Easy on the Eyes

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You can't argue taste. Here's how users customize their stationary, all values are RGB:

Start with the second Inverse Colors box checked and the Dim Screen Elements slider all the way to the right.
Then set your paper color to 1/1/0 and take a look at your //comments and infobar. Use the Dim Screen Elements slider to taste. You can make your syntax highlighting and infobar all sorts of colors while keeping a black/near black paper color.
One of my favored ink colors is 155/155/255, which I think looks great with the above settings or sometimes 3/2/0
I've also got some themes set with amber text (208/160/0) with blue highlighting derived from a paper color of 1/1/2 (0/0/1 is just too dark and intensely blue). Doesn't seem to work very well as you move the paper color away from black, but it does give alot of extra room for experimentation.

I once asked a surgeon why they wear green gowns. He claimed it was not just for the good contrast to red blood, but also because Green soothes you, it fosters concentration and allows you to focus for long hours
My WM-operating theatre: 192/220/192
Other eye rest areas:
- 220/223/198 to sober me up
- 211/211/118 with an ink of 4/90/4
To grab colors from other sources I use this freeware: www.blacksunsoftware.com/colormania.html

RGB all 255
Inverse colours unchecked
Dim 50%
Opacity 100%
Font Consolas Bold 9.5
When I want to 'warm' it up a bit I go RGB 206/204/187.
When I want to go crazy with some WriteMonkey feeling colour it's RGB 188/ 213/105
Other than that I don't monkey with my other settings.