Don't Rely on Color Alone: Designing Accessible Status and Error States
If your form only turns red when it fails, some of your users never see it. Status needs more than color, and the fix is simpler than it sounds.
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Accessibility
WCAG contrast rules, color blindness, and inclusive palettes that keep interfaces readable for everyone.
Color Blindness & Accessible Color: Designing Palettes Everyone Can Read
Roughly 1 in 12 men can't reliably distinguish the red and green your interface relies on. Here's how to design color systems that survive that.
WCAG Color Contrast Explained: How to Design Accessible Interfaces
What 4.5:1 actually means, why your gray-on-white text fails, and how to build palettes that pass WCAG before anyone has to file a complaint.