Is It Out of Scope? — Web design
Is adding dark mode support out of scope for a web design project?
Yes. A second full theme with its own palette and contrast decisions is a distinct design deliverable.
The design was approved as a single light theme, with colors, imagery, and contrast chosen against that. "Can we also get a dark mode" sounds like a toggle, but it's really a second theme's worth of design decisions.
Is it out of scope?
Yes. Dark mode isn't an inverted color filter — it's a second, deliberately designed palette with its own contrast and accessibility checks, distinct from the approved theme.
Clause typically implicated
Clause typically implicated
Deliverables clause→ — The quote covers a single approved theme; a dark-mode palette with its own design decisions is a new, unquoted deliverable.
Example contract wording
Example contract wording (illustrative, not legal advice)
The design was quoted as a single theme. Dark mode means designing a second palette with its own contrast decisions — happy to scope that as an add-on to the current design.
How MarginFlow flags it
MarginFlow flags dark-mode design requests outside_scope on design contracts, since a second theme is a distinct design deliverable beyond the approved single palette.