Slide 1: On Color Blindness
On Color Blindness July-2022
Slide 2: Color Blindness Quick Facts
Color Blindness Quick Facts Color blindness is more common than you might think! • 1 in 12 men is color blind while only 1 in 200 women have the condition. • 98% of those with color blindness have red-green color blindness. Color blindness is the most used term though it is misleading if taken liter
Slide 3: Most common types of color blindness
Most common types of color blindness There are different types of color deficiency that can be separated into 3 categories: • Red-green color blindness (most common) The most common type of color blindness makes it hard to tell the difference between red and green. • Blue-yellow color blindness This
Slide 4: Symptoms of color blindness
Symptoms of color blindness The main symptom of color blindness is not seeing colors the way most people do. If you’re color blind, you may have trouble seeing: • The difference between colors • How bright colors are • Different shades of colors If the symptoms are mild, they might be unnoticed. Lea
Slide 5: Color-Blindness Test
Color-Blindness Test How can you know if you have a color vision deficiency (CVD)? You can take a quick test, e.g. on this website: https://www.eyeque.com/color-blind-test/. This color vision test, known as the Ishihara Test, makes numbers out of dots that are a different color than the dots surroun
Slide 6: Color-Blindness Results
Color-Blindness Results These are the real results of a person with confirmed CVD.
Slide 7: Experience Color Blindness - Simulator
Experience Color Blindness - Simulator Do you want to know, how people with different types of CVD see different pictures? You can try one of the simulators found on the internet, for example: https://www.color-blindness.com/coblis-color- blindness-simulator/ Simply upload your picture and check. Th
Slide 8: How can a color blindness affect everyday life?
How can a color blindness affect everyday life? There are many things people with CVD face in everyday life, that normally sighted people aren’t even aware of. Do you remember, when you were a kid and the adults kept asking you – “which color is this” or “how many red cubes are on the picture”? Simp
Slide 9: How can color blindness affect work life?
How can color blindness affect work life? CVD limits to a certain extent the Wrong design Better design career choice. Apart from that, accessing information might pose a problem, if not designed correctly. This includes presentations, charts, documents, pictures, graphical instructions, software, e
Slide 10: Creating CVD Accessible Resources - Tips
Creating CVD Accessible Resources - Tips To create a CVD accessible resource, you should: • Avoid problematic color combinations, e.g. red&green, green&blue, green&brown, light-green&yellow, green&grey, etc. • Use CVD friendly palettes while creating charts, infographics, etc. • Use signs/labels/ico
Slide 11: Tools & Learnings
Tools & Learnings Tools: • Coblis - Color Blindness Simulator (to check images): https://www.color-blindness.com/coblis-color-blindness-simulator/ • Color Contrast check: https://snook.ca/technical/colour_contrast/colour.html • Colorblindly - Color Blindness Simulator https://wearecolorblind.com/res
Slide 12: Interesting Links
Interesting Links Color Blindness Awareness https://www.colourblindawareness.org/ PRESS THE PINK BUTTON — DESIGNING FOR COLOUR BLIND USERS https://www.kaylaheffernan.com/blog/2017/1/17/press-the-pink-buttondesigning-for-colour-blind-users to Use Color Blind Friendly Palettes to Make Your Charts Acce