[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:  reopened
 Priority:  normal           |   Milestone:  6.8
Component:  Administration   |     Version:
 Severity:  normal           |  Resolution:
 Keywords:  has-patch early  |     Focuses:  accessibility
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Comment (by sabernhardt):

 The change is likely a bigger problem than the full-white background
 itself.

 I made the mistake of refreshing a settings page with the new styles and
 saw the brightness intensify around all the fields. Then my monitor seemed
 to increase the intensity of white and light backgrounds on //other//
 sites. My eyes should have recovered from the shock by now, but the white
 still is more uncomfortable for me than the gray.

 The admin background has been a light gray for many years.
 - [26072] added `#eee` to `html` in `colors-fresh.css`.
 - [26788] and [26837] revised the color from `#eee` to `#f3f3f3` to
 `#f1f1f1` ([https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/25858#comment:78
 `#f3f3f3` was too light then]).
 - [50025] adjusted `#f1f1f1` to `#f0f0f1`, using the
 [https://codepen.io/ryelle/full/WNGVEjw reduced palette].

 ==== Implementation ====

 1. [59705] removed the `background` rule entirely. Please define the text
 and background colors together, even if the final decision is to make it
 white.
 2. Is the timing appropriate? WordPress 6.8 "will focus primarily on being
 a polish and bug fix release," and this change could require several
 follow-up adjustments (including #62866 for alternate table rows, removing
 the [https://github.com/WordPress/wordpress-
 develop/blob/9acdbb9d8db4eba90d623eefd5ad312cde140593/src/wp-
 admin/css/edit.css#L443 background above the Classic Editor], plus
 anything to make white interface elements stand out more).
 3. Should this overall effort (re-)start in a plugin, as the (larger) MP6
 project had?

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Ticket URL: <https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/62831#comment:35>
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