Comments: Poor visibility while typing comments in dark mode on simple sites

[jeherve]

Impacted plugin

Jetpack

Quick summary

When the color scheme in Comment Settings for simple sites is set to dark, comments are not fully visible while typing. The text color while typing is Black and the field has a dark background.

Steps to reproduce

1. Open a simple site and navigate to Settings → Discussion.
2. Ensure comments are enabled and under Comments, ensure the Color Scheme is set to Dark.
3. Open a published post and attempt to add a comment.

A clear and concise description of what you expected to happen.

While typing the comment, I expect the text color to be White for more visibility.

What actually happened

While typing, the text color is Black.

Impact

Most (> 50%)

Available workarounds?

Yes, easy to implement

If the above answer is "Yes...", outline the workaround.

Change the Color Scheme in Comment Settings to Light (or Transparent in some cases).

Platform (Simple and/or Atomic)

Simple

Logs or notes

Reported in 9101263-zen. Site is on the Personal plan and using the Baskerville 2 theme.

The issue appears to occur regardless of the selected theme (Classic / Block). On atomic sites, the text color is White as expected.

[github-actions[bot]]

OpenAI suggested the following labels for this issue:

• [Feature Group] Appearance & Themes: The issue relates to visibility and color schemes, which are aspects of site appearance.
• [Feature] Jetpack: The issue impacts the Jetpack plugin, which is indicated as the affected plugin in the report.
• [Feature] Comments: The problem specifically deals with the comments feature, affecting visibility while typing comments.

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• [ ] 9101263-zen