I’m curious, why did the category colors change here? Not saying that’s it’s a problem, but all Documentation topics look the same (Bug is now blue, etc).
Not much of a problem with the other categories, but Documentstion specifically, I could easily differentiate the categories just by looking at the color instead of the name. Now… it’s all one orange square. What caused this change? Too many colors being bandied about? Just curious.
I believe this is part of @manuel’s work on the Meta branded theme style updates
Yes, each top level category has its own color, and every subcategory within it now follows that color:
We kept some of the existing colors and introduced new ones for about half the spaces. The new palette is more perceptually uniform, meaning the colors are more evenly distinct from one another:
I know this change can take some getting used to, especially for categories you’ve known a certain way for a long time. But it lets us color code our spaces consistently. I’m confident that over time the new scheme will make it easier to see at a glance which area of the community a category belongs to.
Colors also carry over to the new sidebar panel:
