[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #47153: Field boundaries have insufficient color contrast

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#47153: Field boundaries have insufficient color contrast
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 Reporter:  anevins                              |       Owner:  audrasjb
     Type:  enhancement                          |      Status:  reopened
 Priority:  normal                               |   Milestone:  5.3
Component:  Administration                       |     Version:
 Severity:  minor                                |  Resolution:
 Keywords:  needs-post-mortem has-screenshots    |     Focuses:  ui,
  wpcampus-report color-contrast form-controls   |  accessibility
  has-patch 5-3-admin-css-changes                |
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Changes (by azaozz):

 * keywords:
     has-screenshots wpcampus-report color-contrast form-controls has-patch
     5-3-admin-css-changes
     =>
     needs-post-mortem has-screenshots wpcampus-report color-contrast form-
     controls has-patch 5-3-admin-css-changes
 * type:  task (blessed) => enhancement


Comment:

 I'm sorry but this doesn't seem to work well. I don't consider myself to
 be "Cognitively Impaired" but I do have "Low-Vision" and this change makes
 it harder for me to enter text. Generally typing in small boxes that have
 very dark boundaries makes it difficult to see well and causes my eyes to
 strain more than usual.

 I'm not sure where this part comes from and how it was tested:

   Darken the gray borders and the focus shadow color to provide a minimum
 contrast ratio of 3:1 relative to the white background.

 But for me this has the opposite effect :(

 Regarding process: this is a low-priority enhancement, not really a
 "task". This shouldn't have been committed during beta.

 It also seems to make it worse for specific group of users (perhaps with
 specific medical conditions), while in theory benefiting another group of
 users. I think more feedback is needed before making such changes, it's
 not OK to degrade the experience for some users :(

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Ticket URL: <https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/47153#comment:71>
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