I was hoping for more contrast, but it got worse. Light colors on a colored background are hard to see, especially on a laptop that doesn't have an expensive screen, so the viewing angle is limited.
This means that I can read the top of the screen nicely, but the light gray text on the bottom is barely visible.
My screen doesn't have this problem when it's just black and white, and even the blue-on-blue text on bitconitalk is easier to read.
When my browser is not so wide, this happens:
When I disable animations, it still shows several animations.