Yesterday I did two things I did not expect to find myself doing:

1. I switched my code editor and terminal to a light theme.
2. And of all light themes I went with Solarized.

The main reason I went for the light theme in the first place is my eyes were getting tired of constant switching between a dark terminal/editor and light web pages. I know people use browser addons to darken/invert web site colors, but more often than not I found the results aesthetically displeasing. Seemed easier to change a couple of apps that I can control than to attempt repainting the whole web.

I also always found the color combination Solarized offers a bit odd. Can't put my finger on why, but both dark and light versions never set quite right with me. Still, after trying a bunch of light themes and not liking any of them, I decided to give it a shot. To be honest, I begin to appreciate its warm color scheme. I'm still not 100% sold on the low-contrast aspect, but it's not as bad as I always considered it to be.