Color blindness help
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Not a programming question, more a design question. I have an application that has an indicator that turns from green (#90EE90) to orange (#FFA500) to red (#FF0000) to indicate it's state (good, not ready, somethings horribly wrong, respectively). The color alone isn't the only indication, but it is probably the most obvious (and it's a solid block of color, not text). Of course, this color scheme looks great to me and seems logical and intuitive, but I've had some user do a beta test complaining that the colors are too subtle and not obvious enough. It occurred to me that they might have some form of color blindness that makes the colors hard to distinguish. So, I'm thinking of adding a feature to switch color schemes to something a bit more color blind friendly. However, since I'm not color blind, my question is what would work reasonably for a color blind user without looking too horribly garish to a person with normal color vision and being at least somewhat intuitive? I saw this website http://colorschemedesigner.com/[^] which seems really cool, but doesn't let me put in arbitrary colors in order to see how my color scheme looks. Any color blind readers out there who can help?
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Not a programming question, more a design question. I have an application that has an indicator that turns from green (#90EE90) to orange (#FFA500) to red (#FF0000) to indicate it's state (good, not ready, somethings horribly wrong, respectively). The color alone isn't the only indication, but it is probably the most obvious (and it's a solid block of color, not text). Of course, this color scheme looks great to me and seems logical and intuitive, but I've had some user do a beta test complaining that the colors are too subtle and not obvious enough. It occurred to me that they might have some form of color blindness that makes the colors hard to distinguish. So, I'm thinking of adding a feature to switch color schemes to something a bit more color blind friendly. However, since I'm not color blind, my question is what would work reasonably for a color blind user without looking too horribly garish to a person with normal color vision and being at least somewhat intuitive? I saw this website http://colorschemedesigner.com/[^] which seems really cool, but doesn't let me put in arbitrary colors in order to see how my color scheme looks. Any color blind readers out there who can help?
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Not a programming question, more a design question. I have an application that has an indicator that turns from green (#90EE90) to orange (#FFA500) to red (#FF0000) to indicate it's state (good, not ready, somethings horribly wrong, respectively). The color alone isn't the only indication, but it is probably the most obvious (and it's a solid block of color, not text). Of course, this color scheme looks great to me and seems logical and intuitive, but I've had some user do a beta test complaining that the colors are too subtle and not obvious enough. It occurred to me that they might have some form of color blindness that makes the colors hard to distinguish. So, I'm thinking of adding a feature to switch color schemes to something a bit more color blind friendly. However, since I'm not color blind, my question is what would work reasonably for a color blind user without looking too horribly garish to a person with normal color vision and being at least somewhat intuitive? I saw this website http://colorschemedesigner.com/[^] which seems really cool, but doesn't let me put in arbitrary colors in order to see how my color scheme looks. Any color blind readers out there who can help?
you should also use some other kind of "visual cue" in conjunction with colors ? Use shapes and words to help those with color blindness. In one of our software we use warning signs, stop signs and other types of symbols to make it clear to the user something happens.
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you should also use some other kind of "visual cue" in conjunction with colors ? Use shapes and words to help those with color blindness. In one of our software we use warning signs, stop signs and other types of symbols to make it clear to the user something happens.
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Well, it's not the only visual cue. There is a bar that approaches a setpoint, so you can see how close the bar is to the setpoint marker even if you can tell what color the bar is. Also there is an actual number displayed which you can see if it's close to the setpoint. But the color is the easiest, at a glance, indicator.
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What about the surround? A decent black border would help.
