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I searched existing issues and did not find a duplicate.
I am describing a concrete problem or use case, not just a vague idea.
Area
apps/web
Problem or use case
I'm red-green colorblind, and the diff panel is basically unusable for me. The red/green coloring for additions and deletions blends together so I can't tell what was added vs removed without reading each line carefully.
Proposed solution
Add a "Colorblind-friendly diff colors" toggle in Settings > General that swaps the diff panel palette from red/green to blue/orange. Blue and orange are distinguishable across all common forms of color vision deficiency (deuteranopia, protanopia, tritanopia).
Why this matters
About 8% of males have some form of red-green color blindness. Anyone in that group currently can't use the diff panel effectively. A simple opt-in toggle fixes it with no impact on anyone else.
Smallest useful scope
A single boolean client setting that swaps the CSS color variables on the diff panel. Four files, ~60 lines.
Alternatives considered
Custom themes (#1279) would technically solve this too, but that's a much bigger scope. A focused toggle is simpler, ships faster, and directly targets the accessibility problem.
Risks or tradeoffs
None significant. It's opt-in (default off), client-side only, and uses hardcoded oklch values that don't depend on any theme variables.
Examples or references
VS Code, GitHub, and most modern diff tools offer a similar colorblind mode or high-contrast theme for diffs.
Activity
Add colorblind-friendly diff colors setting
[-]Add colorblind-friendly diff colors setting[/-][+][Feature]: Add colorblind-friendly diff colors setting[/+]TimCrooker commentedon Mar 29, 2026
Closing to re-file using the feature request template.