The discussion revolves around the new background color in the Meta Branded theme, with user Arkshine initially expressing discomfort with the yellowish background, citing eye strain and poor contrast, particularly on low-luminosity screens. They noted that the previous dark blue background, while visually intense, offered better contrast, though it had accessibility issues with the jobs banner. User awesomerobot responded by adjusting the background to a lighter blue to improve readability and accessibility, addressing the contrast issues. Arkshine appreciated the change, confirming the lighter blue was a significant improvement, but suggested further refinement for large screens to avoid excessive blue area, proposing a tone above for better visual comfort. They also mentioned that bubbles could help mitigate the large blue space. User ondrej, using a WCAG dark color scheme, confirmed the improvement after the update. The changes were made using a variable, ensuring consistent updates on page refresh, and ondrej thanked the team for the fix.
I’m unconvinced with the new yellowish background for the Meta Branded theme.
It’s a little too vivid (It hurts the eyes, to be honest), IMO. It’s hard to keep looking at the page (my screen luminosity is already very low) without feeling uncomfortable. (Maybe it’s just me, though!)
The previous blue color provided a good contrast[1] with the content (even though it was a bit too visually sticky to the eye but overall solid).
I’ve adjusted it to a lighter blue, the dark blue was causing some text contrast issues on the homepage since the jobs banner is pushing down the search box.
I’m less convinced on a large screen because there is a lot of vivid light blue. (I’m wondering if having more bubbles on a large screen would help to avoid having too much blue area (?))
You’re right; the dark blue was an accessibility issue.
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