See screenshot

It's worse (imo) with a darker desktop background color: http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v444/KWierso/taskbaricons.png

The smaller sizes are still unrefined but a slight edge glow could alleviate this problem.

yes, this can be tweaked when it is pixel refined. hasn't had the detail love yet.

Sean: my thoughts on pixel refinement: * Eliminate the highlight at the top of the globe: I actually think this makes the overall icon look too dark by contrast, and doesn't work very well * Darken the lights on the globe: again, the contrast seems awkward * Desaturate a bit: I think this will lighten it up enough to eliminate the complaints; in smaller form, should look more like a dark greyish-blue shadow then a blackish-blue one.

Maybe change the scope of this bug from Windows 7 to all platforms?

(In reply to comment #5) > Maybe change the scope of this bug from Windows 7 to all platforms? I don't think it's scoped to just Windows 7 (the platform field is almost never actually looked at, fwiw)

It's Windows 7 because it autodetected that based on my UA when I filed the bug.

I've also noticed this as an issue for the about:home favicon on Windows... The rest of the browser chrome is very light gray, so the dark blue/black circle for the favicon really jumps out more that it should. Also, please make an version as an animated PNG where the lights twinkle. (I kid. Mostly. ;)

I'm going to close this as the new refreshed nightly icon solves this! :)