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I have virtually all Kindle e-ink readers from the K1 onward except the Oasis 1. Just compared the original Kindle Touch and a K5 with the new Kindle Basic 8th generation and the Oasis 2 and to my eyes the background colors are virtually identical. The Oasis 2 with the 300 DPI screen and the text bolding capability is sharpest and to me is the best for reading but the Kindle Basic G8 is not far behind if use the text bold adjustment capability. All comparisons were done with the Oasis screen lighting off, my normal daytime reading setting for it so far.
The pre e-ink Pearl screens on the K1, K2 and most K3 and KDX units have a darker grey background that decreases contrast but with the Oasis light off the older 167 DPI units are close in performance at normal reading distances to my eyes. I can see that the lower DPI screens give fuzzier character edges when examined carefully, particularly when examined with a 10x magnifier, but they still do an excellent job IMO.
I personally see very little difference in background color or print sharpness between the Kindle Touch and my K 5 unit and both are quite comparable to the new Kindle Generation 8. The big difference in reading to me is the text bold adjustment capability of the G8 unit. Love to see that capability given to the KT and K4/K5 units via a firmware update. I doubt that it will happen though.
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