vibratoking wrote:MakerDP wrote:I'm partial to light text on dark backgrounds myself. Easier on the eyes.
+1000!!! This makes a huge difference for those of us that stare at screens for long periods of time.
I'm fairly certain the research has been done and that for computer screens, black text on white (just like the printed page) is actually easiest on the eyes. Respectfully, I am going to disagree and ask for black text on a white or light background. I prefer black text from experience and I am one of many who spend most of my day looking at a computer screen. When I encounter a page with light text, I usually either move on quickly or I have to figure out how to invert the text using the accessibility mode.
Who knows what is definitive when searching the internet, but here's what I found on the topic:
About 20% down the page, caption "Text Size and Color"
https://www.wired.com/2013/09/flux-eyestrain/ This says to use black text.
http://ux.stackexchange.com/questions/5 ... r-the-eyes Go to "answers" about 20% down the page, it purports to cite research. This also suggests dark letters. Under caption "Further reading" link to
https://blog.tatham.oddie.com.au/2008/1 ... -bad-idea/ Why light text on dark background is a bad idea, about 5% down the page:
However, most studies have shown that dark characters on a light background are superior to light characters on a dark background (when the refresh rate is fairly high). For example, Bauer and Cavonius (1980) found that participants were 26% more accurate in reading text when they read it with dark characters on a light background.
Reference: Bauer, D., & Cavonius, C., R. (1980). Improving the legibility of visual display units through contrast reversal. In E. Grandjean, E. Vigliani (Eds.), Ergonomic Aspects of Visual Display Terminals (pp. 137-142). London: Taylor & Francis
Ok, 26% improvement – but why?
People with astigmatism (aproximately 50% of the population) find it harder to read white text on black than black text on white. Part of this has to do with light levels: with a bright display (white background) the iris closes a bit more, decreasing the effect of the “deformed” lens; with a dark display (black background) the iris opens to receive more light and the deformation of the lens creates a much fuzzier focus at the eye.
There's more...
Thank you for considering the options.
Phil