Comments on: Do you prefer Light or Dark Backgrounds on Blogs?

By: HR

HR — Mon, 11 May 2009 01:23:46 +0000

I think having a white color as your background is not good for your eyes.
Also if your background is black and your letters are all white. It is the same thing. It is not good for your eyes.

Remember when you look at your computer you are looking at a light bulb. Make the background a little darker so that less light shines out of your computer to your eyes.

So, I think you need to have a little dark enough background (I like e6e6e6) and your letters should be all back or something really dark. Then you can protect your eyes better while you are updating and working on your blog or website, right?

By: Augustina Peach

Augustina Peach — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 02:33:41 +0000

After a while of reading light text on a black background, my eyes start to jitter, even when I look away from the computer screen. The same seems to be true with any light color on black. With other dark colors, like brown or blue, I don’t seem to have the same problem.

By: Guruadda

Guruadda — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 19:42:28 +0000

Black backgrounds make my eyes hurt. If I spend any time on a site like that it gives me a headache. Light Background is very nice for me.

http://www.Guruadda.com

By: Movie Links

Movie Links — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 00:49:15 +0000

I have read that you should never use a Black color blog, but for some reasons there allways the one’s i build, I think the dark colors with white text, stand out, I guess the Niche should determin your color scheme, But like I said I allways go Back to Black

By: Shawna

Shawna — Sun, 12 Apr 2009 15:00:18 +0000

Dark backgrounds, provided text is an appropriate light color. (Not necessarily white.). It’s much easier on the eyes. There’s a reason writers tend to prefer a dark background/light text setup while writing – and plenty of specific software aimed at writers to prove it. Besides… a white background just looks lazy. And that cream-ish fake resume paper stuff just looks ridiculously pretentious.

By: Lynn

Lynn — Sun, 12 Apr 2009 14:37:32 +0000

There’s a reason you don’t find novels on black pages. Hmm, now I’m wondering if there are any out there… :)
Lynn at Chronicle of an Infant Bibliophile
http://infantbibliophile.blogspot.com

By: diabetes man

diabetes man — Sun, 12 Apr 2009 05:30:32 +0000

for me not too important, and focus on what is preferred by the visitor is more important

By: Richard

Richard — Sat, 11 Apr 2009 22:18:37 +0000

I prefer dark text on a light background. It is much easier on the eyes. It doesn’t cause a severe eye strain when trying to read. Especially if the post or article is a long one.

By: The Casual Observer

The Casual Observer — Sat, 11 Apr 2009 20:56:44 +0000

I went with a light yellow. I initially used white, but some people didn’t like it. The yellow seems to be friendly to the eyes.

By: diabetes signs

diabetes signs — Sat, 11 Apr 2009 06:53:40 +0000

I love dark….and the articles more light cause give more focusing from visitor

By: JoAnn B

JoAnn B — Sat, 11 Apr 2009 03:13:32 +0000

I do like the lighter backgrounds more than dark ones.
The text is harder to read on the dark ones. There are some occasions where the dark is ok, but very rare.
I notice that photographers use dark background
showing off their photographs. I definitely dislike the
dark backgrounds.

Bright backgrounds are good too.

Happy blogging everyone.

JoAnn

By: dadshouse

dadshouse — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 23:47:18 +0000

I get really tired of seeing so blogs with white backgrounds. Gray is easier on the eyes. (That’s why I chose gray for my blog)

By: Seth W

Seth W — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 22:37:07 +0000

LIGHT – Extremely nice when reading lots of text and tutorials. I think it is best even if you have a dark background to provide a light background behind the text. Preferably white.

DARK – I would use dark only on blogs with lots of images and logos. Even then they seem to be too modern and not enough about content. I always feel when going to a dark site that there wont be enough content. Maybe I am just weird though.

By: Headless Mom

Headless Mom — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 15:43:24 +0000

I won’t read blogs with a black background and white text. My eyes can’t take it. If it’s something that I want to read then I’ll subscribe in my reader, read there, and only click through if I feel compelled to comment.

By: Teri Lussier

Teri Lussier — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 08:32:15 +0000

Light background for text heavy blogs. Dark background with light text is fatiguing on the eyes. However, photo blogs can be lovely with a dark background.

By: Crazy Creek Quilts

Crazy Creek Quilts — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 04:12:47 +0000

I like light backgrounds. If I find a blog and it’s on a dark background with light print, I won’t even bother reading it.

By: Anlina Sheng

Anlina Sheng — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 22:02:07 +0000

Always dark text on a light background. The main page background is unimportant as long as the content is dark text on a light background.

By: Dan Alderson

Dan Alderson — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 08:30:53 +0000

This is very interesting. Currently my blog has a dark theme which I have thought about changing for a while now. I do use white text to try and keep it clear the only text that is hard to read is the tagline under the blog title which I admit is only in that colour due to laziness.

By: ChristiaanH

ChristiaanH — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 06:29:17 +0000

Still working out if I should change the appearance of my blog, it’s very minimalistic and easy on the eyes, but could thing be better if I just went to the tried and tested Black fonts on white screen?

Most blogs (all blogs..) I follow are black on white.. with links in classic blue.

Maybe I”ll just have to blog about my blogs color scheme and ask for help for my trusty readers.

Feel free to take a peek and comment on my colors.

By: Mohammad Afaq

Mohammad Afaq — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 01:32:37 +0000

It really depends on the blog because if you have a business blog then you have to think about putting a color that helps you put the advertising banners without having any trouble and without making your site look bad. On a personal blog I really love dark because light colors are sort of dull. Mohammad Afaq http://afaqtrafficblog.blogspot.com