"In this connection, the objective of this work was to study the effect of work on a computer on five- to sixyear-old children using computer programs with differently colored backgrounds (lettuce green, blue, black, and gray-purple). The goal of this research was to determine the optimal (among the above) color scheme variants of the DS background for children aged five to six years." [DS = developing software] - Mickey Schafer

"An integrated assessment of the state of the CNS showed that children finished their work on a computer in a state of fatigue after using DS with a blue background (14%), black background (25%), or gray-purple background (25%). No signs of fatigue were observed only after working with DS on a lettuce green background. Thus, the presented results evidence that the most favorable color of the DS background is lettuce green." - Mickey Schafer

language in the article is quite different from typical "English" publications but I thought the main result was fairly interesting -- not an OA article, but interesting results! However, they don't define "lettuce green" -- I was expecting a red blue green value. - Mickey Schafer

I'd want to know a lot about the lighting in the room, too. - D0r0th34

the article is an interesting mix of detail and missing detail. There is a reference trail in the paper regarding proper "hygienic" and "physiological" characteristics of computer use by children -- lighting could be in that trail somewhere. - Mickey Schafer