-bs-target="#htmx-modal"
-        ><i class="mdi mdi-close text-gray"></i></a>
+        >
+          <i class="mdi mdi-close text-{{ widget.fg_color }}"></i>
+        </a>
       </div>
       {% if widget.title %}
         <strong>{{ widget.title }}</strong>
diff --git a/netbox/utilities/tables.py b/netbox/utilities/tables.py
index bf6aa15a9..489b90f10 100644
--- a/netbox/utilities/tables.py
+++ b/netbox/utilities/tables.py
@@ -1,8 +1,24 @@
 __all__ = (
+    'get_table_ordering',
     'linkify_phone',
 )
 
 
+def get_table_ordering(request, table):
+    """
+    Given a request, return the prescribed table ordering, if any. This may be necessary to determine prior to rendering
+    the table itself.
+    """
+    # Check for an explicit ordering
+    if 'sort' in request.GET:
+        return request.GET['sort'] or None
+
+    # Check for a configured preference
+    if request.user.is_authenticated:
+        if preference := request.user.config.get(f'tables.{table.__name__}.ordering'):
+            return preference
+
+
 def linkify_phone(value):
     """
     Render a telephone number as a hyperlink.