Often, I find those other places teach me a lot, but not intentionally. Seeing someone's mistakes is easier for me to learn from than explicit messages. Less survival bias, too.
It's interesting how the author argues that eyes can perceive dark-on-light more, but intuitively one would assume that light-on-dark is easier to discern (like bright lights in the night)
Ultimately the best option is probably a progressive change in colors through out the day.