The point isn't to reduce the contrast, it's to use contrast based on hue and less on value.
Accessibility is the real concern. Solarized fails many of the checks for accessible text under standards such as WCAG 2.0.
Accessibility is the real concern. Solarized fails many of the checks for accessible text under standards such as WCAG 2.0.
It's not one or the other. It's both:
> Solarized reduces brightness contrast but, unlike many low contrast colorschemes, retains contrasting hues