Susquehanna University Web Central - Background Guidelines Background Guidelines Susquehanna University has generally adopted light colored backgrounds or designs for web pages.
Light colors are easy and pleasing to the eyes.
The use of dark colors, such as black and maroon, or bright colors, such as red and yellow, are not encouraged. The recommended background for University pages is solid white. Alternative background colors and designs can also be used within reason. When choosing an alternative background, be sure that all text and other elements don't become hidden or hard to read. As a rule of thumb, a darker background color requires a lighter text color and a lighter background requires a darker text color.