:root { --theme-palette-primary: #1686FF; --theme-palette-secondary: #8252FF; --theme-palette-light: #FFFFFF; --theme-palette-soft-light: #F6F9FB; --theme-palette-dark: #292C39; --theme-palette-soft-dark: #4D546A; --theme-palette-light-borders: #E4ECF3; --theme-palette-dark-borders: #7C8A9C; --theme-palette-error: #E3000F; --theme-palette-warning: #F3BE02; --theme-palette-success: #008A00; /* BDS --Color* aliases. On legacy pages these are otherwise only defined inside a BDS , so BDS components rendered OUTSIDE one (e.g. profile Notification Settings' Text) fall back to their hardcoded light default (var(--ColorDark, #3c4153)) — invisible on dark. Define them globally as the flipping palette tokens so every BDS component resolves the right value in both modes (they follow --theme-palette-* which the [data-theme="dark"] block flips). */ --ColorPrimary: var(--theme-palette-primary); --ColorSecondary: var(--theme-palette-secondary); --ColorLight: var(--theme-palette-light); --ColorSoftLight: var(--theme-palette-soft-light); --ColorLightBorders: var(--theme-palette-light-borders); --ColorDark: var(--theme-palette-dark); --ColorSoftDark: var(--theme-palette-soft-dark); --ColorDarkBorders: var(--theme-palette-dark-borders); --ColorError: var(--theme-palette-error); --ColorWarning: var(--theme-palette-warning); --ColorSuccess: var(--theme-palette-success); } /* Dark-mode spike: mirror of :root with the per-instance dark palette (THEME_DARK_PALETTE_*, settings/style/theme.py). Cascades over :root whenever is set by the theme controller in base.html. Every legacy surface that reads --theme-palette-* / --Color* flips for free; surfaces still using compile-time LESS hex (@brand-primary etc.) won't and need a per-surface override or a LESS->var migration (the spike inventory). */ [data-theme="dark"] { /* Render native UI (scrollbars, date/number inputs, form controls) in dark so they stop flashing a bright thumb/well against the dark surfaces. */ color-scheme: dark; --theme-palette-primary: #1686FF; --theme-palette-secondary: #8252FF; --theme-palette-light: #292C39; --theme-palette-soft-light: #4D546A; --theme-palette-dark: #FFFFFF; --theme-palette-soft-dark: #F6F9FB; --theme-palette-light-borders: #7C8A9C; --theme-palette-dark-borders: #E4ECF3; --theme-palette-error: #E3000F; --theme-palette-warning: #F3BE02; --theme-palette-success: #008A00; } /* BDS text-color tokens (--text-color-*). BDS reads these (.Text__dark{color:var(--text-color-dark)} etc.), and BDS's global theme defines them at :root with the LIGHT palette (--text-color-dark:#3c4153) — nothing flips them, so body text renders #3c4153 on dark (profile Notification Settings labels, dropdown values, and any BDS outside a provider). Flip the dark-text family to the light-in-dark palette tokens. html[data-theme="dark"] (0,1,1) out-specifies BDS's own :root (0,1,0) regardless of runtime inject order. The light/softLight families are intentionally left (they're text meant for dark/coloured fills). */ html[data-theme="dark"] { --text-color-dark: var(--theme-palette-dark); --text-color-hardDark: var(--theme-palette-dark); --text-color-softDark: var(--theme-palette-soft-dark); } /* BDS ThemeProvider namespaces (DIS-3555). Some legacy React islands wrap their subtree in a BDS (e.g. profile → NotificationSettings), which injects a `.theme-provider-namespace-*` scope that RE-EMITS the whole palette at the instance's LIGHT values — shadowing the dark [data-theme="dark"] :root block for everything inside it, so BDS Text renders #3C4153 (invisible on dark). Re-assert the dark palette on that namespace so the subtree flips. Higher specificity than the provider's own `.theme-provider-namespace-X {…}` rule, and a no-op for providers already initialised dark. */ html[data-theme="dark"] [class*="theme-provider-namespace"] { --theme-palette-primary: #1686FF; --theme-palette-secondary: #8252FF; --theme-palette-light: #292C39; --theme-palette-soft-light: #4D546A; --theme-palette-dark: #FFFFFF; --theme-palette-soft-dark: #F6F9FB; --theme-palette-light-borders: #7C8A9C; --theme-palette-dark-borders: #E4ECF3; --theme-palette-error: #E3000F; --theme-palette-warning: #F3BE02; --theme-palette-success: #008A00; --ColorPrimary: #1686FF; --ColorSecondary: #8252FF; --ColorLight: #292C39; --ColorSoftLight: #4D546A; --ColorLightBorders: #7C8A9C; --ColorDark: #FFFFFF; --ColorSoftDark: #F6F9FB; --ColorDarkBorders: #E4ECF3; --ColorError: #E3000F; --ColorWarning: #F3BE02; --ColorSuccess: #008A00; --text-color-dark: #FFFFFF; --text-color-hardDark: #FFFFFF; --text-color-softDark: #F6F9FB; } /* ============================================================================ Global BDS dark-mode