Windows 10: Colors on a Dark Background

This thread is for discussion of and experimentation with colors on dark backgrounds. What works for you in a light background doesn't work for me on a dark background.

For years, those with eye problems have begged Microsoft to give us a choice between a dark and light background. Microsoft has finally heard us. Not only that, but OEMs, websites, Firefox, etc. have followed Microsoft's example and also give us dark backgrounds.

However, as with coding, sometimes the new feature breaks something else. In the case of dark backgrounds, colors can be broken. The worst "offender" for me is bolded blue!

As an example, I use Windows 10 and when I run "winver", I get bright white! Ugh!





The best description I can give for this is . . . It's like walking outside into bright sunlight!

So, let's all check out our fave colors and see what happens with them on a dark background. I haven't used blue to emphasize a word or phrase, but I have used other colors and probably had an epic fail!

:)

 

Colors on a Dark Background

This thread is for discussion of and experimentation with colors on dark backgrounds. What works for you in a light background doesn't work for me on a dark background.

For years, those with eye problems have begged Microsoft to give us a choice between a dark and light background. Microsoft has finally heard us. Not only that, but OEMs, websites, Firefox, etc. have followed Microsoft's example and also give us dark backgrounds.

However, as with coding, sometimes the new feature breaks something else. In the case of dark backgrounds, colors can be broken. The worst "offender" for me is bolded blue!

As an example, I use Windows 10 and when I run "winver", I get bright white! Ugh!





The best description I can give for this is . . . It's like walking outside into bright sunlight!

So, let's all check out our fave colors and see what happens with them on a dark background. I haven't used blue to emphasize a word or phrase, but I have used other colors and probably had an epic fail!

 

Screen background color

Hi,





You can try these steps in changing the
Background color:

• 
  Go to
  Settings.
  
• 
  Choose
  Personalization.
  
• 
  On the left-side of the window, select
  Colors.
  
• 
  Then
  Choose a Color.
  

Let us know how it goes.



Regards.

 

Colors on a Dark Background




I like gray or any neutral color as a reading background. Black and white are horrible. That's how Beethoven went deaf.