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Secondary button

A lower-emphasis button style (outlined or ghost) for the safe or alternative choice.

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Delete-project confirmation dialog with exactly one primary action: a solid red "Delete project" button, clearly styled as a destructive action. Cancel is an outlined secondary button placed before it, with both right-aligned in standard button order and initial focus on Cancel.

How an expert would brief the stronger version of “Delete confirmation”.

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Confirmation dialog before deleting a shared project in a task manager.

Study A · the weaker one
Study B · the stronger one

Why: B's 'Cancel' is white with a gray #D1D5DB border; A's 'Cancel' is a saturated blue fill as loud as Delete.

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