Appreciation post: My pantry labeling fail turned into a color contrast lesson

I decided to organize my pantry last weekend and made fancy labels for all my jars and bins using my label maker. I chose a pretty light pink for the text on clear labels because it matched my kitchen decor (I thought it looked cute). But when I stepped back, I couldn't read a thing from just a few feet away, especially in lower light. My mom visited and asked why I used such faint colors, saying she had to get really close to see what was in each container. That moment was a wake-up call about how important contrast is for everyone, not just people with vision issues. I never realized that something as simple as label colors could make such a big difference in daily life. Now I'm testing out darker text colors on white backgrounds, but I'd love your thoughts on whether black on white is always the best choice or if other combos work too.