Vivid mode - still a way to turn off?

When it's dark outside, I can always tell if a vehicle with insanely bright lights is doing a 3-point-turn outside my house. 

Similar to what out-of-step said, as a pedestrian those LED lights can be blinding if I want to cross a road at night, and drivers flash their lights to signal that I can cross.

'An inefficient white' - love that! 

I think that grey is when all wavelengths of light are absorbed equally, but not as efficiently as a black surface would. Or grey can be considered as an inefficient white. White is reflecting all wavelengths equally. It is when a surface reflects and absorbs wavelengths of light in a differential way that it appears to have a colour.

Those headlights are getting insanely bright. I mean most have always been bad, but it's crazy now. I'm so glad that I drive an aged Micra with warm little old-school bulbs as I don't want to be part of the problem. 

I found several contradictory answers, then realised maybe that's why grey has become a favourite colour :-) - it defies categorisation... and is gentle on the eye. 

Interesting! Did you find an answer?

I understand it as - white is all colours of light at once, but black is all colours of pigment ar once. Possibly? I could be wrong. But this begs the question - is grey pigment black with tint, or is it white with shade?

I personally prefer warm whites to grey. And I've just been out for a walk and got blinded with everyone's LED lights. Don't get me started on THAT one again!!

P.S. that post appeared instantly, such a change from this morning!  Progress :-)

That's kind, o_o_s, lovely to see you too. Interesting you should mention the hues thing (and not just cos of the hue and cry over the forum changes) - the other day I ran into that distinction when I was thinking through (and googling about) this question: 'if white is all colours at once, and black is no colours, then what is grey'? I'm a big fan of soft greys, so much easier on the eye when online. 

I noticed the new settings seem to have a different hue of white than the previous background. 

I have since looked up the difference between hue,  tint, tone,  shade. I'm confident "hue" is the correct term. (Tint is with added white....I don't think white can be added to white. Maybe it's more of a "tone" as the new white looks slightly more grey than the previous white...although my retinas are not telling me it's duller....).

ANYWAY, we are pleased you have successfully resurfaced, Shardovan 

Aw that was kind Sparkly - shades it is then :-)

I've just been having a look for you, in case that feature has been moved elsewhere. Unfortunately, I think you may have to resort to wearing your sunglasses.