Some individuals, including a former designer, are displeased with the recent color change on Google Maps.

• During the Thanksgiving travel season, many people voiced their dissatisfaction with Google Maps' updated color scheme.
• The roads are now gray, water is teal and parks are mint.
• A Google Maps designer who previously worked at the company stated that the new color scheme makes the maps appear "colder, less precise, and less human."

What are your thoughts on the new Maps color scheme?

The new update, which has been out for weeks, sparked heated discussions online during the week of Thanksgiving travel. The general consensus: People are unhappy with the new colors.

The roads are now gray instead of yellow, and bodies of water are teal instead of a deeper blue. Parks have traded their green for mint.

Last week, Elizabeth Laraki, a former Google Maps designer, wrote on X (formerly Twitter) that the platform feels colder, less accurate, and less human. She also shared her thoughts on how Google Maps could improve its user interface.

Laraki explained to CNBC that if a significant shift is noticeable to people, it was an intriguing decision to prioritize making noticeable dramatic changes to the map tiles while leaving the existing crud on top of the map.

Laraki stated that he felt the experience was closer to Apple Maps' coloring than Google Maps'.

Laraki was not the only one who expressed frustration with the new colors on X and Reddit. While some agreed with Laraki's stance on their being cold, others were upset about the lack of contrast between the new colors.

Google Maps is constantly being improved to better represent reality. Updates were made based on extensive research and user feedback, with the aim of making the map more user-friendly. For instance, the roads are now darker to resemble real roads and provide a clearer background for important details such as lanes.

Without making a clear public statement about the reasons behind the new changes, Laraki said it was a dramatic shift.

Although a small group of individuals defended the new update on online forums, they were vastly outnumbered.