Hey folks,
I've been admiring the ziglang.org website, and I think we could potentially enhance the color theme to make it a bit more visually engaging.
Currently, the palette looks like this: https://www.realtimecolors.com/?colors=cccccc-121212-cccccc-727374-f7a31d&fonts=system-ui-system-ui (Just double-checked, fonts are indeed "system-ui"!)
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I'd like to propose a slightly "poppier" approach to the contrast, aiming for a more vibrant feel. Here's a potential alternative: https://www.realtimecolors.com/?colors=fafaf9-0c0a09-fafaf9-a8a39f-f7a31d&fonts=system-ui-system-ui
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Essentially, I've used various shades from Tailwind CSS's "stone" color palette for the Text, Background, Primary, and Secondary colors (where Primary = Text in our case). I've kept the beautiful Zig accent color as is.
TL;DR: I'm suggesting making the text brighter and the secondary gray a bit more brownish, like an earthy tone, to better complement the Zig accent color (that awesome yellow-orange).
Just throwing this out there as a suggestion. I'm not claiming to be an expert or anything, just hoping to contribute to making the site even better.
Technical Consideration:
I've noticed the colors seem to be hardcoded in the HTML/CSS of the website. While I'm not super familiar with Zine or the project's code structure, would it be worth considering using CSS variables to define a theme? This could make it easier to maintain colors and layout elements (like border-radius, etc.) in the long run.
Thanks for considering!
Hey folks,
I've been admiring the ziglang.org website, and I think we could potentially enhance the color theme to make it a bit more visually engaging.
Currently, the palette looks like this: [https://www.realtimecolors.com/?colors=cccccc-121212-cccccc-727374-f7a31d&fonts=system-ui-system-ui](https://www.realtimecolors.com/?colors=cccccc-121212-cccccc-727374-f7a31d&fonts=system-ui-system-ui) (Just double-checked, fonts are indeed "system-ui"!)
I'd like to propose a slightly "poppier" approach to the contrast, aiming for a more vibrant feel. Here's a potential alternative: [https://www.realtimecolors.com/?colors=fafaf9-0c0a09-fafaf9-a8a39f-f7a31d&fonts=system-ui-system-ui](https://www.realtimecolors.com/?colors=fafaf9-0c0a09-fafaf9-a8a39f-f7a31d&fonts=system-ui-system-ui)
Essentially, I've used various shades from Tailwind CSS's "stone" color palette for the Text, Background, Primary, and Secondary colors (where Primary = Text in our case). I've kept the beautiful Zig accent color as is.
**TL;DR:** I'm suggesting making the text brighter and the secondary gray a bit more brownish, like an earthy tone, to better complement the Zig accent color (that awesome yellow-orange).
Just throwing this out there as a suggestion. I'm not claiming to be an expert or anything, just hoping to contribute to making the site even better.
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**Technical Consideration:**
I've noticed the colors seem to be hardcoded in the HTML/CSS of the website. While I'm not super familiar with Zine or the project's code structure, would it be worth considering using CSS variables to define a theme? This could make it easier to maintain colors and layout elements (like border-radius, etc.) in the long run.
Thanks for considering!