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Developer guide

Timestamp and Time Zone Guide

Avoid confusion between machine timestamps and locally displayed dates.

Short answer

A Unix timestamp identifies an instant; a timezone determines how that instant is displayed as a local date and time. Confusion begins when one is treated as the other.

When this applies

Timezone review matters for scheduled work, international users, support investigations, dashboards, logs, and daylight-saving changes.

Practical review steps

  1. Store and compare machine times in UTC where practical.
  2. Show a timezone label beside user-facing dates and times.
  3. Test dates around daylight-saving transitions when a product supports affected regions.

Check the actual color pair

Use the free Time Shift with the foreground and background colors from the real component. It provides an immediate AA and AAA ratio check in the current browser tab.

Source and limit

For the formal requirement, review W3C's WCAG contrast minimum guidance. A ratio result checks a color pair; it is not a complete accessibility audit.