Light mode? Dark mode? Scott and Wes break down the best ways to implement theme switching in CSS, from prefers-color-scheme to manual overrides. Plus, tips on handling shadows, icons, and the dreaded flash of dark mode!
Show Notes 00:00 Welcome to Syntax!
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02:06 Light and dark mode, things to consider.
02:31 Light and dark mode from scratch. drop-in.css.
04:41 Calculations vs assigned color.
05:32 color-mix and relative color.
08:15 Foreground and background variables. –tint-or-shade: color-mix(in oklab, var(–fg), transparent 95%);
–tint-or-shade-harder: color-mix(in oklab, var(–fg), transparent 90%);
09:13 Setting color scheme.
12:38 light-dark function in CSS.
15:48 Manually setting dark mode. 18:43 The challenges with shared caching.
19:33 Tailwind CSS implementation. Tailwind dark-mode.
19:52 Shoehorning in dark mode.
22:25 Other things to consider. 22:28 Color contrast. Lea Verou contrast-color.
24:39 Logos.
25:22 Icons and images.
26:20 Accessibility. Polypane.
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