After all the discussion after the site refresh - the glare is back!

[Lunde]

The very bright green banner about phones is giving me a headache. Did MN just "forget" the issues of vision impaired users that were widely discussed a couple of months ago

Also not impressed with hard sell, "buy now" boxes popping up on my screen while reading a thread.

Agree - I get startled by it every time I refresh the active list!

Came on to start a thread, but see that there already is one.

It's absolutely horrible - clashes with all the other colours.

Could somebody form @MNHQ please explain the thinking behind this?

After all, changing the "basic" colours went so well last time.spoiler alert: it absolutely didn't

Yes, it's hideous, especially with the bright yellow 'Go ad free' button up there as well.

It is awful.

I agree with everyone else. It's headache inducing and very jarring. Why do this after the last long thread regarding bright colours MN?

I agree - this had really been annoying me and Id swiped down immediately. I can't imagine why anyone would click on the ad link.

its awful. i had the aftermath of a migraine this morning, that bar hurt my head.

It seems have gone back to a white strip this morning 🤞🏼

Hi all
We trialled the bright green banner to highlight our new phone, and it definitely outperformed the white version in driving interest and clicks to the phone page. Although the green passed accessibility checks, it's clear that for some of you it was jarring and even causing headaches, which is obviously not a trade-off we want to make.

We’ve now switched the banner back to a white strip while we retune the colour, and we’ve also dialled down the “buy now” pop-ups so they shouldn’t interrupt mid-read. Thanks as ever for the feedback.

I'm now seeing the banner as a mixture of lilac and blue.

Either of those colours are a vast improvement on the acid green, but maybe have just one or the other?

The lilac/blue is much better