Color And Text - Oki ES3640eMFP Reference Manual

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A-102 Desktop Color Primer

Color and text

It is not a coincidence that the overwhelming majority of text you
see is printed in black on white paper. Text in black on white is
highly legible and is not fatiguing to read for extended periods.
For many color materials, using black text on a white background
and confining color to graphic elements and headings is a good
choice.
When used skillfully, color text can add flair to documents printed
on paper. This technique is widely used in presentations. When
using color text, avoid dazzling text and background combinations
created from primary complements, especially red and cyan or
red and blue; they are visually fatiguing and hard to read. Color
text is more legible when distinguished from its background by a
difference in lightness—for example, dark blue text on a light
beige background. In addition, using many different colors in a
string of text makes for a confused appearance and is hard to
read. However, using a single highlight color is an effective way to
draw the reader's eye to selected words. For color text samples,
see the following figure.
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