Ask HN: What's with funky colors of HN?

17 pointsby ajaimkvor 16 Jahren14 comments

8 comments

Nice to have a christmas theme, but I think the new colors point out just how much a simple color choice can affect readability/usability.

My eyes were thankful when the top bar was scrolled off screen, but the alternating number colors are really challenging.

I opened it up in firebug and tried #fff for link text and it looks better on the topbar, but the footer become unreadable.

I'm not sure why I find the alternating colors so distracting, and am not sure about how to improve on that.

tomevor 16 Jahren

I've got topcolor set and so I can't see the new color on the top bar. Does anyone have any idea how to unset topcolor?

terrymvor 16 Jahren

I don't, but if you want to have the holiday theme, you could always set it manually to #BE2828.

IChrisIvor 16 Jahren

One thing that bugs me is that the Y logo is still on an orange background. It makes sense, but it doesn't work on the red bar. It stands out too much.

keiferskivor 16 Jahren

Festivus.

Skywingvor 16 Jahren

Christmas?

pokoleovor 16 Jahren

Halloween.

DanI-Svor 16 Jahren

That's the standard colour scheme...

babeKnuthvor 16 Jahren

It's a trick.

Or a treat.

lukevvor 16 Jahren

I for one like it. Easier on the eyes than the normal scheme, IMHO.

rbrevevor 16 Jahren

black color font on dark background doesn't look good

bigohmsvor 16 Jahren

Kwanzaa?

DirtyPowdervor 16 Jahren

My guess is Holiday Spirit.

ry0ohkivor 16 Jahren

bah humbug