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Vivid or Calm?

Autonomistic

I've noticed a few discussions recently which mention colours. Colours in general are very important to me. I've seen it mentioned that autistic people have a preference for blues and greens and I would agree with that personally. I cannot imagine a world where everything were shades of grey or beige Neutral face

This piqued my curiosity about preferences in relation to the 'Vivid' or 'Calm' colour choices we are provided with on this website. 

My preference is most definitely vivid. I find the calm option harder to see, to the extent that it feels as if it is hurting my eyes if I try. Which one do you opt for?

Clicking the button to switch quickly between vivid and calm induces a physical nausea sensation in me. Does anyone else experience this?

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  • Calm for me, every time. I wondered at first who on earth would choose vivid but you’ve answered that very well! The site designers know their stuff. Makes sense that over and under stimulation would be present across the community 

  • in reply to Shardovan

    P.s. your hypothetical grey/beige world sounds nice to me. Restful. It’s not that i wouldn’t miss the other colours after a while but what an eye bath that would be! 

  • in reply to Shardovan

    Genuinely shocked that I’m the first non-vivid person. I’d have sworn we’d mostly be in the ‘nothing too bright’ range. Now I feel like a weirdo! But only a bit. The option wouldn’t exist just for me after all Joy

    i always keep night light on in my PC as well, and it kicks in on my phone at 9 pm 

  • in reply to Sporadic Sparkly
    Sporadic Sparkly said:
    if I'm watching TV when it's dark, I cannot stand to have any lights on in my lounge.

    I'm the opposite, because the screen can vary too much in brightness. My Dad was showing us some fireworks and put the lights off, that was fine, but the youtube channel had chosen a bright white transition which made me flinch every time and I had to look away! Not a fan of bright light right in my eyes or if they are adjusted to the dark, like undipped headlights.

    Shardovan said:
    Who does that?!

    Me! I might sometimes prefer a dimmer side light but we moved that to a different room. I don't mind the main light being on, but can't cope with no light but the screen. Also I sometimes crochet in the ad breaks or if the thing is mostly talking.

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  • in reply to Sporadic Sparkly
    Sporadic Sparkly said:
    if I'm watching TV when it's dark, I cannot stand to have any lights on in my lounge.

    I'm the opposite, because the screen can vary too much in brightness. My Dad was showing us some fireworks and put the lights off, that was fine, but the youtube channel had chosen a bright white transition which made me flinch every time and I had to look away! Not a fan of bright light right in my eyes or if they are adjusted to the dark, like undipped headlights.

    Shardovan said:
    Who does that?!

    Me! I might sometimes prefer a dimmer side light but we moved that to a different room. I don't mind the main light being on, but can't cope with no light but the screen. Also I sometimes crochet in the ad breaks or if the thing is mostly talking.

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