The Light theme has a very yellow tint to it. Don't you think it would make more sense to opt for a more neutral color scheme?Just compare these two:https://imgur.com/a/t1v6byI I think the difference is night and day and not in Edge's favor. Everything except for the url and search bars has either a yellow, orange or brown tone to it. The warm colors make it look messier and are more stressful on the eye. It doesn't match Windows' Light theme either which has way more neutral whites and greys.

Thank you both for sharing your thoughts. It seems like this conversation has moved in an unproductive direction, so I'm closing comments to this thread.

microsoft_account1111 Nope, that doesn't seem like that to me.honestly i've never seen anyone else posting about it. Neutral (NOO-trul) colors don't usually show up on the color wheel. Neutral colors include black, white, gray, and sometimes brown and beige. They are sometimes called “earth tones.”source: https://www.infoplease.com/arts-entertainment/neutral-colors Beige is variously described as a pale sandy fawn color, a grayish tan, a light-grayish yellowish brown, or a pale to grayish yellow.source: Google so you see my friend, Edge insider browser is already using a neutral color 😉 Also the word you keep using "offensive" so how exactly is the color offensive to you?

I don't see "very" yellow there. only very small shades of yellow.it's unrelated to the Windows theme. light or dark. it's the background of the new tab page, the UI when in light mode has the correct colors and honestly i don't see why Microsoft should copy everything Google does to the Chrome.if i wanted to use Chrome then i would use it, not a Google chrome clone. there is no rule saying that the background must be 100% white.

HotCakeX Wherever did I say they should copy Chrome? Every single other browser I've used (including native Edge) has a neutral color scheme. Check Firefox, Vivaldi, Brave. They all have neutral whites and grays. And it makes sense. It should be non-offensive to as many people as possible. Chromium Edge is the first browser I've encountered that has this beige/yellowish scheme, and it doesn't look good at all."if i wanted to use Chrome then i would use it, not a Google chrome clone. there is no rule saying that the background must be 100% white."If you think that a color scheme is the only thing that differentiates browsers then there's probably not much use discussing this with you.

Sorry but I still can't see how a little yellowish color can be offensive...i understand that those 4 browser use white and grey instead of white and a little yellow but i don't see the point here. does it make it a fact and a rule that if Chrome, Firefox, Vivaldi use those colors then Microsoft should follow that rule, otherwise it will be "offensive" for users!?it's your choice to discuss it with me or not but i didn't say or mean that it's the only thing that differentiates this browser with others.

using more neutral colors in the Light Theme

EricStarker
Former Employee
Sep 16, 2019
Thank you both for sharing your thoughts. It seems like this conversation has moved in an unproductive direction, so I'm closing comments to this thread.
HotCakeX
MVP
Sep 12, 2019
I don't see "very" yellow there. only very small shades of yellow.
it's unrelated to the Windows theme. light or dark. it's the background of the new tab page, the UI when in light mode has the correct colors and honestly i don't see why Microsoft should copy everything Google does to the Chrome.
if i wanted to use Chrome then i would use it, not a Google chrome clone. there is no rule saying that the background must be 100% white.
- microsoft_account1111
  Copper Contributor
  Sep 12, 2019
  HotCakeX
  Wherever did I say they should copy Chrome? Every single other browser I've used (including native Edge) has a neutral color scheme. Check Firefox, Vivaldi, Brave. They all have neutral whites and grays. And it makes sense. It should be non-offensive to as many people as possible. Chromium Edge is the first browser I've encountered that has this beige/yellowish scheme, and it doesn't look good at all.
  "if i wanted to use Chrome then i would use it, not a Google chrome clone. there is no rule saying that the background must be 100% white."
  If you think that a color scheme is the only thing that differentiates browsers then there's probably not much use discussing this with you.
  - HotCakeX
    MVP
    Sep 12, 2019
    Sorry but I still can't see how a little yellowish color can be offensive...
    i understand that those 4 browser use white and grey instead of white and a little yellow but i don't see the point here. does it make it a fact and a rule that if Chrome, Firefox, Vivaldi use those colors then Microsoft should follow that rule, otherwise it will be "offensive" for users!?
    it's your choice to discuss it with me or not but i didn't say or mean that it's the only thing that differentiates this browser with others.

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