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What Font Color Is Best For Eyes?

Posted by kdawson on from the blue-definitely dept.

juraj writes "What font color and what background is best for the eyes, when you work for a long time? I have found various contradictory recommendations and I wonder if you know about any medical studies on this topic."

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  1. Great Blazing Colors by JWSmythe · · Score: 5, Funny

    Yellow on red seems like a very popular high contrast color combination for several years.

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    1. Re:Great Blazing Colors by CastrTroy · · Score: 5, Funny

      I remember that from Windows 3.1. I think they called it hotdog stand.

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  2. Eye-friendly color combination by GMThomas · · Score: 5, Funny

    Background :#FFFFFF Text: #FFFF00

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  3. White on white by NuclearKangaroo · · Score: 5, Funny

    I've been saying this for years, but no-one's paying attention, apparently...

  4. Easiest by kdogg73 · · Score: 5, Funny

    Like my porn, it's black on white.

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  5. Bright BLUE on vibrant RED ... by DodgeRules · · Score: 5, Funny

    ... then shake the monitor.

  6. myspace by timmarhy · · Score: 5, Funny

    Just look on myspace, then do the exact oppersite.

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  7. You gotta explain for us Americans... by halivar · · Score: 5, Funny

    Gray is a color, grey is a colour.

  8. I am and because of that by RuBLed · · Score: 5, Funny






  9. Re:Infocom had it right: white on blue. by bennomatic · · Score: 5, Funny

    Your screen is dark. your text is likely to be eaten by a grue.

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  10. Mustache Bold by goombah99 · · Score: 5, Funny

    While you joke about red on yellow, I personally use a three color font system that is brown stokes infilled with a pale orange sitting on a white background. It's very legible as you can see in this example here

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  11. Re:mod parent up by Kohath · · Score: 5, Funny

    I vote strongly for "take a walk", especially this time of year when it's starting to get nice and warm outside. In what country? Your current country. Walking is best and most easily accomplished in the country where you are.