e2e/tests/journeys.spec.ts

@@ -722,9 +722,16 @@ test('the brand typefaces actually load and apply', async ({ page }) => {
 
   const fonts = await page.evaluate(() => {
     const root = getComputedStyle(document.documentElement);
+    // Only the FIRST family in the stack is the one actually asked for; the
+    // rest are fallbacks and always end in a generic like sans-serif.
+    const first = (el: Element) =>
+      getComputedStyle(el).fontFamily.split(',')[0].replace(/["']/g, '').trim();
+    const prose = document.querySelector('[class*="editorialText"] p');
     return {
-      body: getComputedStyle(document.body).fontFamily,
-      heading: getComputedStyle(document.querySelector('h1')!).fontFamily,
+      body: first(document.body),
+      heading: first(document.querySelector('h1')!),
+      prose: prose ? first(prose) : null,
+      bodyStack: getComputedStyle(document.body).fontFamily,
       displayToken: root.getPropertyValue('--font-display').trim(),
       uiToken: root.getPropertyValue('--font-ui').trim(),
       proseToken: root.getPropertyValue('--font-prose').trim(),
@@ -732,15 +739,22 @@ test('the brand typefaces actually load and apply', async ({ page }) => {
   });
 
   // An empty token means the var() chain broke, which is the exact failure
-  // mode above — the computed font-family would look plausible either way.
+  // mode this guards — the computed font-family would look plausible either
+  // way, because an invalid font-family just inherits.
   expect(fonts.displayToken, '--font-display resolved').not.toBe('');
   expect(fonts.uiToken, '--font-ui resolved').not.toBe('');
   expect(fonts.proseToken, '--font-prose resolved').not.toBe('');
 
-  expect(fonts.body).toContain('Schibsted');
-  expect(fonts.heading).toContain('Schibsted');
-  // Times/serif anywhere in the interface means we fell back.
-  expect(fonts.body).not.toMatch(/Times|serif$/);
+  expect(fonts.body, 'body uses the UI face').toBe('Schibsted Grotesk');
+  expect(fonts.heading, 'headings use the display face').toBe('Schibsted Grotesk');
+  if (fonts.prose) {
+    expect(fonts.prose, 'running prose uses the serif').toBe('Literata');
+  }
+
+  // The Times fallback is the specific failure that shipped. Match the family
+  // name only — a stack legitimately ends in sans-serif, so anchoring on
+  // /serif$/ would flag a perfectly healthy page.
+  expect(fonts.bodyStack).not.toMatch(/\bTimes\b/);
 });
 
 test('no visible text falls back to the browser default black', async ({ page }) => {
@@ -754,7 +768,7 @@ test('no visible text falls back to the browser default black', async ({ page })
       .filter((el) => {
         const r = el.getBoundingClientRect();
         if (r.width < 2 || r.height < 2) return false;
-        if (el.closest('.leaflet-container')) return false;
+        if (el.closest('.leaflet-tile-pane')) return false;
         return getComputedStyle(el).color === 'rgb(0, 0, 0)';
       })
       .map((el) => el.tagName.toLowerCase() + '.' + (el.getAttribute('class') || '').split(' ')[0])
@@ -801,7 +815,7 @@ test('rendered colours all come from the token palette', async ({ page }) => {
     for (const el of document.querySelectorAll('body *')) {
       const box = el.getBoundingClientRect();
       if (box.width < 2 || box.height < 2) continue;
-      if (el.closest('.leaflet-container')) continue; // OSM tiles are imagery
+      if (el.closest('.leaflet-tile-pane')) continue; // OSM tiles are imagery, not palette
       const s = getComputedStyle(el);
       const checks: Array<[string, string]> = [['color', s.color]];
       if (s.backgroundColor !== 'rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)') checks.push(['background', s.backgroundColor]);
@@ -817,3 +831,68 @@ test('rendered colours all come from the token palette', async ({ page }) => {
 
