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Re:UI design for software developers. Part 1, Colors by coldpie on Wednesday November 18, 2020 @08:48AM (#25136646)
> very timely given the trends for low contrast design that seem prevalent combined with my now over 40 eyes

I'm a decade younger than you and I still bristle every time I see someone disparage black-on-white. #000 on #FFF looks fine, guys, and it looks way, way better than the #BBB on #CCC that you're about to publish. You're overthinking it.

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Re:UI design for software developers. Part 1, Colors by edoceo on Wednesday November 18, 2020 @10:16AM (#25137642)
bg: #fafafa; fg: #101010

Black and white, but take the edge of a little.

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Re:UI design for software developers. Part 1, Colors by jcranmer on Wednesday November 18, 2020 @01:49PM (#25140716)
Black (#000) against a slight creamy color--like the main background of Hacker News (#f6f6ef)--is pretty good IMHO.
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