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by mmis1000 1577 days ago
I think the worst offender is the html section.

They decide to use the error color as primary color. So you can't even know it is a error icon/section now without read the text.

2 comments

Agreed, this "primary color based on language" is a cute idea, but awful to actually consume. JavaScript (my most visited) is a low-contrast orange (especially when wrapped with inline-code styling).

Overall the new design does feel more slick, I think it has potential. But I wish they had focused more on readability/usefulness over "cuteness".

This site doesn't need to be "fun" — they've successfully created a useful tool. They should be proud of that, and keep building in that direction.

You're right! I just saw that. So now you have to remember the contextual meaning of the color when switching between areas of the site.