Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!munnari!otc!softway!necisa!lynpac!croot
From: croot@lynpac.oz (Admin)
Newsgroups: comp.cog-eng
Subject: Re: Color in Screen Displays
Keywords: color, screen display, user interface, fatigue, ergonomics
Message-ID: <234@lynpac.oz>
Date: 9 Dec 88 15:45:15 GMT
References: <2789@hound.UUCP> <1724@hp-sdd.HP.COM>
Reply-To: croot@lynpac.oz (0000-Admin)
Organization: Lynwood Pacific, Sydney, Australia
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In article <1724@hp-sdd.HP.COM> andrea@hp-sdd.UUCP (Andrea K. Frankel) writes:
>In article <2789@hound.UUCP> nib@hound.UUCP (N.BENIMOFF) writes:
>>Does anyone know where I can find some good empirical data relating to
>>the following question:  
>>
>>Are there colors that should be avoided in constructing a user interface
>>for presentation on a CRT due to fatigue factors?

From some work long ago, all I CAN remember is that you should never use
red-on-blue or vice-versa (eg. red text on blue background). Apparently
the eye adjusts its focus slightly for some colours, red and blue being
the worst two (This sounds like crap - and probably is - but the original
assertion is true), therefore the eye *cannot* focus properly since one of
the red/blue foreground/background will be slightly out of focus. I know
that on my terminal, I find it very hard to read. Matt.

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