Post #507117

2026-03-03 10:51 UTC

Are there any sickos that use black text on white? Hi. I think the other way around: I read black letters on white paper when I read a book; why shouldn’t it be the same on a screen? I find the black background more fatiguing for the eyes.

Replies (3)

@XenGi@feddit.org 2026-03-03 13:24

A book doesn’t actively shine light at you. That being said, all colours are beautiful. Don’t shame peoples taste or use-cases. Default background color should simply change with the dark mode setting.

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@Skullgrid__dup_11231@lemmy.world 2026-03-03 14:22

why shouldn’t it be the same on a screen? ooh ooh I know! en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RGB_color_model en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CMYK_color_model On paper, you use the subtractive colour model, so the light is reflected off the page, and the text is taking away from what’s reflected. On a screen, you use the additive colour model, so seeing brighter colours means more lights have to be shined directly into your eyes. If you are finding white/bright text on dark backgrounds difficult to read, adjust your font size settings/thicknesses or check your eyesight out.

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@ThomasWilliams@lemmy.world 2026-03-04 01:54

The only reason computers had a black background was with picture tubes the horizontal flyback signal would trigger if the luminesce level was high causing the picture to roll. Once they’d fixed that (eg MacIntosh), they went back to white.

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