# Color difference indication

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/color-difference-indication/60477>\
**Category:** Support\
**Created:** [April 5, 2017, 11:52am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/color-difference-indication/60477 "2017-04-05T11:52:31Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![shalz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/53a042/32.png) [@shalz](https://meta.discourse.org/u/shalz)\
**Post date:** [April 5, 2017, 11:52am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/color-difference-indication/60477/1 "2017-04-05T11:52:31Z")

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Hi can some one explain here or can link me to a thread that explains the color differentiation for the replies views and activities. orange, grey and dark red?

 ![](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/3X/4/9/49e100977ec61d2d05ae83e26f219a46ae1a56f1.PNG)

Here 123 is darker than 33, while 25 is darker than 34

Thanks

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**Author:** ![mikechristopher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/mikechristopher/32/89135_2.png) [@mikechristopher](https://meta.discourse.org/u/mikechristopher)\
**Post date:** [April 5, 2017, 11:53am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/color-difference-indication/60477/2 "2017-04-05T11:53:57Z")

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If you hover over it - it will explain it - its to do with the high like to post ratio. The more likes the posts get it considers it to be a useful topic

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**Author:** ![shalz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/53a042/32.png) [@shalz](https://meta.discourse.org/u/shalz)\
**Post date:** [April 5, 2017, 11:56am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/color-difference-indication/60477/3 "2017-04-05T11:56:26Z")

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So is there any numbers? like when it exceeds n number of replies the color changes?

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**Author:** ![codinghorror](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/codinghorror/32/110067_2.png) [@codinghorror](https://meta.discourse.org/u/codinghorror)\
**Post date:** [April 5, 2017, 9:33pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/color-difference-indication/60477/4 "2017-04-05T21:33:47Z")

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Edit your site settings to change these thresholds.

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**Author:** ![shalz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/53a042/32.png) [@shalz](https://meta.discourse.org/u/shalz)\
**Post date:** [April 6, 2017, 5:50am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/color-difference-indication/60477/5 "2017-04-06T05:50:48Z")

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Thanks @codinghorror I found this on settings-\> others

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**Author:** ![JammyDodger](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/jammydodger/32/254611_2.png) [@JammyDodger](https://meta.discourse.org/u/JammyDodger)\
**Post date:** [June 8, 2024, 12:44pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/color-difference-indication/60477/6 "2024-06-08T12:44:52Z")

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