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Coding Snack Guidelines / IDEA: change desktop background color by time of day
« on: December 23, 2011, 06:13 PM »
I was reading this article:
In Eyes, a Clock Calibrated by Wavelengths of Light
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/07/05/health/05light.html?pagewanted=all
It points out that blue light is what suppresses melatonin production and keeps one alert. And to suppress melatonin less, the light color should be like yellow before going to sleep.
After reading the article I realize that my default Windows background is blue. I have a huge screen that I am close to. I can, of course, change to some Windows yellow-orange a couple hours before going to bed. But changing background color could be automatic. It would need a bed time and and earliest awake time. And maybe how long before bed. The color change could be gradual.
It would be nice to know the optimal colors. I found these pages that discuss color some more:
https://www.lowbluelights.com/sleep_tutorial.asp
http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-09-white-suppresses-body-production-melatonin.html
In Eyes, a Clock Calibrated by Wavelengths of Light
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/07/05/health/05light.html?pagewanted=all
It points out that blue light is what suppresses melatonin production and keeps one alert. And to suppress melatonin less, the light color should be like yellow before going to sleep.
After reading the article I realize that my default Windows background is blue. I have a huge screen that I am close to. I can, of course, change to some Windows yellow-orange a couple hours before going to bed. But changing background color could be automatic. It would need a bed time and and earliest awake time. And maybe how long before bed. The color change could be gradual.
It would be nice to know the optimal colors. I found these pages that discuss color some more:
https://www.lowbluelights.com/sleep_tutorial.asp
http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-09-white-suppresses-body-production-melatonin.html