After 938591f340776ad0ea6b86a9f2ecebb38e7255b0: https://lichess.org/forum/lichess-feedback/everything-is-changing#7
they never were.
As far as I can recall a color was connected to a variant. =)
That is no longer the case.
Few examples:
Here horde is orange:
https://lichess.org/@/Verilator
Here ultrabullet is dotted deep purple:
https://lichess.org/@/Chess-Network
Here racing kings is dotted deep purple and horde dotted red:
https://lichess.org/@/opperwezen
Is this bug still there? As far as I can see, colors are consistent across different profiles.
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they never were.