You can see how specific grays are being used here <https://trello.com/c/IRqbu8p4/15-color-swatches>.
On Tue, Aug 19, 2014 at 6:39 PM, Jon Robson <[email protected]> wrote: > One thing at a time. We are building software and we can't get everything > right first time :) > > I agree semantic names are what we should aim to but the purpose of the > numeric colours was an attempt to at least stop introducing even more :) > > Sounds like we have identified disabledComponentGray to go with > disabledTextGray during this process:) > > On 19 Aug 2014 16:32, "Jared Zimmerman" <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > > MZ we had that conversation already ;) we opted for semantic names for > colors, and numerical names for our limited grey palette. The Living style > guide will outline some uses for each grey but they will be divergent > enough that a single name is not likely to make sense. If when we are > building the color usage section of the living style guide we find enough > commonality in usages for the shades of grey we can revisit semantic names. > > > > > > > > Jared Zimmerman \\ Director of User Experience \\ Wikimedia Foundation > > > M +1 415 609 4043 \\ @jaredzimmerman > > > > > > > > > On Tue, Aug 19, 2014 at 4:21 PM, MZMcBride <[email protected]> wrote: > >> > >> Jared Zimmerman wrote: > >> > I definitely think we should dim the text as well I think B works > well, > >> >we should just make sure we're using existing LESS greys for > everything. > >> > >> I'd also argue that we need fewer grays. Surely fifteen grays is > overkill. > >> > >> I think enumerating the grays was kind of a cop-out. We should be able > to > >> clearly define each gray, recognizing of course that naming is very > >> difficult. If a gray and its purpose can't be clearly defined, it > probably > >> doesn't need to be part of the palette. For now, we can side-step the > fact > >> that most of these colors are indistinguishable on the hardware that > many > >> users use (both human eyes and computer monitors). :-) > >> > >> MZMcBride > >> > >> > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> Design mailing list > >> [email protected] > >> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/design > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Design mailing list > > [email protected] > > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/design > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Design mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/design > >
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