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You fixed color-contrast. Lighthouse Accessibility is still red. CI still fails. This post is for that stuck state: three name/label rule ids that usually keep the gate red after contrast is green, with FAIL/PASS snippets you can prove locally.
1. button-name — icon-only controls announce as empty
FAIL
<button type="submit"><svg aria-hidden="true"></svg></button>
PASS
<button type="submit" aria-label="Add to cart"><svg aria-hidden="true"></svg></button>
2. link-name — icon links with no accessible name
FAIL
<a href="/account"><img src="/icons/user.svg" alt=""></a>
PASS
<a href="/account"><img src="/icons/user.svg" alt="Account"></a>
3. label — fields with placeholder only
FAIL
<input type="email" name="email" placeholder="Email">
PASS
<label for="email">Email</label>
<input id="email" type="email" name="email" autocomplete="email">
Prove it in 3 minutes
- Save one FAIL snippet into a tiny local HTML file.
- Open via
file://→ Lighthouse Accessibility, ornpx @axe-core/cli path/to/fail.html --exit. - Swap in PASS → re-run on the same file.
- Only then patch the real theme/component.
If contrast + these three are clean, park heading-order, landmark polish, and positive tabindex for a follow-up unless that is the ticket.
Deadline triage (fix 3 / park rest): https://telegra.ph/CI-a11y-failed-with-8-rules-and-you-ship-today-fix-these-3-first-10-01
Contrast before/after demo: https://telegra.ph/Beforeafter-fix-Lighthouse-color-contrast-and-missing-focus-outlines-09-30
Free vs $9 PDF
- Free here: three post-contrast rule ids with FAIL/PASS prove-it; no purchase needed.
- $9 PDF: 24 common Lighthouse/axe rule ids with copy-paste repairs + worksheet — https://automatonworks.gumroad.com/l/aw-896ccc3442774813bb11
Everything above still works without buying anything.
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