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Update to webchat guest colours

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JessicaMumsnet · 05/10/2016 09:18

Hi,
This is a heads up that we're soon to introduce a change to the colours used to highlight posts on desktop and mobile.

If you've been around long enough to have the old style customised colours this won't affect you.

For newer users - we needed to add some new web chat guest colours and retire the awful mustard yellow we used in the past on desktop webchats. As a result of that we then needed to update our other colours too.

Thanks all

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Costacoffeeplease · 11/10/2016 20:52

Just go back to how it was, although you can keep the ads as they are, they're less distracting Smile

HawkeyeInConfusion · 11/10/2016 20:52

I'm just posting to see what colour my posts now show up as.

I'm on the mobile site, and I'm another who had grey for the OP, purple for my posts and blue for mnhq (and no green anywhere). And I don't like the new colours I have seen so far.

PrettyBlueDressForTheXmasBall · 11/10/2016 20:50

Even the ad bar that sits between some posts has been washed out! Its light grey with white writing and its hurt my eyes too much to actually read what it says!!! Mumsnet instead of being my relaxation you've really annoyed me tonight Angry and hurt eyes!

RainyDaisy · 11/10/2016 20:48

^^ this

kali110 · 11/10/2016 20:47

jessicaMumsnet how about just giving us back our old limited colous?
On the mobile site!!

OutDamnedWind · 11/10/2016 20:45

Was the mustard yellow really that bad? Wink

Waltermittythesequel · 11/10/2016 20:45

When is it going to be fixed?

It's so annoying.

I don't understand why you messed with it in the first place!

DMCWelshCakes · 11/10/2016 20:43

Thank you JessicaMumsnet

PrettyBlueDressForTheXmasBall · 11/10/2016 20:40

Why try to fix what wasn't broken? 😭

Jizzomelette · 11/10/2016 20:38

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PrettyBlueDressForTheXmasBall · 11/10/2016 20:38

Op posts have now turned a pinky colour but its still too pale. Plus pink isnt a nice colour.

Please, please, please, please revert to using the same darker colours as before, even if we are no longer able to personalise which colours we use for what. At least the original colours are easy to read and find when scrolling through.

Ausernotanumber · 11/10/2016 20:37

Jessica. It's almost impossible to tell the difference

Queenbean · 11/10/2016 20:34

Darker shades? Why can't you just turn it back to how it was? Plleeeaaaasssseeeeeeeee?

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JessicaMumsnet · 11/10/2016 20:32

Hello,
Thank you for telling us how you feel, we are listening and have received the message loud and clear re the changed colours being too pale. We'll take another look at darker shades.

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MilkTwoSugarsThanks · 11/10/2016 20:25

OK, I'm now green but I used to be pinkypurple. I like pinkypurple. It suits me. Green doesn't suit my skin tone at all Sad

BakeOffBiscuits · 11/10/2016 20:24

My colours have always been Lavender and pink on the mobile site.

It's never been green previoulsyConfused

As everyone else says, they are now far, far too pale. I hope you can darken them.

Soubriquet · 11/10/2016 20:22

Can anyone else picture MNHQ dragging their heels and sulking trying to change it slightly. Enough to please us or at least stop us whinging and to achieve their aim of pastel colours?

hp2 · 11/10/2016 20:18

I am colour blind, I can't tell the difference now!!! Way too subtle.

Queenbean · 11/10/2016 20:17

MNHQ have gone back to blue!!

It's still pale but it's a start....

EnriqueTheRingBearingLizard · 11/10/2016 20:16

Actually I will bore you as now I can't see much difference at all between my posts and MNHQ's Confused

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Sugarpiehoneyeye · 11/10/2016 20:15

The colours are very pale, I'm finding it quite difficult, as I have Macular Degeneration. Will it stay this way ?

Queenbean · 11/10/2016 20:13

It's making me not want to post!

Didijustgetwinkpointshitcanned · 11/10/2016 20:11

I'm surprised by how much this is winding me up. Who knew I was so reliant on MN for my relaxation Grin

ChestyNut · 11/10/2016 20:10

Giving me a headache squinting to work out which is which.
Pleas can you make them darker MNHQ?

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EnriqueTheRingBearingLizard · 11/10/2016 20:09

Mine's changed again so that now my posts are a paler shade of pale MNHQ. This just gets weirder Confused Have screen shot but won't bore you.