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  • 1.  Shades of Green For Feature Status

    Posted 12 hours ago

    I am not pleased with this new update. One thing strikes me as an accessibility concern in particular - the shades of green for feature status on the event page. Inactive features are marked light green, and once activated, become a slightly darker green.

    I don't feel like there is enough distinction between those two greens for someone with lower vision/is colorblind, and overall is just poor practice when Cvent could have chosen red or gray or some other color that typically indicates something is inactive.


    #Accessibility

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    allison levin
    Manager, Web Content
    Citibank, N.A.United States
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  • 2.  RE: Shades of Green For Feature Status

    Posted 11 hours ago

    I completely agree with you, they did not think of it from an accessibility/usability perspective. I also noticed they did not give us any advance notice of the change which is disappointing. I have asked my Account Manager to provide more information. 



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    Shira Gordon
    Events & Systems Specialist
    PIPSC
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  • 3.  RE: Shades of Green For Feature Status

    Posted 5 hours ago

    Hi Allison,

    Thank you for raising this, and for holding us to a high accessibility standard. When we say, "Expect more from your events," this is exactly what we mean. We're grateful to our community, and users like you, who are helping to make sure experiences are inclusive and accessible.

    As the head of our accessibility team, I can say we've been part of the product rebrand from the beginning, offering feedback and support every step of the way. On the specific question of feature status, we worked hard to ensure the experience is accessible. Color is part of the status treatment, but it is not the only signal. We also use text, and that text has the proper contrast against the background.

    More broadly, the Performance Green is meant to be an accent in our brand system, not the feature itself. For example, in marketing materials, it is not used as a base for text as that would not be accessible.

    We also know a visual change like this is noticeable, and it can be surprising to see it in the product for the first time. That's exactly why our product and UX teams were intentional about making sure the change was strictly visual. We avoided any functional capability changes so as not to disrupt how customers work in the platform.

    We appreciate the thoughtful feedback and the care behind it. If you'd like to continue the conversation, please reach out to WebAccessibility@cvent.com which routes emails directly to me and my team.



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    Stephen Cutchins
    Director, Accessibility
    Cvent United States
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