What colors is everyone using for disabled buttons? I wanted to use mustard yellow associating it with a yellow stop light. "Slow down, finish this before moving forward." Should I use gray or a muted blue instead?
I use either grey or a washed out version of the button because it seems that in most apps and forms on websites, a grey or washed out version of the buttons indicates that you can't click it yet, and I thought it made sense to roll with that.
Edited to add: by "washed out" I meant knocking the transparency back as below. Words were not my friend yesterday!
I also knock the transparency of the button back to indicate it is dead - usually set to about 30%. This allows for some visual connection between the active and disabled states.
The problem with making a disabled button a totally different colour is that it does not look disabled at first glance. Users will probably try to click it thinking it is active.
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I use either grey or a washed out version of the button because it seems that in most apps and forms on websites, a grey or washed out version of the buttons indicates that you can't click it yet, and I thought it made sense to roll with that.
Edited to add: by "washed out" I meant knocking the transparency back as below. Words were not my friend yesterday!
I usually knock the transparency of the button back to indicate that it is dead.
I also knock the transparency of the button back to indicate it is dead - usually set to about 30%. This allows for some visual connection between the active and disabled states.
The problem with making a disabled button a totally different colour is that it does not look disabled at first glance. Users will probably try to click it thinking it is active.
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