A programme guide can use colour to distinguish categories, selected items or programme status, but colour alone may be difficult to interpret. Look for text labels, icons or a clear outline that convey the same meaning. Test any supported contrast or theme setting through the actual guide workflow. An attractive theme is not enough if the viewer cannot identify the selected channel or tell which programme entry will open when Select is pressed.
Why it matters
Guide colours need distinguishable selection and status cues. Text, outlines or icons can communicate meaning when colour alone does not. Testing the theme through real navigation establishes whether viewers can select the intended programme, rather than judging only whether a still preview is visually attractive beside the screen during installation.
Work through the steps
- Navigate the guide from the normal viewing position and identify which information is conveyed only by colour rather than a label, outline or other visible cue.
- Try the supported contrast or theme options, checking selected-channel visibility and programme-status meaning without relying on a change that affects only one screen.
- Record the precise ambiguous state and report it with the app version, preserving an accessible working theme if another available option makes navigation clearer.
What to avoid
A theme can improve home menus while obscuring guide focus. Do not evaluate colour from a still image alone or assume all household viewers distinguish the same cues under normal light, distance and display settings when navigating with their ordinary controls.
The useful takeaway
Test supported themes through actual guide navigation and preserve a usable option. Report the particular ambiguous selection or status state instead of inferring complete accessibility from previews, settings labels or another viewer's different perception of the displayed colour cues.
Sources & further reading
www.w3.org · WAI/fundamentals/accessibility-principles
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Published 29 October 2026 · Hot IPTV editorial team · How we write and update guides