tgonhawk1 Posted February 17, 2019 Report Share Posted February 17, 2019 On so many websites, for reasons that I cannot fathom, text is presented on a white background, using a gray - sometimes very light gray - font. The middle line above is the default (and it appears only) color on this forum, which isn't too bad, but isn't great either. I have seen many sites which use fonts akin to the top one - light gray. My question is ... WHY? ... The poor contrast with a white background is just hard to read. What's wrong with good old stands-out-from-white-background black? If anyone can enlighten me on what the merits of light-colored text on light-colored background are, I would be ever so grateful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tgonhawk1 Posted April 9, 2019 Author Report Share Posted April 9, 2019 Here are some examples from the Hawkhost.com home page: These are reduced from full size. This is the original presentation - gray color, titillium-weblight font: This one changes the text color to black: This one changes the font to Verdana, and boosts the font-weight on the next and previous markers, which are VERY hard to see without that. And for good measure, this appears just below the reviews section: gray text on gray background! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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