Beyond Light and Dark (mode)

A while ago, Lea Verou argued that in a website, a dark mode toggle only needs two states: light and dark, and a "system" preference. Many other experts wanted to give their take on the argument. Vale found it "a tad too magical" to have system as an additional option, and proposed that the system would set the colour scheme from the get-go. Bramus was in the 3 button side of the debate, and didn't "... believe that being able to force a site into a specific mode should be dependent on the time of the day." On the other side, Marcin Wichary was against the 3-state side, and Josh Collinsworth reiterated that Lea got it right the first time. This ran for weeks. And it was refreshing to see how professionals and peers had their own educated opinion. Lea Verou continued on a subsequent article, positing that the best toggle is probably none. If it's deemed important to provide a toggle to the user, then it should be located within the settings. She sent her article to a colleague with an…