token bridge (DIS-3555) — legacy mirror of next/src/app/dark-overrides.css. BDS injects ~130 light-baked CSS vars via a `:root { … }` createGlobalStyle; none read the palette, so BDS inputs/selects/ date-pickers/tabs/pagination on legacy Django pages (search, profile, etc.) stay light in dark mode. Re-point the neutral chrome vars to the (dark) palette tokens once. On `html[data-theme="dark"]` (specificity 0,1,1) so it beats BDS's `:root` (0,1,0) regardless of load order. Brand/signal/selected/disabled states and non-color vars (radii/spacing/fonts/shadows) are intentionally left alone. */ html[data-theme="dark"] { /* Surfaces (panels, option lists, containers, outlined fields) */ --select-options-backgroundColor: var(--theme-palette-light); --select-label-backgroundColor: var(--theme-palette-light); --datePicker-dropdownContainerBackgroundColor: var(--theme-palette-light); --datePicker-monthYearDropdown-backgroundColor: var(--theme-palette-light); --datePicker-navButtonBackgroundColor: var(--theme-palette-light); --datePicker-calendar-monthBackgroundColor: var(--theme-palette-light); --datePicker-calendar-yearBackgroundColor: var(--theme-palette-light); --pagination-jumpToPage-panelBackgroundColor: var(--theme-palette-light); --textfield-label-backgroundColor: var(--theme-palette-light); --textarea-label-backgroundColor: var(--theme-palette-light); --textfield-variant-outlined-backgroundColor: var(--theme-palette-light); --textfield-variant-outlined-active-backgroundColor: var(--theme-palette-light); --textarea-variant-outlined-backgroundColor: var(--theme-palette-light); --textarea-variant-outlined-active-backgroundColor: var(--theme-palette-light); /* Subtle / filled surfaces + hover/focus tints */ --textfield-variant-filled-backgroundColor: var(--theme-palette-soft-light); --textfield-variant-filled-active-backgroundColor: var(--theme-palette-soft-light); --textfield-variant-outlinedFilled-backgroundColor: var(--theme-palette-soft-light); --textfield-variant-outlinedFilled-active-backgroundColor: var(--theme-palette-soft-light); --textarea-variant-filled-backgroundColor: var(--theme-palette-soft-light); --textarea-variant-filled-active-backgroundColor: var(--theme-palette-soft-light); --textarea-variant-outlinedFilled-backgroundColor: var(--theme-palette-soft-light); --textarea-variant-outlinedFilled-active-backgroundColor: var(--theme-palette-soft-light); --pagination-pageButtonHoverBackgroundColor: var(--theme-palette-soft-light); --pagination-pageButtonActiveBackgroundColor: var(--theme-palette-soft-light); --pagination-enabledArrowButtonBackgroundColor: var(--theme-palette-soft-light); --pagination-enabledArrowButtonFocusBackgroundColor: var(--theme-palette-soft-light); --tab-hover-background: var(--theme-palette-soft-light); --select-option-hoverColor: var(--theme-palette-soft-light); --select-option-focusColor: var(--theme-palette-soft-light); /* Foreground / value text */ --textfield-variant-outlined-color: var(--theme-palette-dark); --textfield-variant-filled-color: var(--theme-palette-dark); --textfield-variant-outlinedFilled-color: var(--theme-palette-dark); --textarea-variant-outlined-color: var(--theme-palette-dark); --textarea-variant-filled-color: var(--theme-palette-dark); --textarea-variant-outlinedFilled-color: var(--theme-palette-dark); --datePicker-calendar-monthColor: var(--theme-palette-dark); --datePicker-calendar-yearColor: var(--theme-palette-dark); --datePicker-monthYearDropdown-color: var(--theme-palette-dark); --datePicker-navButtonColor: var(--theme-palette-dark); --pagination-pageButtonColor: var(--theme-palette-dark); --pagination-enabledArrowButtonColor: var(--theme-palette-dark); --pagination-enabledArrowButtonFocusColor: var(--theme-palette-dark); /* Subtle text (labels, hints, dividers, inactive tab) */ --textfield-label-color: var(--theme-palette-soft-dark); --textarea-label-color: var(--theme-palette-soft-dark); --select-label-color: var(--theme-palette-soft-dark); --tab-font-color: var(--theme-palette-soft-dark); --pagination-jumpToPage-labelColor: var(--theme-palette-soft-dark); --pagination-jumpToPage-hintColor: var(--theme-palette-soft-dark); --pagination-jumpToPage-triggerColor: var(--theme-palette-soft-dark); --pagination-jumpToPage-triggerHoverColor: var(--theme-palette-dark); --pagination-jumpToPage-dividerColor: var(--theme-palette-light-borders); /* Resting border colors */ --select-border-color: var(--theme-palette-light-borders); --select-label-borderColor: var(--theme-palette-light-borders); --tab-variant-switch-borderColor: var(--theme-palette-light-borders); --pagination-jumpToPage-panelBorderColor: var(--theme-palette-light-borders); --textfield-label-borderColor: