[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #31234: Update wp-admin default colors

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#31234: Update wp-admin default colors
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 Reporter:  hugobaeta    |       Owner:
     Type:  enhancement  |      Status:  new
 Priority:  normal       |   Milestone:  Awaiting Review
Component:  General      |     Version:  trunk
 Severity:  normal       |  Resolution:
 Keywords:  has-patch    |     Focuses:  ui, administration
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Comment (by hugobaeta):

 Replying to [comment:10 iammattthomas]:
 > My subjective feeling is that the shift in colors is so slight, it
 doesn't really change the feeling we intended to convey with the original
 MP6 colors. If anything, it makes the grays look more intentional, a color
 palette designed to work harmoniously rather than pairing a signature
 shade of blue with a lot of neutral grays.

 @DrewAPicture - MT summed up my intentions quite well with his comment.
 When I mention refinement and finesse, this is what I mean - an
 intentional palette that ties in well with what the WordPress brand stands
 for, while maintaining the levels of accessibility we are accustomed to in
 core. Regarding that, I actually believe that having white text on a black
 background isn't the best thing for readability - it actually causes a lot
 of strain in the eyes due to the maximum contrast. That's why designers
 usually soften the whites (a very very subtle light gray) for background
 where we have dark text, and vice-versa.

 Here's a closer look at the colors - you can notice I didn't really change
 the values by much (value = how light or dark the color is). The change is
 minimal on the blues, even tho I actually removed all red in them. Try
 squinting your eyes and see the top and bottom circles merge - you can't
 tell them apart. On the greys, I did make a slight adjustment in value,
 but only to compensate to what I explained above. The relationship between
 tones (left-to-right) remains unchanged.

 [[Image(http://cl.ly/image/1T1c3g0O2C1e/WordPress-colors-blues.png)]]

 [[Image(http://cl.ly/image/1g0W0b0e3r3t/WordPress-colors-grays.png)]]

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