[openstreetmap/openstreetmap-website] Dark Mode for maps (Issue #5328)

[tomFlowee]

@AntonKhorev 

> > The idea of dark mode has always been about contrast.

>  Wikipedia has slightly lower contrast in dark mode.

You didn't quote the full paragraph that tried to add the needed background. It factually is about contrast, but the simple comparing of two colors doesn't give you the contrast in a real world situation. Let me quote myself, but add emphasis:

 > The idea of dark mode has always been about contrast. There is a substantial part of the population that dislikes the over-saturation of light as that makes the non-light elements get pushed out. **Imagine ink on a napkin, it bleeds out and your text needs to be bigger and brighter to compensate.**

In a high-light environment (on a computer screen that emits light) the mathematically same contrast looks lower contrast due to eyes not being perfect or simply tired.
Have a low light environment (on light emitting devices) and the same contrast is better to read. So the GOAL is better contrast. And the wikipedia example that actually has mathematically lower contrast in dark mode shows the point I'm making that dark mode itself has such a high impact.

To use the opportunity: my preference is to keep the map tiles as is. As a long time dark-theme user I've never once had the wish to learn a new map legend, or have a problem with a mostly green and brown map being too bright.


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