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“colors” News Archive

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Entry (Sources) and Other Related TopicsDate#
Testing Methods: Non-Text Contrast (dec)301
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Color Shifting in CSS (jos)300
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What You Need to Know About CSS Color Interpolation (sun/css)299
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Baby Steps Accessibility—Color Contrast of Text (dec)298
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Use of Color (Level A) WCAG 1.4.1—Accessibility Design Tips297
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What Are OKLCH Colors? (jak)296
Thinking Deeply About Theming and Color Naming (zel/css)295
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Testing Methods: Use of Color (dec)294
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New Colors Without Shooting Lasers Into Your Eyes (dyn)293
Top 5 Web Accessibility Issues in 2024 (and How to Fix Them) (int)292
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Implement WCAG Rules in Your Infographics (a11)291
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Color Everything in CSS (mon/css)290
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CSS Color Functions (css)289
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How to Create an Accessible Color Palette (cfe)288
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Exploring the CSS “contrast-color()” Function… a Second Time (dxn/css)287
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Colour Alone Can Be Used to Convey Meaning, and I Don’t Like It (tem)286
Exploring the OKLCH Ecosystem and Its Tools (ina+/evi)285
How to Have the Browser Pick a Contrasting Color in CSS (jen/web)284
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Why Is Nobody Using the “hwb()” Color Function? (css)283
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Generative AI and the Triad Color Harmony (tmr/uxd)282
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A11y 101: 1.4.11 Non-Text Contrast (nat)281
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“input type="color"” (kev)280
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Color Contrast and Readability: The Cornerstones of Accessible Design279
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“oklch()” (ada)278
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Using “currentColor” in 2025 (chr/fro)277
How GenAIs Build Diverging Color Schemes (uxd)276
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A11y 101: 1.4.3 Contrast (Minimum) (nat)275
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Quick Accessibility Wins That Are Easy to Implement (kev)274
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Maintaining Screenshot Quality and Color Profile in Figma (max)273
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Chilled Out Text Underlines (chr/fro)272
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CSS System Colors (ant)271
A11y 101: 1.4.1 Use of Color (nat)270
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Relative Colors (sha)269
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How to Use “attr()” in CSS for Columns, Colors, and Font-Size (chr/fro)268
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@ 11ty/image-color (zac)267
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A Color Input That Also Shows the Value (chr/fro)266
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Live CSS Colors: What You Can Safely Use (jar/van)265
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10 Digital Accessibility Mistakes to Avoid264
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Combining “currentColor” With Relative Color Syntax (oll)263
OKLCH, Explained for Designers262
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WCAG Colour Contrast: What Does the 4.5:1 Ratio Actually Mean? (the)261
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Microsoft Improves Text Contrast for All Windows Chromium Browsers (ser/ble)260
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My Website Has Been Gaslighting You (dav)259
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Opacify HEX Color in CSS (osv)258
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My Favourite Colour Is Chuck Norris Red (val/mat)257
Forced Colors Mode Futility (css/mat)256
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How to Clamp the Lightness of a Relative Color in CSS (ang)255
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Color in CSS or How I Learned to Disrespect Tennis (mat/btc)254
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Come to the “light-dark()” Side (sar/css)253
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How to Make a Tonal Color Palette by Stealing From Nature (fel/uxd)252
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Interview With Björn Ottosson, Creator of the Oklab Color Space (bjo+/sma)251
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Chasing Color (aaa)250
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But Why?? (a11)249
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Alternatives to Using Pure Black (“#000000”) for Text and Backgrounds (ser)248
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Relative Color Syntax—Basic Use Cases (chr/fro)247
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Clip Pathing Color Changes (chr/fro)246
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HTML and CSS Techniques for Inverting Colors245
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A Practical Guide to Designing for Colorblind People244
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Do Grayscale Images Take Less Space?243
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In Detail: 1.4.11 Non-Text Contrast (User Interface Components) (yat)242
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“contrast-color()” Is a Good Thing, but Also Solving the Problem at the Wrong Layer (eri)241
