So the Solarized home page starts off with this paragraph: > Solarized is a sixteen color palette (eight monotones, eight accent colors) designed for use with

So the Solarized home page starts off with this paragraph: > Solarized is a sixteen color palette (eight monotones, eight accent colors) designed for use with terminal and gui applications. It has several unique properties. I designed this colorscheme with both precise CIELAB lightness relationships and a refined set of hues based on fixed color wheel relationships. It has been tested extensively in real world use on color calibrated displays (as well as uncalibrated/intentionally miscalibrated displays) and in a variety of lighting conditions. I'm assuming this means it's giving a criterion to "measure" how good it is in a not-entirely-subjective-way. That always bothers me about selecting a theme. I have no idea if it's good or bad in any standard measurable way. I look at these themes and can't really tell what it's "unique properties" or anything interesting about it just by looking at it.