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tclynx
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September 20, 2025
Question

Higher-contrast UI labels for 4K displays (Dell U2725QE, 200% scaling)

  • September 20, 2025
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Photoshop’s Options bar, Preferences labels, and panel headers are very light gray and hard to read on my 4K Dell U2725QE—even with Lightest theme, Large UI font, and 200% UI scaling. The fields/values are fine, but the labels lack contrast.

What I’ve tried:

  • Windows Display Scale = 200%

  • Photoshop UI Font Size = Large, UI Scaling = 200%

  • Color Theme = Lightest and second-lightest

  • Monitor calibrated (Dell UltraSharp U2725QE 27″ 4K IPS Black)

  • Text in other apps is clear; Photoshop’s label gray remains too faint

Proposed solution:
Please add an independent “Label/Text Contrast” control or High-Contrast UI Mode that renders labels (Options bar, panel headers, Preferences labels) in a darker tone without changing document appearance. A simple toggle like “High-contrast labels” would solve this for high-PPI users and those with reduced contrast sensitivity.

Setup: Dell U2725QE, Windows 200% scale, Photoshop Large UI font + 200% UI scaling, Lightest theme.

1 reply

Legend
September 20, 2025

Have you tried any of the Windows contrasting themes?