Adam Argyle joins Amelia and Nick to catch them up on all the goings on within the world of CSS colors. There are a lot more options than you’d expect if you haven’t been keeping up, and Adam’s here to help you avoid the “gray dead zone”! Join the discussionChangelog++ members save 4 minutes on this episode because they made the ads disappear. Join today!Sponsors:Fastly – Our bandwidth partner. Fastly powers fast, secure, and scalable digital experiences. Move beyond your content delivery network to their powerful edge cloud platform. Learn more at fastly.com Fly.io – The home of Changelog.com — Deploy your apps and databases close to your users. In minutes you can run your Ruby, Go, Node, Deno, Python, or Elixir app (and databases!) all over the world. No ops required. Learn more at fly.io/changelog and check out the speedrun in their docs. KBall Coaching – Free exploratory coaching sessions from JS Party co-host KBall! Click here to get started Changelog News – A podcast+newsletter combo that’s brief, entertaining & always on-point. Subscribe today. Featuring:Adam Argyle – Mastodon, Twitter, GitHub, WebsiteNick Nisi – Mastodon, Twitter, GitHub, WebsiteAmelia Wattenberger – Twitter, GitHub, WebsiteShow Notes: Adam’s site Color interpolation animation oklch() - CSS: Cascading Style Sheets | MDN The “Gray Dead Zone” of Gradients | CSS-Tricks - CSS-Tricks OKLCH Color Picker & Converter Wes Bos single color experiments on TikTok color-mix() - CSS: Cascading Style Sheets | MDN A Preview of 4 New CSS Color Features | CSS-Tricks - CSS-Tricks OKLCH in CSS: why we moved from RGB and HSL—Martian Chronicles, Evil Martians’ team blog CSS HD Gradients Gradient.style Discord High Definition CSS Color Guide - Chrome Developers Something missing or broken? PRs welcome!

In this engaging discussion, Adam Argyle, a CSS Dev Rel at Google and content creator, sheds light on the complexities of CSS, revealing why it's often underestimated despite its challenges. He explores the unique role of CSS in web development and the importance of collaboration between designers and developers. The conversation covers AI's impact on web design, the barriers faced in front-end versus back-end development, and even parallels between public speaking and developer advocacy. Adam's insights will reshape how you view CSS!

Una Kravetz and Adam Argyle from Google Chrome join to discuss the exciting evolution of CSS. Una brings insights on new capabilities like custom dropdowns and state queries, revealing how they're revolutionizing web design. Adam highlights innovative features like text-box-trim and the importance of browser compatibility. They emphasize community feedback's role in shaping future CSS versions. Lively conversations blend technical depth with light-hearted tech favorites, making complex topics accessible and engaging.