Control contrast for all GitHub themes

[queenofcorgis]

Enhanced contrast settings! 💻

GitHub is committed to being the home for all developers, and that means ensuring our platform is accessible and inclusive for everyone. Today, we're providing improved contrast settings that make GitHub more user-friendly for everyone, whether you're logged in, logged out, or just browsing for the first time.

What's new 💡

Contrast settings for logged-out users ⚙️

You no longer need to be logged in to control UI contrast! Simply click the new gear icon in the top navigation bar to customize your visual experience. This ensures that first-time visitors and logged-out users can enjoy a more accessible GitHub.

Why this matters ❤️

Accessibility is at the heart of great design, and these updates represent a significant step forward in creating a more inclusive GitHub for everyone. We're making it easier than ever to tailor our platform to individual needs, from reducing eye strain to improving readability.

We want to hear your thoughts, concerns, and questions in the discussion below ⬇️.

[marioaparcero]

This is a great step forward — thank you for prioritizing accessibility! 🙌

Being able to adjust contrast without logging in is especially helpful for first-time visitors, users with visual impairments, or those browsing from shared/public devices. Sometimes small tweaks like this can make a huge difference in readability and comfort. 🧑‍💻🖤

A couple of thoughts/suggestions:

• Will the contrast settings be saved via cookies/local storage for logged-out users?
• Any plans to expand this to other visual preferences, like font scaling or dyslexia-friendly fonts?

Love seeing accessibility baked into the core experience — keep it coming! 💪💡

[queenofcorgis]

@marioaparcero Thanks for the comment, for logged-out users, we save contrast settings via cookies. Would you like to be provided the names of the cookies?

[marioaparcero]

It would be nice if the name of the cookies appeared to apply good practices. :)

[queenofcorgis]

Appreciate the feedback, the names of the cookies are increase_contrast_light and increase_contrast_dark.

[mdsajib1473]

This is such a meaningful update—thank you for prioritizing accessibility for all users, whether they’re logged in or just browsing. The gear icon for contrast settings is a simple but powerful addition, and I especially appreciate how it reduces barriers for first-time visitors.

As someone who occasionally struggles with eye strain, I’m excited to test this out! Small tweaks like these make a huge difference in creating an inclusive dev environment.

Keep up the great work—it’s inspiring to see GitHub lead by example in accessibility. Looking forward to what’s next