[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #62831: Bring in lighter background for admin

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#62831: Bring in lighter background for admin
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 Reporter:  karmatosed       |       Owner:  audrasjb
     Type:  defect (bug)     |      Status:  closed
 Priority:  normal           |   Milestone:  6.8
Component:  Administration   |     Version:
 Severity:  normal           |  Resolution:  fixed
 Keywords:  has-patch early  |     Focuses:  accessibility
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Comment (by audrasjb):

 Replying to [comment:26 afercia]:
 > Even full white alone for the background is known to be non optimal for
 readability. It could be even hurting for some users. We should avoid eye
 strain. I'm not opposed to change the admin background but it shouldn't be
 full white. If the new design system asks for full white background, well
 I would strongly recommend t  reconsider that decision.

 Ok but theres a lot of places where full white is used as a background
 color in the WordPress admin. In the Editor(s) of course, but also in Site
 Health or Privacy screens… that's also the case on WordPress.org websites,
 on this Trac tool and on a lot of fully accessibility compliant websites…
 and I'm not aware of any accessibility compliance issue with full white
 backgrounds, and it's not on the Accessibility Team's recommandations (or
 on `accessibility-ready` themes guidelines for instance).

 If white background shouldn't be used at all, we should probably make a
 wider statement on the whole ecosystem rather than just avoiding it on WP
 Admin screens except for Gutenberg :)

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Ticket URL: <https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/62831#comment:27>
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