Episode 73 of The Web Development Podcast with Fexingo dives into the overlooked `prefers-color-scheme` media query. Lucas and Luna explore why most websites fail to respect system-level dark mode settings, focusing on a case study of a major news site that lost 12% of its reader engagement due to a jarring light-mode default. They discuss the CSS and JavaScript implementation details, the performance impact of flash-of-light-mode, and how to properly store the user's preference using localStorage with a fallback. Listeners will learn how to audit their own sites and the business case for accessibility-driven theming.

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