var(--theme-palette-light-borders); --textarea-label-borderColor: var(--theme-palette-light-borders); --textfield-variant-outlined-borderColor: var(--theme-palette-light-borders); --textfield-variant-outlinedFilled-borderColor: var(--theme-palette-light-borders); --textarea-variant-outlined-borderColor: var(--theme-palette-light-borders); --textarea-variant-outlinedFilled-borderColor: var(--theme-palette-light-borders); /* Active / focus border colors */ --textfield-variant-outlined-active-borderColor: var(--theme-palette-dark-borders); --textfield-variant-filled-active-borderColor: var(--theme-palette-dark-borders); --textfield-variant-outlinedFilled-active-borderColor: var(--theme-palette-dark-borders); --textarea-variant-outlined-active-borderColor: var(--theme-palette-dark-borders); --textarea-variant-filled-active-borderColor: var(--theme-palette-dark-borders); --textarea-variant-outlinedFilled-active-borderColor: var(--theme-palette-dark-borders); /* Border shorthands ("1px solid ") — containers & interactive states */ --datePicker-dropdownContainerBorder: 1px solid var(--theme-palette-light-borders); --datePicker-monthYearDropdown-border: 1px solid var(--theme-palette-light-borders); --datePicker-navButtonFocusBorder: 1px solid var(--theme-palette-dark-borders); --datePicker-calendar-dayHoverBorder: 1px solid var(--theme-palette-dark-borders); --datePicker-calendar-dayActiveBorder: 1px solid var(--theme-palette-dark-borders); --datePicker-calendar-dayFocusBorder: 1px solid var(--theme-palette-dark-borders); --datePicker-calendar-monthHoverBorder: 1px solid var(--theme-palette-dark-borders); --datePicker-calendar-monthActiveBorder: 1px solid var(--theme-palette-dark-borders); --datePicker-calendar-monthFocusBorder: 1px solid var(--theme-palette-dark-borders); --datePicker-calendar-yearHoverBorder: 1px solid var(--theme-palette-dark-borders); --datePicker-calendar-yearActiveBorder: 1px solid var(--theme-palette-dark-borders); --datePicker-calendar-yearFocusBorder: 1px solid var(--theme-palette-dark-borders); --datePicker-monthYearDropdown-hoverBorder: 1px solid var(--theme-palette-dark-borders); --datePicker-monthYearDropdown-activeBorder: 1px solid var(--theme-palette-dark-borders); --datePicker-monthYearDropdown-focusBorder: 1px solid var(--theme-palette-dark-borders); } /* Dark-mode spike overrides: legacy chrome (navbar, search card) is compiled-LESS with authored/hardcoded colors that don't read the tokens, so the flip above can't reach it. Re-point the obvious surfaces at the (now dark) neutral tokens at runtime — no bundle rebuild. This is the "authored colors need per-surface handling" finding, same as next/. Not exhaustive; the real work is a LESS->var migration. */ [data-theme="dark"] header.navs, [data-theme="dark"] header.navs .navbar, [data-theme="dark"] header.navs .navbar-secondary { background-color: var(--theme-palette-light) !important; border-color: var(--theme-palette-light-borders) !important; } [data-theme="dark"] header.navs a, [data-theme="dark"] header.navs button, [data-theme="dark"] header.navs [class*="Text"], [data-theme="dark"] header.navs [class*="label"] { color: var(--theme-palette-dark) !important; } /* Search page bar. The SearchBar reads legacy --Color* vars that don't flip, so it kept a light background in dark. Search mode and AI mode render the bar over *different* page surfaces, so no single token matches both — any fixed color shows as a mismatched rectangle in one of the modes. Make the bar chrome transparent so it blends with whatever page surface is behind it in either mode; the inset SearchInput and the mode-switch toggle keep their own backgrounds. */ [data-theme="dark"] [class*="SearchBar-SearchBar-module-container"] { background-color: var(--theme-palette-soft-light) !important; color: var(--theme-palette-dark) !important; } [data-theme="dark"] [class*="SearchBar-SearchBar-module-container"][class*="SearchBar-SearchBar-module-aiMode"] { background-color: var(--theme-palette-light) !important; } /* AI-mode secondary text (DIS-3585 #4). The AskAnything "Some potential followup questions:" heading (.followUpTitle) and the "Responses are generated with AI…" disclaimer (.extraDisclaimerToggle) use `var(--theme-palette-soft-dark, )`. The search page mounts inside a BDS SepiidaThemeProvider that RE-EMITS the palette at LIGHT values, so inside it that token resolves to the light soft-dark (#363636) — dim grey on the dark AI surface. Force the DARK soft-dark value directly (a literal, not the shadowed var) so it can't be re-shadowed. The thumbs buttons (.upVote/.downVote) keep their own colours — not matched here. */ /* [data-theme="dark"] [class*="followUpTitle"], [data-theme="dark"] [class*="extraDisclaimerToggle"] { color: #F6F9FB !important; } */ /* AI-mode composer (search "AI mode"). The AskAnything Input is bundled with pure-hash CSS-module names from a build our theme source edits don't reach, and its gradient-border fill uses `var(--theme-palette-light)` *inside* a `linear-gradient()` — which, in that chunk, resolves to the :root (light) value and paints the composer white on dark. A literal color in the gradient works (the original hardcoded `white` did), so pin the content-box fill layer to the instance's dark surface via the Django template value; the neon border layer is preserved. Targets the gradient wrapper as the grandchild of the stable AISearch inputArea, since the wrapper's own class is an unstable build hash. */ [data-theme="dark"] [class*="AISearch-AISearch-module-inputArea"] > div > div { background-image: linear-gradient(#292C39, #292C39), linear-gradient(90deg, #1686ff 0%, #ad00ff 25%, #1686ff 50%, #ad00ff 75%, #1686ff 100%) !important; } /* The composer textarea inherits a baked dark text color from that same pure-hash build, so typed text is near-invisible on the dark composer. Unlike the gradient fill, a plain `color: var()` resolves correctly, so pin the text to the (light-in-dark) role-swapping token. */ [data-theme="dark"] [class*="AISearch-AISearch-module-inputArea"] textarea { color: var(--theme-palette-dark) !important; } /* Page surface + Bootstrap content containers. The legacy and Bootstrap panels/wells hardcode white (Bootstrap defaults / brand LESS), so the token flip can't reach them. Re-point the broad content surfaces at the dark neutral ramp: page + cards both sit on --theme-palette-light and stay delineated by their border (BDS: cards keep their border at every elevation). */ [data-theme="dark"] body { background-color: var(--theme-palette-light) !important; color: var(--theme-palette-dark) !important; } [data-theme="dark"] .panel, [data-theme="dark"] .panel-default, [data-theme="dark"] .panel-heading, [data-theme="dark"] .panel-footer, [data-theme="dark"] .well, [data-theme="dark"] .card, /* generalstyles' `.style-editor-panel` hardcodes `background-color:#ffffff !important` (its optional GENERAL_PANEL_BACKGROUND_COLOR override is a light authored color too). Most usages also carry `.panel-default` above, but the profile bio card (`.container.style-editor-panel`, about.js) does not, so it leaks white in dark. Route it through the same dark surface token. */ [data-theme="dark"] .style-editor-panel { background-color: var(--theme-palette-light) !important; border-color: var(--theme-palette-light-borders) !important; color: var(--theme-palette-dark) !important; } /* Chapter directory map: the map container/gutters hardcode a light neutral (#f6f9fb) behind the tiles. Darken the container so the seams match. Exclude the marker wrapper/foreignObject: their CSS-module class names also contain "ChapterMap", so the broad match would paint an opaque square over the map where each marker sits (DIS-3555). */ [data-theme="dark"] [class*="ChapterMap"]:not([class*="marker"]):not([class*="foreignObject"]), [data-theme="dark"] .image-map { background-color: var(--theme-palette-light) !important; } /* Chapter directory search dropdown (DIS-3555): the RemoteSearchField dropdown hardcodes a #fff panel with a #dfdfdf border, and `.search-result` uses `color: inherit`, so in dark mode it renders light-on-light. Flip the panel + border to tokens and give the results an explicit text color. Scoped to #chapters-page so the shared `.search-drop-down` class on other pages (sponsors/people dashboards) is untouched. */ [data-theme="dark"] #chapters-page .search-drop-down { background: var(--theme-palette-light) !important; border-color: var(--theme-palette-light-borders) !important; } [data-theme="dark"] #chapters-page .search-drop-down .search-result { color: var(--theme-palette-dark); } /* `forms.less` sets a bare `form { color: @gray-dark }` (#333) that doesn't flip, so any plain form text — headings/paragraphs that inherit it (e.g. the account settings "Account privacy" panel, and login/signup form copy) — goes near-black on the dark surface. Re-point the inherited form text at the neutral text token. Bare `form` is specificity (0,0,1); this (0,1,1) wins, and inputs/buttons/labels with their own color are unaffected. */ [data-theme="dark"] form { color: var(--theme-palette-dark); } /* Bootstrap form inputs hardcode white. Treat them as inset surfaces (soft-light) with light text, same role as the SearchBar input above. */ [data-theme="dark"] .form-control, [data-theme="dark"] select.form-control, [data-theme="dark"] textarea.form-control { background-color: var(--theme-palette-soft-light) !important; border-color: var(--theme-palette-light-borders) !important; color: var(--theme-palette-dark) !important; } [data-theme="dark"] .form-control::placeholder { color: var(--theme-palette-soft-dark) !important; } /* Edit Profile (select has z-index:1). In light mode the select bg is transparent so it shows through; in dark the .form-control rule makes the select bg opaque, hiding the caret. Lift it above the field. */ z-index: 2 !important; } /* Edit Profile "Interests" (react-widgets multiselect): the typed-input text is a hardcoded #333 (react-widgets default), near-invisible on the dark field. Flip the input text to the light token (tag chips are already handled below). */ [data-theme="dark"] .interests .rw-input, [data-theme="dark"] .interests input, [data-theme="dark"] .rw-multiselect .rw-input { color: var(--theme-palette-dark) !important; } /* Upcoming-events location search (react-geosuggest `.geosuggest__input`). It is not a `.form-control` / `[class*="SearchBar"]`, and its CSS-module rule paints the field with --theme-palette-light (= the page surface) so the box vanishes into the dark page. Theme it as an inset input (soft-light) with light text, matching the .form-control rule above. The exact class + !important wins over the BDS/Sepiida runtime styles. */ [data-theme="dark"] .geosuggest__input { background-color: var(--theme-palette-soft-light) !important; border-color: var(--theme-palette-light-borders) !important; color: var(--theme-palette-dark) !important; } [data-theme="dark"] .geosuggest__input::placeholder { color: var(--theme-palette-soft-dark) !important; } /* Homepage landing hero + location widget. These sections hardcode white and the text already flips to white via the token, so in dark mode they render white-on- white (invisible). Scope to body.homepage and darken the surfaces. */ [data-theme="dark"] body.homepage .holder, [data-theme="dark"] body.homepage .intro-text, [data-theme="dark"] body.homepage .location-widget, [data-theme="dark"] body.homepage [class*="LocationWidget"], [data-theme="dark"] body.homepage [class*="IconBlock"] { background-color: var(--theme-palette-light) !important; color: var(--theme-palette-dark) !important; } /* The broad [class*="LocationWidget"] rule above also matches the CSS-module class on the search-icon SVG (LocationWidget-styles-iconSearch-*), which painted it with the surface bg + dark text — so the glyph went white on a box darker than the input. The icon is decorative: keep it transparent (so the input shows through) and colored with the brand primary. */ [data-theme="dark"] body.homepage [class*="iconSearch"] { background-color: transparent !important; color: var(--theme-palette-primary) !important; } /* Homepage "groups by region" + location-carousel cards. Unlike the surfaces above, these are painted white by per-instance ADMIN style settings in generalstyles.css (HOMEPAGE_MAP_GROUPS_BY_REGION_BACKGROUND_COLOR, the carousel card color) rendered at high specificity with !important. The real fix is a dark-variant of those admin settings (cf. THEME_DARK_PALETTE_*); for the spike we out-specify them at runtime. Selectors mirror the admin rules + a [data-theme] prefix so dark wins. */ [data-theme="dark"] .main-dashboard.on-home-page #react-main-chapter-list-root > .holder { background-color: var(--theme-palette-light) !important; } [data-theme="dark"] .location-widget .location-carousel .slider-frame .slider-list .slider-slide a.icon-block { background-color: var(--theme-palette-light) !important; color: var(--theme-palette-dark) !important; } /* Homepage "Join our community" CTA band (blog.less .homepage .join-cta) paints a brand color (@brand-fourth) with hardcoded white text — compiled LESS, no token, so the flip can't reach it. Re-point the band surface + its text at the dark neutral ramp. The .cta-button keeps its brand (@brand-secondary), per the brand-preserved policy. Mirrors the admin selector specificity + !important. */ [data-theme="dark"] body.homepage .join-cta { background: var(--theme-palette-light) !important; color: var(--theme-palette-dark) !important; } [data-theme="dark"] body.homepage .join-cta .general-h1 { color: var(--theme-palette-dark) !important; } /* The CTA body text color is the admin setting HOMEPAGE_BOTTOM_CTA_SECTION_BODY_COLOR (default var(--theme-palette-light)), emitted via the ID-specificity selector `body:not(#main-dashboard).homepage .join-cta p.cta-body` (1,3,2). In dark that token resolves to the same neutral as our dark band, so the text disappears. Mirror that exact selector (+ [data-theme]) so the light text