   expect(strays, `off-palette colours: ${strays.join('; ')}`).toEqual([]);
 });
+
+/**
+ * Contrast, in both themes.
+ *
+ * The status hues were originally specced against --bg-primary, but they are
+ * used as chip text on their own tint, which sits on darker surfaces — so the
+ * real ratios were 3.85–4.44:1, under AA, on every school row and result card.
+ * The page ground is the easy case; the tinted chip is the one that fails.
+ *
+ * Waits for transitions to settle before measuring: several components carry
+ * `transition: color`, and reading mid-transition reports colours that were
+ * never on screen at rest.
+ */
+const CONTRAST_PROBE = `(() => {
+  const ps = c => { const m=(c||'').match(/[\\d.]+/g); if(!m) return null;
+    const a=m.map(Number); return {r:a[0],g:a[1],b:a[2],a:m.length>3?a[3]:1}; };
+  const ov = (f,b) => ({r:f.r*f.a+b.r*(1-f.a), g:f.g*f.a+b.g*(1-f.a), b:f.b*f.a+b.b*(1-f.a), a:1});
+  const L = c => { const f=v=>{v/=255; return v<=0.03928?v/12.92:Math.pow((v+.055)/1.055,2.4);};
+    return .2126*f(c.r)+.7152*f(c.g)+.0722*f(c.b); };
+  const RT = (a,b) => { const x=L(a),y=L(b); return (Math.max(x,y)+.05)/(Math.min(x,y)+.05); };
+  const BG = el => { const ls=[]; let n=el;
+    while(n && n!==document.documentElement){ const c=ps(getComputedStyle(n).backgroundColor);
+      if(c && c.a>0){ ls.push(c); if(c.a===1) break; } n=n.parentElement; }
+    const base = ps(getComputedStyle(document.documentElement).backgroundColor)||{r:255,g:255,b:255,a:1};
+    let acc = ls.length && ls[ls.length-1].a===1 ? ls.pop() : base;
+    for(let i=ls.length-1;i>=0;i--) acc=ov(ls[i],acc); return acc; };
+  const out=[], seen=new Set();
+  for (const el of document.querySelectorAll('body *')) {
+    if (el.closest('.leaflet-container')) continue;
+    const r=el.getBoundingClientRect(), s=getComputedStyle(el);
+    if (r.width<2 || r.height<2 || s.visibility==='hidden' || s.opacity==='0') continue;
+    if (![...el.childNodes].some(n=>n.nodeType===3 && n.textContent.trim().length>1)) continue;
+    const fc=ps(s.color), bc=BG(el); if(!fc||!bc) continue;
+    const fg = fc.a<1?ov(fc,bc):fc, ratio=RT(fg,bc);
+    const px=parseFloat(s.fontSize), bold=parseInt(s.fontWeight,10)>=700;
+    const need=(px>=24||(px>=18.66&&bold))?3:4.5;
+    if (ratio >= need) continue;
+    const key=(el.getAttribute('class')||'')+s.color;
+    if (seen.has(key)) continue; seen.add(key);
+    out.push(((el.getAttribute('class')||'?').split(' ')[0])+' '+ratio.toFixed(2)+':1 (needs '+need+
+      ') '+s.color+' on rgb('+Math.round(bc.r)+','+Math.round(bc.g)+','+Math.round(bc.b)+') "'+
+      el.textContent.trim().slice(0,28)+'"');
+  }
+  return out.slice(0, 12);
+})()`;
+
+for (const scheme of ['light', 'dark'] as const) {
+  test(`text meets WCAG AA in the ${scheme} theme`, async ({ browser }) => {
+    const context = await browser.newContext({ colorScheme: scheme });
+    const page = await context.newPage();
+    const failures: string[] = [];
+
+    for (const path of ['/', '/rankings', '/admissions']) {
+      await page.goto(path);
+      await expect(page.locator('h1, h2').first()).toBeVisible({ timeout: 15_000 });
+      // Let `transition: color` settle — the longest in the app is 0.4s.
+      await page.waitForTimeout(700);
+      const found = (await page.evaluate(CONTRAST_PROBE)) as string[];
+      failures.push(...found.map((f) => `${path} → ${f}`));
+    }
+
+    await context.close();
+    expect(failures, `AA failures in ${scheme}:\n  ${failures.join('\n  ')}`).toEqual([]);
+  });
+}

nextjs-app/app/globals.css

@@ -45,17 +45,17 @@
     --brand-on: #fcfcfa;        /* text/icon sitting on a brand fill */
 
