Dismal Euphony Posted March 21, 2011 Report Share Posted March 21, 2011 This is an extremely random topic, but I wanted other opinions on this matter. I can NOT stand when webpages use white text against a black background. It's not that it doesn't look good, but it absolutely KILLS my eyes and I have a hard time reading anything. Does anyone else have this problem? I find it rather irritating because one of my favorite webpages consists of that color scheme. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CDDRodrigo Posted March 21, 2011 Report Share Posted March 21, 2011 It doesn't hurt my eyes, but sure it is annoying. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dismal Euphony Posted March 21, 2011 Author Report Share Posted March 21, 2011 [quote name='CDDRodrigo' timestamp='1300736154' post='5087805'] It doesn't hurt my eyes, but sure it is annoying. [/quote] It kills my eyes for some reason. I can't read more than like two paragraphs or I get a terrible headache. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kelp' Posted March 21, 2011 Report Share Posted March 21, 2011 What bothers me more is like colorful text on white backgrounds. It's often like bright yellow or blue and is hard to read. White text on black hurts the eyes, but at least it's legible. :] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cin Posted March 21, 2011 Report Share Posted March 21, 2011 It can be hard, but I usually have my brightness down so the white doesn't stand out as much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dismal Euphony Posted March 21, 2011 Author Report Share Posted March 21, 2011 [quote name='Κelsey' timestamp='1300736629' post='5087823'] What bothers me more is like colorful text on white backgrounds. It's often like bright yellow or blue and is hard to read. White text on black hurts the eyes, but at least it's legible. :] [/quote] This is true... Luckily, for me anyway, bright colors on a bright background don't come up all too often. I seem to encounter the white on black scheme A LOT. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dark Posted March 21, 2011 Report Share Posted March 21, 2011 That makes no sense. White on black and black on white are supposed to hurt your eyes as little as possible. White on black shouldn't be giving you any headaches because you still have two contrasting colors. When I think of visual-induced headaches, maroon on black and yellow on white come to mind first. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ярополк Пономарёв Posted March 21, 2011 Report Share Posted March 21, 2011 Odd, I love reading literature on DeviantART with a black background and white text. It's much nicer than white background on black text, for some reason. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dismal Euphony Posted March 21, 2011 Author Report Share Posted March 21, 2011 [quote name='Dark' timestamp='1300743297' post='5088045'] That makes no sense. White on black and black on white are supposed to hurt your eyes as little as possible. White on black shouldn't be giving you any headaches because you still have two contrasting colors. When I think of visual-induced headaches, maroon on black and yellow on white come to mind first. [/quote] I don't get it. White on black has ALWAYS hurt my eyes. I can't read it for any longer than like five minutes. Luckily, most websites that use something like that give users the option of using alternate themes and such. I personally love black text on a light gray or an off-white background. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.Starrk Posted March 21, 2011 Report Share Posted March 21, 2011 I hate it. >.> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tentacruel Posted March 21, 2011 Report Share Posted March 21, 2011 Since I couldn't figure out to do white on black in this post, I don't have much to say. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
六兆年と一夜物語 Posted March 22, 2011 Report Share Posted March 22, 2011 Do you know what's better? Black text on a black background. Anyway, I'm fine either way (black text white background/white text black background). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DARKPLANT RISING Posted March 22, 2011 Report Share Posted March 22, 2011 I hate it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kagamine Len Posted March 23, 2011 Report Share Posted March 23, 2011 I prefer white text on black. It's more soothing that a giant piece of white with black text for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
--------------- Posted March 23, 2011 Report Share Posted March 23, 2011 [quote name='Kagamine Len' timestamp='1300839259' post='5090454'] I prefer white text on black. It's more soothing that a giant piece of white with black text for me. [/quote] Same. It's more relaxing; more night-time-ish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PowerlinX Posted March 23, 2011 Report Share Posted March 23, 2011 [quote name='Yin' timestamp='1300736671' post='5087826'] It can be hard, but I usually have my brightness down so the white doesn't stand out as much. [/quote] Me too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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