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On Compliance vs. Readability: Generating Text Colors With CSS (lea)240
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A Brief Note on Highlighted Text (aar)239
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Shades of Grey With “color-mix()” (mic)238
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How the Meaning of Colour Varies per Culture (uxd)237
5 Tailwind CSS Anti-Patterns to Avoid (ato)236
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The Impact of Color Contrast on Accessibility235
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Naming Colors in Design Systems234
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CSS Color-Scheme-Dependent Colors With “light-dark()” (bra/dev)233
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Setting and Persisting Color Scheme Preferences With CSS and a “Touch” of JavaScript (ole/sma)232
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Using Relative Colors (chr/mdn)231
How to Invert the Colors Using CSS (ron)230
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Creating Color Palettes With the CSS “color-mix()” Function (mic)229
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Okay, Color Spaces (eee)228
A Practical Guide to Designing for Colorblind People (vit/sma)227
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How to Design an Accessible Web Site for People With Color-Deficient Vision (uxm)226
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How Accessibility Standards Can Empower Better Chart Visual Design (sma)225
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CSS Color Module Level 4 (tab+/w3c)224
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Dynamic Text Color Contrast Based on Background Lightness With CSS/SVG Filters (miu)223
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Designing Accessible Color Palettes in Figma: A Guide for Web Accessibility (kno)222
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Animating Font Palette (man)221
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The New CSS Color Format You Didn’t Know You Needed; “oklch()”220
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The Color Input and the Color Picker (chr/fro)219
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Hover Contrast Bookmarklet (joe)218
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Creating a Color Ramp Using Color Modifiers in Tokens Studio (uxd)217
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Color Psychology in Visual Design: A Practical Guide to Impacting User Behavior (uxm)216
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CSS Relative Colors (luc/iod)215
“oklch()” Retains Perceived Lightness for Different Hue Angles (ste)214
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Workarounds for Buggy Gradients (kei)213
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Better Dynamic Themes in Tailwind With OKLCH Color Magic (tra/evi)212
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Changing Colors in an SVG Element Using CSS and JavaScript211
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What Should Be the Contrast Level of Inactive Buttons? (uxd)210
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Color Contrast Accessibility Tools With Examples (pop)209
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Link Colors and the Rule of Tincture208
CSS Relative Color Syntax (arg/dev)207
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Falling for OKLCH: A Love Story of Color Spaces, Gamuts, and CSS (geo/sma)206
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Migrating From Color Styles to Local Variables in Figma (uxd)205
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A Deep Dive Into CSS “color-mix()” (kev)204
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The Easy Intro to the APCA Contrast Method (myn)203
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Implementing Design Tokens: Colors202
Mixing Colors to Create Variants in CSS (ami)201
Contrast Checker Bookmarklet (web)200
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How to Define an Array of Colors With CSS (css/sma)199
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How I Name and Arrange My Color Variables in Figma198
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Solving the Accessibility Palette Riddle (uxd)197
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Are We There Yet? (svg)196
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90s Websites—Key Characteristics and Examples195
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Learn How to Use Hue in CSS Colors With HSL (bsm/mdn)194
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Mixing Colors With CSS (mrt)193
Choosing a Color Palette (nng)192
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Using Color Wheel Combinations in Your Designs (web)191
New CSS Color Spaces and Functions in All Major Engines (rac/dev)190
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How We Created an Accessible, Scalable Color Palette189
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Presentational Colors (luk/uxd)188
Two Things That Are Not Great About OKLCH (chr)187
Thinking on Ways to Solve Color Palettes (arg/dev)186
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Add Opacity to an Existing Color (chr)185
Using a Muted Color Palette in Web Design (uxm)184
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It’s Time to Learn OKLCH Color (kei)183
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Chasing Rainbows (ver)182
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A Color Wheel With Gradient (css)181
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When I Get That Low Contrast Feeling, I Need Non-Textual Healing (llo/tpg)180
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Fix Color Contrast—Web Accessibility for Text and UI Design (pim)179
