[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #64856: Admin Reskin: Hard to tell if secondary variation button is pressed

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#64856: Admin Reskin: Hard to tell if secondary variation button is pressed
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 Reporter:  wildworks                            |       Owner:  joedolson
     Type:  defect (bug)                         |      Status:  accepted
 Priority:  normal                               |   Milestone:  7.0
Component:  Administration                       |     Version:  trunk
 Severity:  normal                               |  Resolution:
 Keywords:  admin-reskin has-patch needs-        |     Focuses:
  testing                                        |  accessibility
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Comment (by sabernhardt):

 The pressed buttons need more than a change in background color. When
 inside a group, they have a subtle inset `box-shadow`, and buttons on the
 Permalinks Settings page have no `box-shadow`.

 The Modern (default) scheme would have insufficient contrast with a darker
 background.
 - 4.93:1 in the current unpressed state
 - 4:63:1 with the current subtle background `rgba(var(--wp-admin-theme-
 color--rgb), 0.04)`
 - 4.15:1 with the proposed `rgba(var(--wp-admin-theme-color--rgb), 0.12)`

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Ticket URL: <https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/64856#comment:8>
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