token wins. */ [data-theme="dark"] body:not(#main-dashboard).homepage .join-cta p.cta-body { color: var(--theme-palette-dark) !important; } /* Legacy text color. Like the surfaces above, legacy typography color is driven by per-instance ADMIN settings (GENERAL_HEADING_FONT_COLOUR, GENERAL_PARAGRAPH_FONT_ COLOR, …) baked as fixed dark values with !important — no dark variant — so in dark mode headings collapse into the bg and body grays drop below contrast. Re-point the "general" typography families at the light neutral ramp. Paragraph rules carry ID- level specificity via body:not(#main-dashboard), so the override mirrors that. The real fix is dark-variant admin color settings (cf. THEME_DARK_PALETTE_*). */ [data-theme="dark"] .general-h1, [data-theme="dark"] .general-h1 > a, [data-theme="dark"] .general-body h1, [data-theme="dark"] .general-body h2, [data-theme="dark"] .general-body--color h1, [data-theme="dark"] .general-body--color h2, [data-theme="dark"] .section-header, [data-theme="dark"] .chapters-title, [data-theme="dark"] .page-title { color: var(--theme-palette-dark) !important; } [data-theme="dark"] body:not(#main-dashboard) .general-body, [data-theme="dark"] body:not(#main-dashboard) .general-body--color, [data-theme="dark"] body:not(#main-dashboard) .general-body--color h4, [data-theme="dark"] .about-message { color: var(--theme-palette-soft-dark) !important; } [data-theme="dark"] .date, [data-theme="dark"] .post-timestamp, [data-theme="dark"] .blog-live-author, [data-theme="dark"] .blog-live-time { color: var(--theme-palette-light-borders) !important; } /* My Tickets (profile event listing): the date + the "Please Un-RSVP" prompt/link inherited the low-contrast light-borders token (date) or an unset muted color (ticket row), reading as washed-out grey on the dark card. Route them to the readable muted-text token used by body copy. Higher specificity than the generic [data-theme] .date rule above, so it wins there without touching other timestamps. */ [data-theme="dark"] .event-listing .event-details .date, [data-theme="dark"] .event-listing .event-details .ticket, [data-theme="dark"] .event-listing .event-details .ticket a { color: var(--theme-palette-soft-dark) !important; } /* High-specificity admin color rules need same-or-higher specificity to override. The blocks below mirror the exact generalstyles.css / homepage admin selectors (which carry IDs and/or :not(#main-dashboard) and !important) with a [data-theme] prefix so the dark override wins on specificity, not just source order. These exist because per-widget admin color settings have no dark variant — the scalable fix is to add dark-variant admin settings, not to mirror every selector here. */ /* Homepage intro hero (HOMEPAGE intro title/paragraph) */ [data-theme="dark"] .intro-text .section-header, [data-theme="dark"] .intro-text .general-h1 { color: var(--theme-palette-dark) !important; } [data-theme="dark"] .intro-text .about-message { color: var(--theme-palette-soft-dark) !important; } /* Homepage "groups by region" heading + region cards */ [data-theme="dark"] .main-dashboard.on-home-page #react-main-chapter-list-root > .holder .chapters-title { color: var(--theme-palette-dark) !important; } [data-theme="dark"] #react-main-chapter-list-root .row.regions-list .chapter-item strong { color: var(--theme-palette-dark) !important; } [data-theme="dark"] #react-main-chapter-list-root .row.regions-list .chapter-item span { color: var(--theme-palette-light-borders) !important; } /* General tabs (List / Calendar) inherit the general-body link color; mirror that selector chain + one extra class so the dark override out-specifies it. */ [data-theme="dark"] body:not(#main-dashboard) .general-body a.general-tab:not(.general-body--exclude):not(.btn), [data-theme="dark"] body:not(#main-dashboard) .general-body--color a.general-tab:not(.general-body--exclude):not(.btn) { color: var(--theme-palette-light-borders) !important; } /* Account settings tabs (Privacy / Change password / Delete account) AND user profile tabs (Profile / Rewards / Discussions / My tickets / Updates / API key). The shared .general-tab rule above pins them to --theme-palette-light-borders — too dim to read. Scope a higher-specificity override to the settings .tablist and the profile .navbar-right (each compound with .general-body--color on the same

