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While at Kolh’s website recently, I noticed a feature that I thought was quite interesting, the ability to change the page contrast.

The kohls.com original version

I have see sites that allowed visitors to change the color scheme, but not specifically between high and low contrasts. The intention was probably to help those with visual impairments by allowing them to switch to a version of the website they can read more easily.

When the high contrast option is selected, the site changes it’s background color from it’s usual light tan color to black and the text color from a darker tan to yellow.

The kohls.com high contrast site

However, the well intended feature was not well carried out. The designers seem to have forgotten that the background color in some of the areas of the site are images. The result:

So much for a better experience.