However, finding color combinations that are readable on all monitors can be difficult. If you do change the background color, specify text colors that do not conflict with the reader's default Color choice is an important consideration when attempting to create a site that will be accessible to handicapped or color blind users. See Chapter 5, Accessibility Guidelines , for more detail. Background color may also affect the printability of your web pages. Backgrounds Avoid background images.
Some browsers allow the page author to specify an image as a background for a page.
Typically the image is tiled to fill the window area. However, background images should be avoided because they increase download time. Also, text can become unreadable if it overlays parts of the image. Consistent alignment between background images and the text or other elements is rarely possible on different platforms or browsers. The page can look distorted when viewed in a very large or very small window.