[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #49930: Replace wp-admin color schemes with CSS custom properties

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#49930: Replace wp-admin color schemes with CSS custom properties
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 Reporter:  kburgoine       |       Owner:  (none)
     Type:  enhancement     |      Status:  new
 Priority:  normal          |   Milestone:  Awaiting Review
Component:  Administration  |     Version:
 Severity:  normal          |  Resolution:
 Keywords:                  |     Focuses:  ui, accessibility, css
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Changes (by afercia):

 * focuses:  ui, css => ui, accessibility, css


Comment:

 I'd like to remind there are plugins (and maybe themes) that use or extend
 the existing scss variables. I'm not sure the existing scss-based color
 schemes can be "replaced" as that would likely break any third-party code
 that is using them.

 I'd tend to think a more viable approach would be:
 - the existing scss-based stuff should be kept in place
 - consider to establish a deprecation policy with a clear roadmap
 - new color schemes should use new, better, patterns i.e. CSS Custom
 Properties, as proposed in this ticket

 Adding the `accessibility` focus as the accessibility team is interested
 in shipping new color schemes for specific accessibility needs, e.g.: low
 contrast, high contrast, possibly more.

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Ticket URL: <https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/49930#comment:2>
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