Why the dorky color scheme?
A large percentage of males are red-green color blind. A small percentage of the population is completely color blind. The current color scheme was chosen after much deliberation to allow the maximum combination of readability and accessibility. Blue and yellow are used in many places internationally instead of green/red for that reason, and so are well known among an educated crowd. The colors are visible as different colors to red-green color blind users, and have significantly different intensities for completely color blind people. For maximum readability, users are directed to Bathroom Server Advance, which although too heavy-weight for the main server, uses an obvious iconographic approach.
