Have the forum pages changed colour?

vic_sf49

Are other people also seeing, that parts of the forum pages are suddenly more lilac? It's more noticeable in dark mode. 

For info, I'm using Firefox browser, with Dark Reader as an extension.

Thought I'd ask here first, before trying to find what setting has changed on my tablet or browser. 

Emmia

Yes.the bar at the top has changed from teal to purple.

Emmia

This shows the two colours from my tab history.

vic_sf49

Thanks @Emmia, that saves me faffing with my tech. 

QrizB

And there I was, thinking my eyes were playing up and wondering what exactly was in this bottle of wine 😆

Lorian

All looks a bit washed out

maman

I haven't noticed that but on the subject of colour, I see that 'Account and Privacy Settings' header on my page to choose discussions is highlighted in red. Is this a new thing? It just seems to grab my attention when I go to the page and never did before. 🤔

Emmia

maman said:

I haven't noticed that but on the subject of colour, I see that 'Account and Privacy Settings' header on my page to choose discussions is highlighted in red. Is this a new thing? It just seems to grab my attention when I go to the page and never did before. 🤔

I think this is new too, I find the red a bit intrusive visually to be honest.

kimwp

Yes, feels a bit Parma violets from granny.

flaneurs_lobster

Emmia said:

maman said:

I haven't noticed that but on the subject of colour, I see that 'Account and Privacy Settings' header on my page to choose discussions is highlighted in red. Is this a new thing? It just seems to grab my attention when I go to the page and never did before. 🤔

I think this is new too, I find the red a bit intrusive visually to be honest.

That signals to me that something in 'Account and Privacy Settings' has changed or needs my attention in some way - it doesn't. 

MSE_Stephen

Hi everyone

Yes, we've changed our theme colours. From Teal/Coral to 'Light-Navy-500' (and its tints) and 'Red-500'
This is already part of the MSE colour scheme, seen in the Email box at the bottom of this page and various places around the main site. 



We made this change because Teal wasn't always as accessible as it could be, especially when the forum software sometimes wanted to put it on a grey background. We needed darker colours that would work everywhere.

The 'Accounts & Privacy Settings' link has been emphasised quite a bit:



We need this to stand out more because the link - being up near the email address and separate from the rest of the menu - blended in too much and looked like at title rather than an option. Most members seemed to miss it, and I notice on on this thread some asking if it was new.
I'll see what I can do about toning it down while at the same time making sure it stands out enough to be noticed.