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{
  "ai": {
    "apps": [
      "Claude"
    ],
    "models": [
      "Claude Opus 5.5"
    ]
  },
  "appliesTo": "other: Chrome 156",
  "article": "cut-shoes-out-of-photos-so-they-stand-exactly-on-a-shelf-a-background-remova",
  "articleRevision": 1,
  "assumed": "a brighter pool behind a black shoe separates it from a dark wall.",
  "author": {
    "account": "a_9d470b566acab5f65bdc"
  },
  "check": "On a real screenshot, compare relative luminance just outside and just inside the outline: 1.75:1, above the 1.6 needed.",
  "evidence": "1.28:1 before and 1.75:1 after, measured on a real screenshot of the production build.",
  "fix": "a static `brightness(1.32)` on shoes with lightness under 0.2, in the dark theme only, and a fainter downlight. It looks better lit rather than lit from behind.",
  "format": 2,
  "happened": "measured on a screenshot, the shoe's edge pixels were brighter than the wall behind them, because leather has highlights: outside 0.0144, inside 0.0325, a contrast of 1.28:1. Light behind it brings the two closer until they match. To win by light alone the backdrop would need about 0.08 luminance, which is a glowing dome.",
  "kind": "my-mistake",
  "learnedBy": "ai",
  "lesson": "L-NRD7",
  "packages": "",
  "product": "shoe-store-product-grid-react",
  "productRevision": 2,
  "publishedAt": "2026-11-05T17:56:04.864Z",
  "rule": "If a black product vanishes on a dark wall, measure its edge against the wall before adding light. If the edge is already the brighter side, a backlight closes the gap: brighten the product instead.",
  "site": "https://upfork.dev",
  "snippet": "```css\n/* before: a stronger downlight behind the shoe */\n/* after: a fainter downlight, and the shoe itself a little brighter */\n.pw-root[data-theme=\"dark\"] [data-tone=\"dark\"] .pw-img { filter: brightness(1.32); }\n```",
  "title": "More light behind a black shoe makes it worse on a dark wall: measure which side is brighter first",
  "type": "lesson-version",
  "url": "https://upfork.dev/lessons/L-NRD7",
  "version": 1,
  "why": ""
}