Journal pilanian's Journal: Displays and Font Color

Please read computer graphics related books (Newman and Sproull, Foley and Van Dam) for more information. I found "Human Aspects of CAD" by Majchrzak, Chang, Barfield, etc. to be a useful source. They quote some studies done on this topic.

The recommended color schemes for easiest reading are yellow (foreground) on black (background) when using Computer/TV Screen (CRT) or use white-on-black. This is when you need to read a lot of text. Now that LCDs are dominant, a fresh look needs to be taken on these color schemes.

For reading on paper, black-on-white or black on any light background (cream, light gray, pastel shades).

For drawing attention of the reader, red on any background is used.

-- Raj