I've had many instructors who have indicated that they cannot find the specific status color when looking at the Gradebook.
It turns out that the applied color of a cell is different when it's in a cell that has a white background, and a cell that has a grey background.
Example:
This column from the gradebook looks like 2 different "Statuses" because the 95 is in a row with a grey background, and the 98 is in a row with a white background. In actuality, the status for both of these grades are the same: Dropped. Based on the status setting:
Granted, that the similar shade of blue should have been something more distinct from the "Late" status, but in glancing at the Gradebook, this assignment looks like it has 2 different statuses for these student submissions. This happens with all status colors (pink vs. darker pink, green vs. darker green, etc.).
I propose that when a status color is displayed in the Gradebook, that the background cell color is set to white first, then the status color is applied, thus resulting in a consistent color/shading being displayed.