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16 Little UI Design Tips That Make a Big Impact178
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Handling CSS Color Fonts With “font-palette” (sta)177
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Create a Rainbow-Coloured List With “:nth-of-type()” (rac)176
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Change Tab Bar Color Dynamically Using JavaScript (ami)175
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Testing Colour Accessibility With Dev Tools (mic)174
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A “color-contrast()” Strategy for Complimentary Translucent Backgrounds (arg)173
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Non-Text Content Contrast Also Matters172
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High Definition CSS Color Guide (arg/dev)171
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Why Is Making a Dark Mode Greyscale So Hard to Get Right?170
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Hex Colors Aren’t Great at Anything Except Being Popular (chr)169
Understanding Color and Accessibility (kat)168
Creating a High-Contrast Design System With CSS Custom Properties (uti/sma)167
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CSS Named Colors: Groups, Palettes, Facts, and Fun (aus)166
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CSS Color Functions and Custom Properties (mat)165
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OK LCH, I’m Convinced (jim)164
CSS Color Spaces and Relative Color Syntax (dar/5t3)163
Color Formats in CSS (jos)162
Accessibility Contrast Requirements Explained and How to Fix 5 Common Low-Contrast Issues (pop)161
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Using HSL Colors in CSS (log)160
Getting WCAG Color Contrast Right (luk/uxd)159
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OKLCH in CSS: Why We Moved From RGB and HSL (sit+/evi)158
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Upgrading Colors to HD on the Web (bra)157
Testing Web Design Color Contrast (arg/dev)156
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Clarifying Color Contrast and Font Size Guidelines (mar)155
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First Batch of Color Fonts Arrives on Google Fonts154
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The Realities and Myths of Contrast and Color (sma)153
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An Argument Against CSS Opacity (tpg)152
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Color and Contrast151
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Escaping the sRGB Prison (svg/css)150
Expert Tips for Color Accessibility on the Web149
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What Are Color Gamuts (svg)148
How We Designed an Accessible Color Palette From Scratch147
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The Guide to Windows High Contrast Mode (its/sma)146
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Make DevTools Pick Colors Outside of Chrome (ami)145
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Simplify Your Color Palette With CSS “color-mix()” (sma)144
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Aspects of Accessibility—Semantics, Contrast, and… Anxiety?143
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How to Pick the Least Wrong Colors142
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APCA: The New Algorithm for Accessible Colour Contrast141
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Customizing Color Fonts on the Web (web)140
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Thinking Colors: Balancing Between Visual and Abstract (uxd)139
Color Alignment for Multiple Design Systems138
How Not to Do Accessible Design (uxd)137
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How to Create a Color Palette for Your Design System136
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The “Dark Yellow Problem” in Design System Color Palettes (uxd)135
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Web Color Is Still Broken134
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Beyond WCAG: Losing Spoons Online (tpg)133
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Forced Colors Explained: A Practical Guide (kil/pol)132
Naming Colors in Design Systems131
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How to Fix Your Low-Contrast Text (ben)130
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How Should You Name Your Colors in a Design System? (uxd)129
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Windows High Contrast Mode, Forced Colors Mode, and CSS Custom Properties (eri/sma)128
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Perceptually Uniform Color Models and Their Implications127
Giving New Meanings to the Color Functions in CSS (alv)126
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Simple Color System for Complex Digital Interfaces125
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Foundations: Colour and Meaning (tet)124
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Colors That Make Sense123
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Foundations: Colour Contrast (tet)122
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Website Themes and Color Schemes121
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An Introduction to High Contrast Accessibility120
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It’s Time for a More Sophisticated Color Contrast Check for Data Visualizations (lis/dat)119
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A Contrast of Errors118
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WCAG 3 and APCA117
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Why Color Contrast Is Not as Black and White as It Seems116
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Dynamic Color Manipulation With CSS Relative Colors (jim)115
A Guide to Modern CSS Colors With RGB, HSL, HWL, LAB, and LCH (mic/sma)114
