added a TombstonedAvatarImage view to be used for the .tombstoned case

ElementX/Sources/Other/SwiftUI/Views/PlaceholderAvatarImage.swift

@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ struct PlaceholderAvatarImage: View {
     @Environment(\.redactionReasons) private var redactionReasons
 
     private let textForImage: String
-    /// When `nil` the tombstoned colors will be used
     private let contentID: String?
     
     var body: some View {
@@ -23,9 +22,7 @@ struct PlaceholderAvatarImage: View {
                 // This text's frame doesn't look right when redacted
                 if redactionReasons != .placeholder {
                     Text(textForImage)
-                        .foregroundColor(avatarColor?.text ??
-                            // tombstoned room foreground
-                            .compound.iconTertiary)
+                        .foregroundColor(avatarColor?.text ?? .white)
                         .font(.system(size: geometry.size.width * 0.5625, weight: .semibold))
                         .minimumScaleFactor(0.001)
                         .frame(alignment: .center)
@@ -46,9 +43,7 @@ struct PlaceholderAvatarImage: View {
             return Color(.systemGray4) // matches the default text redaction
         }
 
-        return avatarColor?.background ??
-            // tombstoned room background
-            .compound.bgSubtlePrimary
+        return avatarColor?.background ?? .compound.iconPrimary
     }
     
     private var avatarColor: DecorativeColor? {
@@ -75,10 +70,6 @@ struct PlaceholderAvatarImage_Previews: PreviewProvider, TestablePreview {
                 .clipShape(Circle())
                 .frame(width: 150, height: 100)
             
-            PlaceholderAvatarImage(name: "!", contentID: nil)
-                .clipShape(Circle())
-                .frame(width: 100, height: 100)
-            
             PlaceholderAvatarImage(name: nil, contentID: "@fooserid:matrix.org")
                 .clipShape(Circle())
                 .frame(width: 30, height: 30)

ElementX/Sources/Other/SwiftUI/Views/RoomAvatarImage.swift

@@ -96,11 +96,7 @@ struct RoomAvatarImage: View {
                                     onTap: onAvatarTap)
             }
         case .tombstoned:
-            LoadableAvatarImage(url: nil,
-                                name: "!",
-                                contentID: nil, avatarSize: avatarSize,
-                                mediaProvider: mediaProvider,
-                                onTap: onAvatarTap)
+            TombstonedAvatarImage(avatarSize: avatarSize)
         }
     }
 }

ElementX/Sources/Other/SwiftUI/Views/TombstonedAvatarImage.swift

@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+//
+// Copyright 2025 New Vector Ltd.
+//
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-only OR LicenseRef-Element-Commercial
+// Please see LICENSE files in the repository root for full details.
+//
+
+import Compound
+import SwiftUI
+
+struct TombstonedAvatarImage: View {
+    @ScaledMetric private var frameSize: CGFloat
+    
+    init(avatarSize: Avatars.Size) {
+        _frameSize = ScaledMetric(wrappedValue: avatarSize.value)
+    }
+    
+    var body: some View {
+        GeometryReader { geometry in
+            ZStack(alignment: .center) {
+                Color.compound.bgSubtlePrimary
+                
+                Text(verbatim: "!")
+                    .foregroundColor(.compound.iconTertiary)
+                    .font(.system(size: geometry.size.width * 0.5625, weight: .semibold))
+                    .minimumScaleFactor(0.001)
+                    .frame(alignment: .center)
+            }
+        }
+        .aspectRatio(1, contentMode: .fill)
+        .frame(width: frameSize, height: frameSize)
+        .background(Color.compound.bgCanvasDefault)
+        .clipShape(Circle())
+    }
+}
+
+struct TombstonedAvatarImage_Previews: PreviewProvider, TestablePreview {
+    static var previews: some View {
+        TombstonedAvatarImage(avatarSize: .room(on: .home))
+            .previewLayout(.sizeThatFits)
+    }
+}