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[ENHANCEMENT]: Use lighter colored favicons in dark mode to make it visible #1357

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@alesz

Your proposed enhancement

Favicon is almost invisible when system is using dark mode.

Comparison - done with Gimp function Colors > Value Invert

Enhancement Impact

Improve accessibility by making favicon more visible and Timed tab more recognizable.

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Implementation proposal: use CSS media attribute prefers-color-scheme and link different icon file based on selection, e.g.:

    <link rel="icon" type="image/png" href="{{rootURL}}assets/favicon-32x32.png" sizes="32x32" media="(prefers-color-scheme: light)">
    <link rel="icon" type="image/png" href="{{rootURL}}assets/favicon-16x16.png" sizes="16x16" media="(prefers-color-scheme: light)">
    <link rel="shortcut icon" href="{{rootURL}}assets/favicon.ico" type="image/x-icon" media="(prefers-color-scheme: light)">
    <link rel="icon" type="image/png" href="{{rootURL}}assets/favicon-32x32-dark.png" sizes="32x32" media="(prefers-color-scheme: dark)">
    <link rel="icon" type="image/png" href="{{rootURL}}assets/favicon-16x16-dark.png" sizes="16x16" media="(prefers-color-scheme: dark)">
    <link rel="shortcut icon" href="{{rootURL}}assets/favicon-dark.ico" type="image/x-icon" media="(prefers-color-scheme: dark)">

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