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red on black is better for me. green on black is the next best.

• hinkley 7y ago
  There's the saturation model of eye strain, which I talked about above. As I was collecting links I bumped into another mental model that talks about wavelengths and energies and suggests that red is 'best'. For me it's the contrast between the background and foreground color that's part of the problem. But I don't think there's anywhere it's written that every human eye works identically to every other (and how bright your monitor is clearly makes a difference too). Which is why I say things like "you should try it". The world is full of one-size-fits-all solutions and if they aren't working for you, you should try other things. It might not work either, but now you know.