     /* ── Status: above / at / below the comparison point ────────────── */
-    --status-above: #0e6e66;    /* 5.2:1 on --bg-primary */
-    --status-above-bg: rgba(14, 110, 102, 0.10);
-    --status-below: #9a5b00;    /* 4.8:1 on --bg-primary */
-    --status-below-bg: rgba(154, 91, 0, 0.11);
+    --status-above: #0b625a;    /* 6.6:1 on --bg-primary, 5.1:1 on its own tint */
+    --status-above-bg: rgba(11, 98, 90, 0.10);
+    --status-below: #7f4a00;    /* 6.3:1 on --bg-primary, 5.1:1 on its own tint */
+    --status-below-bg: rgba(127, 74, 0, 0.11);
     --status-at: var(--text-muted);
     --status-at-bg: rgba(92, 101, 112, 0.10);
 
     /* ── Charts: the same three hues, extended by lightness only ────── */
     --chart-1: #584a9b;
-    --chart-2: #0e6e66;
-    --chart-3: #9a5b00;
+    --chart-2: #0b625a;
+    --chart-3: #7f4a00;
     --chart-4: #8a7cc9;
     --chart-5: #3e9c92;
     --chart-6: #c9903d;
@@ -68,8 +68,8 @@
        moderate saturation, and every one clears AA on --bg-primary, so they
        read as one family and work as legend text as well as chart lines. */
     --series-1: #584a9b;
-    --series-2: #0e6e66;
-    --series-3: #9a5b00;
+    --series-2: #0b625a;
+    --series-3: #7f4a00;
     --series-4: #a03a5e;
     --series-5: #2f5f8f;
     --series-6: #4a6b2f;
@@ -93,6 +93,16 @@
     --phase-nursery-bg: rgba(122, 85, 96, 0.10);
     --phase-nursery-text: #64454f;
 
+    /* ── Sunken surface: the footer, and anything meant to read as a dark
+          anchor band. Deliberately NOT --surface-inverse: "inverse" flips
+          with the theme, which turned the footer into a light slab at the
+          bottom of a dark page. This stays dark in both. ──────────────── */
+    --surface-sunken: #16202a;
+    --on-sunken: #e4e2dc;
+    --on-sunken-muted: #b3b8bd;
+    --on-sunken-faint: #7f878f;
+    --on-sunken-link: #b9aeef;
+
     /* ── Medals: rankings podium. Metal, not palette — kept legible on
           both grounds rather than literally gold/silver/bronze. ───────── */
     --medal-gold: #a67c00;
@@ -104,8 +114,8 @@
        an arbitrary alpha reads the raw channels from here. Keep these in
        sync with the hex tokens above — they are the same colours. */
     --brand-rgb: 88, 74, 155;
-    --status-above-rgb: 14, 110, 102;
-    --status-below-rgb: 154, 91, 0;
+    --status-above-rgb: 11, 98, 90;
+    --status-below-rgb: 127, 74, 0;
     --ink-rgb: 22, 32, 42;
     --text-inverse-rgb: 247, 247, 244;
     --shadow-rgb: 22, 32, 42;
@@ -121,10 +131,17 @@
     --scrim: rgba(22, 32, 42, 0.55);
 
