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This isn't really a secret, but if a font family has a broad range of well-paced weight increments (thin, light, book, regular, medium, semibold, etc.), then I like to set reversed-out text one weight heavier than I would if the text was not reversed.
For example, my current favorite sans face is National. I like to set paragraphs in the Book weight, and go up to Regular for knockouts. This makes the weight appear optically consistent, as heavy coverage will encroach on the edges of type (even with great trapping and registration).