Best font color/size for black background?

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  • tonyparra
    Confirmed User
    • Jul 2008
    • 4568

    #1

    Best font color/size for black background?

    Opinions...i know that is not best color for background but its a must with a theme design i recently tried. Seems plain white sometimes is hard to read...thoughts thanks.

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  • Agent 488
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    • Feb 2006
    • 22511

    #2
    yellow white and green.

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    • tonyparra
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      • Jul 2008
      • 4568

      #3
      Originally posted by Agent 488
      yellow white and green.
      hmm ill try different variations of these

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      • Agent 488
        Registered User
        • Feb 2006
        • 22511

        #4
        Originally posted by tonyparra
        hmm ill try different variations of these
        yeah always though they worked together well here:

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        • umbralui
          Do as i say, not as i do!
          • Oct 2006
          • 13755

          #5
          i`ll go with yellow

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          • HighEnergy
            So Fucking Banned
            • Apr 2007
            • 806

            #6
            Black backgrounds chase surfers away. If you gotta have it though any light (very) pastel is good.

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            • Lightning
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              • Feb 2001
              • 870

              #7
              Almost any light color is good, like yellows, white, greens, oranges....

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              • HighEnergy
                So Fucking Banned
                • Apr 2007
                • 806

                #8
                B L A C K background.


                Originally posted by Agent 488
                yeah always though they worked together well here:

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                • tonyparra
                  Confirmed User
                  • Jul 2008
                  • 4568

                  #9
                  Originally posted by Agent 488
                  yeah always though they worked together well here:

                  thats a white background but i see what you did here

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                  • SallyRand
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                    • Jan 2008
                    • 3487

                    #10
                    Originally posted by HighEnergy
                    Black backgrounds chase surfers away. If you gotta have it though any light (very) pastel is good.
                    That's a big 10-4, Good Buddy!

                    Black backgrounds annoy the shit out of me!

                    I have vision issues which make it very difficult for me to read anything on a black background and the absolute worst is red text on a black background.

                    A white background is the absolute best!

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                    • tonyparra
                      Confirmed User
                      • Jul 2008
                      • 4568

                      #11
                      Originally posted by HighEnergy
                      Black backgrounds chase surfers away. If you gotta have it though any light (very) pastel is good.
                      pornhub has a dark background have alot of srfers...

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                      • umbralui
                        Do as i say, not as i do!
                        • Oct 2006
                        • 13755

                        #12
                        Originally posted by SallyRand
                        A white background is the absolute best!
                        for me white is too much light and so on...

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                        • papill0n
                          Unregistered Abuser
                          • Oct 2007
                          • 15547

                          #13
                          arial size one color=black .com

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                          • tonyparra
                            Confirmed User
                            • Jul 2008
                            • 4568

                            #14
                            Originally posted by papill0n
                            arial size one color=black .com
                            must have been a boring friday night...

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                            • potter
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                              • Dec 2004
                              • 6559

                              #15
                              I would go with rounder font families. Like Verdana, Tahoma, or Arial / Narrow. And go with a off-white (like a white but slightly grey) like an f0f0f0.

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                              • tonyparra
                                Confirmed User
                                • Jul 2008
                                • 4568

                                #16
                                Originally posted by potter
                                I would go with rounder font families. Like Verdana, Tahoma, or Arial / Narrow. And go with a off-white (like a white but slightly grey) like an f0f0f0.
                                this looks like a good tip...im going to try this one...btw why are fries in your sig really makes me hungry!

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                                • ottopottomouse
                                  She is ugly, bad luck.
                                  • Jan 2010
                                  • 13177

                                  #17
                                  grey if you want to be able to read it easily
                                  ↑ see post ↑
                                  13101

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                                  • Amputate Your Head
                                    There can be only one
                                    • Aug 2001
                                    • 39075

                                    #18
                                    Black background
                                    Helvetica
                                    Text at some shade of gray

                                    SIG TOO BIG

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                                    • GrouchyAdmin
                                      Now choke yourself!
                                      • Apr 2006
                                      • 12085

                                      #19
                                      lime green

                                      broken typewriter font

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                                      • Calico Jack
                                        Confirmed User
                                        • Jul 2004
                                        • 2051

                                        #20
                                        Originally posted by potter
                                        I would go with rounder font families. Like Verdana, Tahoma, or Arial / Narrow. And go with a off-white (like a white but slightly grey) like an f0f0f0.
                                        This would look good. In fact I use it myself.

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                                        • Barry-xlovecam
                                          It's 42
                                          • Jun 2010
                                          • 18083

                                          #21
                                          i like #DADADA sometimes.

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                                          • ArsewithClass
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                                            • Mar 2007
                                            • 7957

                                            #22
                                            Originally posted by tonyparra
                                            Opinions...i know that is not best color for background but its a must with a theme design i recently tried. Seems plain white sometimes is hard to read...thoughts thanks.
                                            White, silver maybe a light blue. Yellow & orange looks great. You can also get a nice feel from some reds, but dont be too over zealous with the red or it begins to hurt the eyes


                                            I do not know where the green came from with Agent488... Unless it was a deep dark British Racing green, but then it would not really stand out.

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