     /* ── Type ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────── */
-    --font-display: var(--font-schibsted), 'Schibsted Grotesk', -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, sans-serif;
-    --font-ui: var(--font-schibsted), 'Schibsted Grotesk', -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, sans-serif;
-    --font-data: var(--font-schibsted), 'Schibsted Grotesk', -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, sans-serif;
-    --font-prose: var(--font-literata), 'Literata', Georgia, serif;
+    /* next/font already expands --font-schibsted to the family plus its
+       metric-matched fallback, so naming the family again here only made the
+       stack say it twice. It read like a safety net but wasn't one: a var()
+       with no fallback that resolves to nothing invalidates the whole
+       declaration, so the literal after it never gets a turn. The real
+       safeguard is that these classes sit on <html>, where :root can see
+       them — see app/layout.tsx. */
+    --font-display: var(--font-schibsted), -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, sans-serif;
+    --font-ui: var(--font-schibsted), -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, sans-serif;
+    --font-data: var(--font-schibsted), -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, sans-serif;
+    --font-prose: var(--font-literata), Georgia, serif;
 
     /* Type scale, 1.2 ratio off a 1rem base. New work should use these
        rather than inventing another font-size. */
@@ -178,14 +195,14 @@
         --brand-bg: rgba(156, 140, 232, 0.14);
         --brand-on: #10151b;
 
-        --status-above: #3fb3a4;    /* 7.2:1 */
-        --status-above-bg: rgba(63, 179, 164, 0.14);
+        --status-above: #4fc0b0;    /* 8.4:1 on --bg-primary, 4.8:1 on its own tint */
+        --status-above-bg: rgba(79, 192, 176, 0.14);
         --status-below: #d99b2e;    /* 7.7:1 */
         --status-below-bg: rgba(217, 155, 46, 0.14);
         --status-at-bg: rgba(141, 153, 166, 0.14);
 
         --chart-1: #9c8ce8;
-        --chart-2: #3fb3a4;
+        --chart-2: #4fc0b0;
         --chart-3: #d99b2e;
         --chart-4: #6f5fc4;
         --chart-5: #2b8a7e;
@@ -194,7 +211,7 @@
         --chart-reference: #8d99a6;
 
         --series-1: #9c8ce8;
-        --series-2: #3fb3a4;
+        --series-2: #4fc0b0;
         --series-3: #d99b2e;
         --series-4: #e07a9d;
         --series-5: #6fa8dc;
@@ -218,12 +235,18 @@
         --phase-nursery-bg: rgba(191, 152, 163, 0.14);
         --phase-nursery-text: #d1aeb8;
 
+        --surface-sunken: #0a0e13;
+        --on-sunken: #d8dde2;
+        --on-sunken-muted: #9aa4ae;
+        --on-sunken-faint: #6d777f;
+        --on-sunken-link: #b0a3ee;
+
         --medal-gold: #d4a72c;
         --medal-silver: #a8b0bb;
         --medal-bronze: #c08552;
 
         --brand-rgb: 156, 140, 232;
-        --status-above-rgb: 63, 179, 164;
+        --status-above-rgb: 79, 192, 176;
         --status-below-rgb: 217, 155, 46;
         --ink-rgb: 228, 233, 238;
         --text-inverse-rgb: 16, 21, 27;
@@ -278,6 +301,10 @@ button {
 
 /* Every digit that could line up in a column does. This is a data product;
    proportional numerals in a results table read as amateur. */
+/* The interface is mostly figures, so tabular is the default here rather
+   than something each component has to remember. Running prose opts back out
+   below — proportional figures read better in a sentence. */
+.main,
 table,
 [data-numeric] {
     font-variant-numeric: tabular-nums;
@@ -286,6 +313,7 @@ table,
 /* Prose gets the serif; the interface never does. */
 .prose {
     font-family: var(--font-prose);
+    font-variant-numeric: normal;
     font-size: var(--step-0);
     line-height: 1.65;
 }
@@ -421,28 +449,33 @@ table,
  * bar would otherwise sit on a near-black page.
  *
  * The tiles themselves stay as OSM renders them; only the chrome is ours.
+ *
+ * Every selector here is prefixed with `html` on purpose. leaflet.css is
+ * imported from a client component, so its chunk loads AFTER globals.css; at
+ * equal specificity the later sheet wins and these overrides lose silently.
+ * The `html` prefix takes them to 0,1,1 so load order stops mattering.
  */
-.leaflet-container {
+html .leaflet-container {
     background: var(--bg-secondary);
     font-family: var(--font-ui);
 }
 
