nanogui: why is grey such a common color
Subject:
Re: [nanogui] why is grey such a common color
From:
Cam ####@####.####
Date:
10 Oct 2002 12:15:18 -0000
Message-Id: <3DA56E53.3030809@mesias.co.uk>
vikas
> but i guess a light yellow color would satisfy all these criteria much
> better than grey. i mean isnt it a proven fact that black on yellow is
> easiest on the eyes and better to read
For text, black on yellow would be fine - like a Post-It (tm) note. But
for a general purpose GUI it would not be strong choice of colour. For
controls or indicators for example. Think of tv remote controls, think
of calculators, microwaves, motor vehicle controls. I can't think of any
yellow ones. Indicators need to be able to use colour to show status
(red, amber, green and so on) and a noticable background colour can
detract from this. People tend to like inoffensive things and yellow is
just a bit too bright for me.
Having said that, my Zaurus comes with some yellow colour schemes, so if
you look hard enought, there are some guis in yellow.
-Cam
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