crobb305 - 5:37 pm on May 7, 2011 (gmt 0)

And the colors are too soft. It looks like Bing on a bad day.

A year or two ago, I read that the faded blue links tended to get the best CTR (at least when used on a white background). I started using that same link color on my site over a year ago. I can't remember where I got that information, but I definitely remember reading it. I imagine Google is testing that color for good reason, based on CTR. As for the rest of the text (the gray font), it is hard to read. I need my reading glasses to see it.