There's too much of white background.

[ClearSky24]

I'm reading DU on 1080p monitor, desktop PC.

The new design has a great, clean look, but the "snow-bright" white background is rendering it tiring and uncomfortable to the viewer's eye.

If it's possible, could the background be changed to a different shade of white (pale white, for example) to make it more visually pleasing to the viewer's eye.

Here's a huge selection of shades of white color that you might find interesting:

https://www.color-meanings.com/shades-of-white-color-names-html-hex-rgb-codes/|