# Why This Article Argues That Light Color Schemes Are Better for Programmers

DevFeed: [Why This Article Argues That Light Color Schemes Are Better for Programmers](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/which-colour-scheme-is-better-44337.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://stitcher.io/blog/why-light-themes-are-better-according-to-science>)

Author: Brent

Published: 2020-09-26T00:00:00Z

Content type: opinion

Language: en

Sources: [stitcher.io](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/stitcher-io.md>)

Topics: [screen](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/screen.md>), [Programming](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/programming.md>), [3D](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/3d.md>)

## AI overview

The article argues that light color schemes are better than dark ones for programmers. It explains the Pulfrich effect and claims that darker images take slightly longer to process, potentially adding delay during repeated screen refreshes.

## Source excerpt

Read the full post on https://stitcher.io/blog/why-light-themes-are-better-according-to-science