Yep we shouldn't put so many colors next to each other. Colored buttons are supposed to guide a user not add to cognitive load. In this screenshot it's hard to tell what is the main action I should take and questioning why blue and green and the difference it makes.

Neutral like you suggested is the best route and right way to use it. I'll document this note for the style guide.

On Thu, Oct 2, 2014 at 11:45 PM, Steven Walling <steven.walling@gmail.com> wrote:

On Thu, Oct 2, 2014 at 10:02 PM, Matthew Flaschen <mflaschen@wikimedia.org> wrote:
Unfortunately, you can't test it right now due to https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/71595 , but the edit page currently looks like:

https://i.imgur.com/h4GTzUB.png

(Thanks to Quiddity for the screenshot).

I think the main button bar is too busy. Save page is fine; that color is semantically correct and it's the main action.

However, I suggest we consider making preview and/or show pages neutral (basically, that looks like a button, but is not colored in the current skin).

Yes, Preview and Show changes should be neutral. Constructive and progressive buttons should not be packed together like this.

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