- Apprentice, a low-contrast colorscheme I made years ago and used for a long time: https://github.com/romainl/Apprentice.
- Malotru, my curent colorscheme, more contrasted: https://github.com/romainl/vim-malotru.
- Dichromatic, for colorblind users: https://github.com/romainl/vim-dichromatic.
- Bruin, which only uses typography: https://git.sr.ht/~romainl/vim-bruin
I have one here: https://github.com/romainl/vim-sweet16 but it is intentionally weird and essentially unmaintained.
We have many millenia of books using black text on a white background with various colors added, why are computer monitors all of a sudden so special and annoying
And because monitors are giant light bulbs. So a large white background is harder on the eyes than black.