Wren Beta — what that means

kb.nl

readable

A Excellent overall on the measured subjects

Loading speed is diagnostic only; it does not affect this grade or search ranking.

SubjectWeightScore
Interruption 35.71% 100
Readability 28.57% 96
Accessibility and keyboard 21.43% 93
Stability and weight 14.29% 98

This letter rests on 100% of the grade. Every subject was measured, including article readability and accessibility. How this is worked out.

kb.nl
Largest paint
1.1s
Paywall
none
Ad requests
0
Tracker requests
3
Page weight
1.2 MB
Readability
18px type · 1.6 line height · 54 characters per line · 18.9:1 contrast
Accessibility
no automated violations detected
Green hosting
not measured
Measured
2026-08-31

Observed interruptions

Ad and tracker counts above are network requests, not counts of visible ads or separate companies. They do not affect the interruption score.

Assessed 3 sampled pages. The largest detected ad area was 0% of a sampled viewport. No qualifying obstructive prompts were detected.

This is a sample, not a promise that the whole site has no interruptions. Ad detection can miss formats and content outside the sampled view. Older scans did not check visibility or overlapping ad rectangles as thoroughly. The score uses the strongest observed deduction, so one panel is not penalized under multiple names. How interruptions are scored.

The type, and who can use it

Measured on 1 rendered page; latest measurement 2026-09-05. Every number is a mechanical fact about the page, not a judgment of its design.

WhatMeasuredThe bar
Body type size 18px 16px, the browser default
Characters per line 54 45–90
Line height 1.61 1.5 (WCAG 1.4.8)
Text contrast 18.9:1 4.5:1 (WCAG AA), 7:1 (AAA)
Text column 44% of the window at least 45%
Reflows at phone width yes WCAG 1.4.10
Dark mode no noted, not scored
Automated accessibility checks no automated violations detected WCAG 2.1 A and AA, via axe-core
Keyboard no trap; focus visible on 100% of stops never trapped, always visible
Structure no main landmark, 1 h1, no skipped heading levels a main landmark, one h1, no skips
Alt text no content images every content image
Reader mode parses parses (Firefox’s Readability)

Automated accessibility checks catch an estimated 30–40% of real problems, so “no automated violations detected” is a floor, not a certificate. We never say “accessible”. How these are scored.

Measurement dates

Oldest evidence 50 days old. At least one subject is due for rechecking (30 days or older). Dates refer to the evidence, never the card rebuild.

Measurement history

Newest 4 saved observations. Each describes a sampled page at that time; older, failed or held observations do not override the current reviewed card. Raw automated findings may have been superseded by later review or detector replay. No previous grade is inferred.

Read dated observations
  1. — Readability and accessibility observation; prose source blocks; desktop type 18px; phone overflow not observed
    https://www.kb.nl/nederlandse-poezie-en-collectie-koopman
    Evidence source: readability-top5000.jsonl · observation 0ed8526dc9eb
  2. — Access observation: pass
    https://www.kb.nl/nieuws/kb-adviseur-erik-boekesteijn-wint-ifla-medal
    Evidence source: verdicts-top5000.jsonl · observation 103e66db28f7
  3. — Access observation: pass
    https://www.kb.nl/nieuws/activist-leila-green-little-spreekt-zich-kb-uit-voor-vrijheid-van-informatie
    Evidence source: verdicts-top5000.jsonl · observation b91df889e584
  4. — Access observation: pass
    https://www.kb.nl/nieuws/europees-initiatief-voor-miljoenen-digitale-boeken-stap-dichterbij
    Evidence source: verdicts-top5000.jsonl · observation 256e418b75c2

How we know

Pages rendered3
Site verdicterrors dropped; majority of remaining; ties to the stricter verdict; active reviewed exclusions override admission
Figures shownnumeric measurements generally use medians; interruption costs, overflow, keyboard traps and accessibility failures retain the strongest observed finding
Cited by4,931 encyclopedia articles

Think this is wrong? It may well be — the measurements cover only a handful of pages. Any reviewed admission decision and its dated evidence are shown above. Re-measurement on request is not built yet, so there is no button here that would do anything. When it exists it will be free and it will be on this page.