) drops below the "mark all as read" action and a large empty band opens at the top of the panel — the misaligned/oversized header seen only on the Django island (/next renders the same component with no legacy CSS around it). Re-assert the BDS header's intended flex row and collapse the inherited heading spacing so it packs like /next. Mode-agnostic — the layout bug exists in both light and dark. / [class="NotificationsMenu-styles__header_"] { display: flex !important; align-items: center !important; justify-content: space-between !important; padding: 16px !important; } [class="NotificationsMenu-styles__header_"] h1, [class="NotificationsMenu-styles__header_"] h2, [class="NotificationsMenu-styles__header_"] h3, [class="NotificationsMenu-styles__header_"] h4, [class="NotificationsMenu-styles__header_"] h5, [class="NotificationsMenu-styles__header_"] h6 { margin: 0 !important; line-height: 1.2 !important; } /* Both header children (title + the mark-all/gear group) on one centered row. / [class="NotificationsMenu-styles__header_"] > * { align-self: center !important; margin-top: 0 !important; margin-bottom: 0 !important; } /* Match /next's panel width: /next passes style width min(380px, 92vw); the Django island passes no width so BDS falls back to its 330px default, making the panel visibly narrower. Mode-agnostic. / [class="NotificationsMenu-stylesmenu"] { width: min(380px, 92vw) !important; } /* "View all notifications" footer link: BDS renders it as , which resolves --text-color-primary — a var the Django dark block never sets, so it fell back to white instead of the brand colour /next shows. Point it at the brand primary token (defined in both modes). / / Must out-specify the navbar's blanket dark rule `[data-theme="dark"] header.navs [class="Text"]` (0,3,1, !important) that paints every header control white — so scope under header.navs AND match the Text node. / [data-theme="dark"] header.navs [data-testid="notifications-view-all"], [data-theme="dark"] header.navs [data-testid="notifications-view-all"] , [data-theme="dark"] header.navs [data-testid="notifications-view-all"] [class="Text"] { color: #1686FF !important; } /* Bell trigger backdrop (DIS-3585). The trigger paints a --ColorSoftLight circle behind the bell on hover/open. On /next's header that elevation reads invisible in dark; on the legacy navbar it shows as a light halo /next doesn't have. Zero it in dark (light mode keeps the affordance). The class is added in NotificationsDropdown.js; the !important beats the element's inline background. / [data-theme="dark"] .notifications-bell-backdrop { background-color: transparent !important; } / Dark-mode toggle in the user menu (pages/menus/dark-mode-toggle.html). A visual twin of the Next.js header's ThemeToggle (label + Sun · switch · Moon) so the two headers match. Replicates ThemeToggle.module.scss with the --theme-palette-* tokens (1:1 with the Next version's --Color* tokens) and drives state from instead of React. Not theme-scoped — it's a real control that renders in both modes; the [data-theme="dark"] rules below flip its active state. / .top-nav-dragon .main-menu.dropdown-menu > li.theme-toggle { display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: space-between; gap: 12px; padding: 12px 8px; color: var(--theme-palette-soft-dark); font-size: 14px; font-weight: 400; line-height: 136%; } .theme-togglelabel { flex: 1; } .theme-togglelabel--dark { display: none; } [data-theme="dark"] .theme-togglelabel--light { display: none; } [data-theme="dark"] .theme-togglelabel--dark { display: block; } .theme-togglecontrol { display: flex; flex: none; align-items: center; gap: 8px; } .theme-toggleicon { width: 16px; height: 16px; color: var(--theme-palette-soft-dark); opacity: 0.4; transition: opacity 120ms linear, color 120ms linear; } / Sun is the active icon in light, Moon in dark. / .theme-toggleicon--sun { color: var(--theme-palette-primary); opacity: 1; } [data-theme="dark"] .theme-toggleicon--sun { color: var(--theme-palette-soft-dark); opacity: 0.4; } [data-theme="dark"] .theme-toggleicon--moon { color: var(--theme-palette-primary); opacity: 1; } .theme-toggleswitch { position: relative; width: 38px; height: 22px; padding: 0; border: 1px solid var(--theme-palette-light-borders); border-radius: 999px; background-color: var(--theme-palette-soft-light); cursor: pointer; transition: background-color 160ms ease, border-color 160ms ease; } [data-theme="dark"] .theme-toggleswitch { border-color: var(--theme-palette-primary); background-color: var(--theme-palette-primary); } .theme-toggleswitch:focus-visible { outline: 2px solid var(--theme-palette-primary); outline-offset: 2px; } .theme-toggleknob { position: absolute; top: 50%; left: 2px; width: 16px; height: 16px; border-radius: 50%; background-color: var(--theme-palette-light); box-shadow: 0 1px 2px rgb(0 0 0 / 25%); transform: translateY(-50%); transition: transform 160ms ease; } [data-theme="dark"] .theme-toggleknob { transform: translate(16px, -50%); } / --- DIS-3555 