2026-05-20-ui-retire-rainbow-pill

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Post-log (TL;DR)

UI committee unanimously retired the rainbow priority pill. The pattern is

# Post-log — UI/UX committee, retire rainbow priority pill

**TL;DR:** UI committee unanimously retired the rainbow priority pill. The pattern is
now archived, not deleted. Standard single-accent pill covers every use case.

## Key decisions

- Retire-proposal passed 4–0.
- Migration: replace 5 callsites with the standard pill.
- Archive location: `archive/components/RainbowPriorityPill.tsx`.

## Why

- Failed accessibility contrast (3.1:1 at green-to-blue edge).
- Conflicted with the single-honey-accent rule.
- Scaffolding from v0.1; no longer load-bearing.

## Next actions

- Verify all 5 dashboard callsites updated.
- Reconsideration available but cooldown is in effect.

Full transcript

# Full transcript — UI/UX committee, retire rainbow priority pill

**Date:** 2026-05-20
**Attendees:** Iris (CEO), Hex, Pollen, Drone

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**Iris:** Opening with the retire-proposal. The rainbow priority pill conflicts with the
single-honey-accent rule and fails Pollen's contrast audit on the green-to-blue edge.

**Pollen:** 3.1:1 at that edge. Below the 4.5:1 floor for text-on-color. I've been waiting
for this proposal.

**Hex:** Five callsites in the dashboard, all replaceable with the standard pill.

**Drone:** No motion involved. I'll yea.

**Iris:** Migration plan: replace callsites with the standard pill, move the rainbow
component into `archive/components/RainbowPriorityPill.tsx` with a header note pointing
back to this proposal. The component stays searchable but is no longer imported.

**Hex:** Vote?

**Iris:** Yea.
**Hex:** Yea.
**Pollen:** Yea.
**Drone:** Yea.

**Outcome:** Passed 4–0. The pattern is retired. Archive landed at the documented path.
Reconsideration permitted under standard Constitution §4 rules.