-.leaflet-control-attribution {
+html .leaflet-control-attribution {
     background: rgba(var(--text-inverse-rgb), 0.82);
     color: var(--text-muted);
 }
 
-.leaflet-control-attribution a {
+html .leaflet-control-attribution a {
     color: var(--brand);
 }
 
-.leaflet-bar a {
+html .leaflet-bar a {
     background: var(--bg-card);
     color: var(--text-primary);
     border-bottom-color: var(--border);
 }
 
-.leaflet-bar a:hover {
+html .leaflet-bar a:hover {
     background: var(--bg-secondary);
     color: var(--text-primary);
 }

nextjs-app/components/Footer.module.css

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 .footer {
-  background: var(--text-primary);
-  color: var(--bg-secondary);
+  background: var(--surface-sunken);
+  color: var(--on-sunken);
   margin-top: auto;
 }
 
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
   margin: 0;
   font-size: 1.25rem;
   font-weight: 700;
-  color: var(--bg-primary);
+  color: var(--on-sunken);
   font-family: var(--font-display);
 }
 
@@ -35,14 +35,14 @@
   margin: 0;
   font-size: 0.875rem;
   line-height: 1.6;
-  color: rgba(var(--text-inverse-rgb), 0.7);
+  color: var(--on-sunken-muted);
 }
 
 .sectionTitle {
   margin: 0;
   font-size: 0.875rem;
   font-weight: 600;
-  color: var(--status-below);
+  color: var(--on-sunken-muted);
   text-transform: uppercase;
   letter-spacing: 0.05em;
 }
@@ -58,24 +58,24 @@
 
 .link {
   font-size: 0.875rem;
-  color: rgba(var(--text-inverse-rgb), 0.7);
+  color: var(--on-sunken-muted);
   text-decoration: none;
   transition: color 0.2s ease;
 }
 
 .link:hover {
-  color: var(--status-below);
+  color: var(--on-sunken);
 }
 
 .linkDisabled {
   font-size: 0.875rem;
-  color: rgba(var(--text-inverse-rgb), 0.4);
+  color: var(--on-sunken-faint);
   cursor: not-allowed;
 }
 
 .bottom {
   padding-top: 2rem;
-  border-top: 1px solid rgba(var(--text-inverse-rgb), 0.15);
+  border-top: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.12);
   display: flex;
   flex-direction: column;
   gap: 0.5rem;
@@ -85,15 +85,15 @@
 .disclaimer {
   margin: 0;
   font-size: 0.875rem;
-  color: rgba(var(--text-inverse-rgb), 0.6);
+  color: var(--on-sunken-muted);
 }
 
 .disclaimer .link {
-  color: var(--brand);
+  color: var(--on-sunken-link);
 }
 
 .disclaimer .link:hover {
-  color: var(--status-below);
+  color: var(--on-sunken);
 }
 
 @media (max-width: 768px) {

nextjs-app/components/school/SchoolDetailShell.module.css

@@ -88,8 +88,7 @@
 
 
 .headerHasMap .actions .btnAdd {
-    /* Sits on the map hero, which renders light in both themes. */
-    background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.9);
+    background: var(--bg-card);
     color: var(--brand-strong);
     border-color: transparent;
     -webkit-backdrop-filter: blur(6px);

nextjs-app/components/school/schoolSections.module.css

@@ -75,8 +75,7 @@
 }
 
 .headerHasMap .actions .btnAdd {
-    /* Sits on the map hero, which renders light in both themes. */
-    background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.9);
+    background: var(--bg-card);
     color: var(--brand-strong);
     border-color: transparent;
     -webkit-backdrop-filter: blur(6px);