legacy dark-mode residuals (Account settings + Profile / Edit profile) --- These surfaces use compiled-LESS hex (@gray-lighter/@beige/#333), Bootstrap defaults or third-party (react-widgets, Material) chrome — none read the palette tokens, so they stay light in dark mode. Re-point them to the role-swapping --theme-palette-* tokens. / / Profile tabs (P1): .nav-underscore resting color (@gray-lighter) + active color don't flip. The active underline keeps @brand-primary (brand color, intentionally unchanged). / [data-theme="dark"] .nav-underscore li a { color: var(--theme-palette-soft-dark); } [data-theme="dark"] .nav-underscore li.active a, [data-theme="dark"] .no-touch .nav-underscore li a:hover, [data-theme="dark"] .nav-underscore li a.active { color: var(--theme-palette-dark); } / Profile → Updates "Global" checkbox is an MUI (v4) Checkbox whose unchecked SVG box uses rgba(0,0,0,.54) (black) — invisible on dark. Lighten the unchecked box to a visible token; the checked state keeps MUI's primary (brand) fill. / [data-theme="dark"] .MuiCheckbox-root:not(.Mui-checked), [data-theme="dark"] .MuiCheckbox-root:not(.Mui-checked) .MuiSvgIcon-root { color: var(--theme-palette-soft-dark) !important; } / Profile → My tickets (DIS-3555 P6). Ticket cards use hardcoded text colors that don't flip: `.event-title a { color:#333 }` (profile.less) and the surrounding card copy. The `.style-editor-card` surface is a Bootstrap `.panel-default`, so it already flips via the panel rule above; here we only re-point the static text. / [data-theme="dark"] .style-editor-card, [data-theme="dark"] .style-editor-card .event-title, [data-theme="dark"] .style-editor-card .event-title a, [data-theme="dark"] .event-title, [data-theme="dark"] .event-title a { / !important: profile.less nests `.event-title a { color:#333 }` under a deep context that out-specifies a plain override, so force the flip. / color: var(--theme-palette-dark) !important; } / Tag chips — react-widgets multiselect (Account tags A1a, Edit-profile interests E2): hardcoded #f4f4f4 chip bg, #555/#fff remove button, light widget container. / [data-theme="dark"] .rw-multiselect-taglist > li { background-color: var(--theme-palette-soft-light); color: var(--theme-palette-dark); } [data-theme="dark"] .rw-tag-btn { color: var(--theme-palette-dark); } [data-theme="dark"] .rw-widget-container:not(.BDS-component) { background-color: var(--theme-palette-light); border-color: var(--theme-palette-light-borders); } / Edit-profile "Interests" tag field (react-widgets Multiselect). The bright white line on dark is the vendor `.rw-widget-container { border: #ccc 1px solid }` — the Multiselect here gets no `.form-control` class (MultiselectInput puts className on its wrapper div, not the widget), so `.rw-widget` is `border: none` and the OUTER selectors below never paint it. Route the actual bordered inner container (and the `.form-control`/focus variants used by other legacy rw-widgets) to the dark border token. `:not(.BDS-component)` leaves BDS widgets alone; Upcoming-events keeps its own #react-upcoming-events-widget-root-scoped border, which still wins there. / [data-theme="dark"] .rw-multiselect .rw-widget-container:not(.BDS-component), [data-theme="dark"] .form-control.rw-widget, [data-theme="dark"] .rw-widget, [data-theme="dark"] .rw-state-focus .rw-widget-picker { border-color: var(--theme-palette-light-borders) !important; } / Edit-profile "@" handle prefix (E3): Bootstrap .input-group-addon default #eee/#ccc. / [data-theme="dark"] .input-group-addon { background-color: var(--theme-palette-soft-light); border-color: var(--theme-palette-light-borders); color: var(--theme-palette-dark); } / Edit-profile banner upload area (E1): hardcoded @gray-lighter background. / [data-theme="dark"] .profile-edit .profile-banner-upload { background-color: var(--theme-palette-soft-light); } / Profile Updates (P7): selected panel heading @beige background. / [data-theme="dark"] .updates .panel-heading.selected { background-color: var(--theme-palette-soft-light); } / Profile My-tickets (P6): Bootstrap .style-editor-card surface + hardcoded #333 event title. / [data-theme="dark"] .style-editor-card { background-color: var(--theme-palette-light); border-color: var(--theme-palette-light-borders); color: var(--theme-palette-dark); } [data-theme="dark"] .event-title a { color: var(--theme-palette-dark); } / Privacy toggle (A1b): rmwc/Material switch unchecked track (@gray-lighter). The checked track/knob keep their brand color (intentionally unchanged). */ [data-theme="dark"] .mdc-switch:not(.mdc-switch--checked) .mdc-switchtrack { background-color: var(--theme-palette-dark-borders); }