Recently, I've noticed numerous sites using very lightly coloured
fonts instead of true black.  Often this is exacerbated by their use
of lightly coloured background screens.

Yesterday, I came across this disastrous example of an almost illegible,
light weight font on an Aussie property site...

https://www.propertyme.com.au/blog/property-management/real-estate-statistics-for-agents.

Is it just me, or do you guys find this a bastard to read?  Is there some
way to fix this without changing the image parameters on my PC screen?

Or do I just have to suck it up?

>:(   >:(   >:(

Go see an optometrist 

AusGeoff wrote on Oct 5^th, 2022 at 12:26am:

Recently, I've noticed numerous sites using very lightly coloured fonts instead of true black.  Often this is exacerbated by their use of lightly coloured background screens. Yesterday, I came across this disastrous example of an almost illegible, light weight font on an Aussie property site... https://www.propertyme.com.au/blog/property-management/real-estate-statistics-for-agents. Is it just me, or do you guys find this a bastard to read?  Is there some way to fix this without changing the image parameters on my PC screen? Or do I just have to suck it up? >:(   >:(   >:(

Yes - I also find that very annoying.
Why do they do it?

I often select the text - as I would to copy and paste.
The text then turns white with a dark blue background
which makes it easier to read.

Bobby. wrote on Oct 5^th, 2022 at 5:22am:

AusGeoff wrote on Oct 5th, 2022 at 12:26am: Recently, I've noticed numerous sites using very lightly coloured fonts instead of true black.  Often this is exacerbated by their use of lightly coloured background screens. Yesterday, I came across this disastrous example of an almost illegible, light weight font on an Aussie property site... https://www.propertyme.com.au/blog/property-management/real-estate-statistics-for-agents. Is it just me, or do you guys find this a bastard to read?  Is there some way to fix this without changing the image parameters on my PC screen? Or do I just have to suck it up? Yes - I also find that very annoying. Why do they do it? I often select the text - as I would to copy and paste. The text then turns white with a dark blue background which makes it easier to read.

Yep, I use that little trick, blocking the text.  But it becomes
a pain in the arse for an entire site with multiple pages.

I can't see any logical reason why sites are doing this.  I might
email a couple of them and ask specifically (like the one above).

Do these site's administrators realise that they're potentially
losing views—and possibly paying customers for their product?

Marla wrote on Oct 5^th, 2022 at 3:36am:

Go see an optometrist

LOL... I did.

And she agreed with me re the lightweight fonts.

Some companies are doing this with their email also.

When I started this site, I had the background colour way too dark. I had to lighten it several times to make people happy with it. They probably just want to create a unique look and don't realise how hard it is to read.