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Make Your Design System Accessible—Color (luk/uxd)113
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Designing for Color Contrast: Guidelines for Accessibility112
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The Tortuous Journey of Enhancing Our Color Palette111
Using JavaScript to Detect High Contrast and Dark Modes (sco)110
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Accessible Palette: Stop Using HSL for Color Systems109
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Okhsv and Okhsl108
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Color and Universal Design (uxm)107
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Color and Contrast, What Does It Mean? (eri)106
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Accessible Contrast Ratios and A-Levels Explained105
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5 UI Tips to Become a Better Front-End Developer104
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Why the WCAG Colour Contrast Ratio Doesn’t Always Seem to Work103
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From a Colourblind Designer to the World: Please Stop Using Red and Green Together102
The Numeric Colour Palettes in Modern Web Frameworks Explained101
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Using HSL Colors in CSS (sha/sma)100
Evaluating Color and Contrast—How Hard Can It Be? (web)99
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Towards Richer Colors on the Web98
Colorblind Accessibility Manifesto97
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Sorting Colors in JavaScript96
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Ultimate Guide to Color in UX/UI Design95
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Building a Color Scheme (arg/dev)94
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CSS System Colors (jim)93
Managing CSS Colors Systems With a Single Source of Truth92
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Scroll-Bounce Page Background Colour (tem)91
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Color Theming With CSS Custom Properties and Tailwind (mic/css)90
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How to Find and Fix Common Website Accessibility Issues (kil)89
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Similarity Principle in Visual Design (nng)88
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The Expanding Gamut of Color on the Web (oll/css)87
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Creating Color Themes With Custom Properties, HSL, and a Little “calc()” (css)86
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4 Ways to Animate the Color of a Text Link on Hover (kat/css)85
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Understanding Web Accessibility Color Contrast Guidelines and Ratios (css)84
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Standards for Writing Accessibly (and/ali)83
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The Best Color Functions in CSS? (chr/css)82
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Color Theory and Contrast Ratios (tel/24a)81
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Design Principles for Developers: Processes and CSS Tips for Better Web Design (css)80
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Color Contrast Accessibility Tools (fon/css)79
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Colorful Typographic Experiments (chr/css)78
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The Possibilities of the “color-adjust” Property (eri/css)77
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Designing for Accessibility and Inclusion (sma)76
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Small Tweaks That Can Make a Huge Impact on Your Website’s Accessibility (bel/css)75
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Color Accessibility Workflows (ali)74
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Experimenting With Color Fonts (fon/css)73
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Accessible SVGs in High Contrast Mode (eri/css)72
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Working With Colors Guide (sar/css)71
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Improving the Color Accessibility for Color-Blind Users (ada/sma)70
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A Simple Web Developer’s Color Guide (sma)69
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Blending Modes Demystified (ali)68
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The 10 Big Web Design Trends of 201567
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Reverse Text Color Based on Background Color Automatically in CSS (fon/css)66
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Ensure High Contrast for Text Over Images (nng)65
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The Current State of HTML5/CSS3 Browser Support64
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Low-Contrast Text Is Not the Answer (nng)63
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Don’t Forget About Contrast (ali)62
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Design Principles: Connecting and Separating Elements Through Contrast and Similarity (sma)61
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Peachpuffs and Lemonchiffons (jsc)60
What Web Designers Can Learn From Art History59
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12 Little-Known CSS Facts (lou)58
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Conical Gradients in CSS (css)57
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5 Extremely Useful But Rarely-Used CSS3 Properties56
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Color Theory 10155
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Color Theory 101 (jas)54
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The Psychology of Color (jas)53
“currentColor” (chr/css)52