Warning: that one tip about 'just use black text on white' cost me a client

An old design friend told me I didn't need to worry about contrast ratios if I just stuck to black text on a white background, so I skipped checking my color accessibility on a project last month. Turns out the client's brand colors had a light gray background that made my dark gray text totally unreadable on their mobile site, and they nearly walked before I fixed it. Has anyone else gotten bad advice from someone who seemed like they knew what they were talking about?

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val_taylor4d ago

Happens all the time with home renovation advice too, people pass on what worked for them without knowing your situation.

casey_campbell3d ago

But what if their advice actually works for most people in most situations though...