I don't have issues with the green mats at all but am currently in quite a ruler quandary. I have a variety of brands/sizes of rulers. I do not have any of the neon yellow and/or green rulers. They just hurt my eyes from a color perspective as well as having just too many markings for my taste.
One of my favorite rulers is a Fiskars 6.5 x 24. What I like best about this ruler is the half inch mark on both the 24 and 6" sizes have a light shading so that I know quickly/easily which way I need to position the ruler for measuring. All of my other rulers are plain black markings on clear rulers. Which is peachy for me. My issue is most of the rulers have that extra 1/2 inch on one or two sides of the ruler with no clear marking of that extra half inch! The numbers have worn off on the clear side of my favorite Fiskar's ruler. I could just replace that ruler but I'd really prefer one that is 8-9" wide vs just 6.5. Fiskar's does not seem to make one. None of the other brands I have looked at in those width's seem to have that magical colored edge.
I'm also not sure about the Quilter's Select rulers as they have the anti-glare or whatever coating. I'm not sure if my 65 yr old eyes will be able to see the markings through the tint easily enough.
I'm currently in the middle of a JN quilt and some of the rulers I own are making my crazier than I really need to be during this particularly intricate pattern cutting. I'm really at a loss.
Any insight (no pun intended) anyone can offer on sizes or the 'seeability' of the QS rulers would be greatly appreciated.