The argumentation basically boils down to the fact that black induces too much contrast with other design elements. That's because those were not made with such

The argumentation basically boils down to the fact that black induces too much contrast with other design elements. That's because those were not made with such context in mind. If you look at the metro design language as used by Windows Phones[0] a few years back, this worked perfectly fine, was pleasant to use, and very gentle on phone batteries. [0]: Random example: https://i.pinimg.com/originals/63/b6/bd/63b6bd3d59cc3f65782b85fac04aca96.png https://i.pinimg.com/originals/63/b6/bd/63b6bd3d59cc3f65782b...