Add strongForeground color for enhanced text legibility#312993
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Pull request overview
This PR introduces a new global theme color token, strongForeground, intended to provide a highest-contrast foreground option for text/icons where maximum legibility is required.
Changes:
- Register new theme color
strongForegroundwith light/dark and HC defaults. - Add
--vscode-strongForegroundto the Stylelint known CSS variables list.
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Copilot reviewed 2 out of 2 changed files in this pull request and generated 1 comment.
| File | Description |
|---|---|
| src/vs/platform/theme/common/colors/baseColors.ts | Adds strongForeground to the base color registry with localized description and defaults. |
| build/lib/stylelint/vscode-known-variables.json | Whitelists the generated CSS variable --vscode-strongForeground for Stylelint validation. |
Co-authored-by: Copilot <175728472+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com>
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Introduce a new
strongForegroundcolor to improve text legibility against various backgrounds. This color provides maximum contrast for text or icons that require high visibility.