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Not a programming question, more a design question. I have an application that has an indicator that turns from green (#90EE90) to orange (#FFA500) to red (#FF0000) to indicate it's state (good, not ready, somethings horribly wrong, respectively). The color alone isn't the only indication, but it is probably the most obvious (and it's a solid block of color, not text). Of course, this color scheme looks great to me and seems logical and intuitive, but I've had some user do a beta test complaining that the colors are too subtle and not obvious enough. It occurred to me that they might have some form of color blindness that makes the colors hard to distinguish. So, I'm thinking of adding a feature to switch color schemes to something a bit more color blind friendly. However, since I'm not color blind, my question is what would work reasonably for a color blind user without looking too horribly garish to a person with normal color vision and being at least somewhat intuitive? I saw this website http://colorschemedesigner.com/[^] which seems really cool, but doesn't let me put in arbitrary colors in order to see how my color scheme looks. Any color blind readers out there who can help?
are these users really color blind or are they just being a pain in the ass? :confused:
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Not a programming question, more a design question. I have an application that has an indicator that turns from green (#90EE90) to orange (#FFA500) to red (#FF0000) to indicate it's state (good, not ready, somethings horribly wrong, respectively). The color alone isn't the only indication, but it is probably the most obvious (and it's a solid block of color, not text). Of course, this color scheme looks great to me and seems logical and intuitive, but I've had some user do a beta test complaining that the colors are too subtle and not obvious enough. It occurred to me that they might have some form of color blindness that makes the colors hard to distinguish. So, I'm thinking of adding a feature to switch color schemes to something a bit more color blind friendly. However, since I'm not color blind, my question is what would work reasonably for a color blind user without looking too horribly garish to a person with normal color vision and being at least somewhat intuitive? I saw this website http://colorschemedesigner.com/[^] which seems really cool, but doesn't let me put in arbitrary colors in order to see how my color scheme looks. Any color blind readers out there who can help?
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Not a programming question, more a design question. I have an application that has an indicator that turns from green (#90EE90) to orange (#FFA500) to red (#FF0000) to indicate it's state (good, not ready, somethings horribly wrong, respectively). The color alone isn't the only indication, but it is probably the most obvious (and it's a solid block of color, not text). Of course, this color scheme looks great to me and seems logical and intuitive, but I've had some user do a beta test complaining that the colors are too subtle and not obvious enough. It occurred to me that they might have some form of color blindness that makes the colors hard to distinguish. So, I'm thinking of adding a feature to switch color schemes to something a bit more color blind friendly. However, since I'm not color blind, my question is what would work reasonably for a color blind user without looking too horribly garish to a person with normal color vision and being at least somewhat intuitive? I saw this website http://colorschemedesigner.com/[^] which seems really cool, but doesn't let me put in arbitrary colors in order to see how my color scheme looks. Any color blind readers out there who can help?
I read a really good article about GUI design which included some good info about color blindness and how to program for it. I couldn't find the link, but google found this article[^]. It has a link to a colorblind web page filter[^] where you can type in a URL and see it as a colorblind person would. Maybe it will help. It was fun to play with anyway. It makes Codeproject look like a blue and brown mess.
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Not a programming question, more a design question. I have an application that has an indicator that turns from green (#90EE90) to orange (#FFA500) to red (#FF0000) to indicate it's state (good, not ready, somethings horribly wrong, respectively). The color alone isn't the only indication, but it is probably the most obvious (and it's a solid block of color, not text). Of course, this color scheme looks great to me and seems logical and intuitive, but I've had some user do a beta test complaining that the colors are too subtle and not obvious enough. It occurred to me that they might have some form of color blindness that makes the colors hard to distinguish. So, I'm thinking of adding a feature to switch color schemes to something a bit more color blind friendly. However, since I'm not color blind, my question is what would work reasonably for a color blind user without looking too horribly garish to a person with normal color vision and being at least somewhat intuitive? I saw this website http://colorschemedesigner.com/[^] which seems really cool, but doesn't let me put in arbitrary colors in order to see how my color scheme looks. Any color blind readers out there who can help?
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are these users really color blind or are they just being a pain in the ass? :confused:
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I read a really good article about GUI design which included some good info about color blindness and how to program for it. I couldn't find the link, but google found this article[^]. It has a link to a colorblind web page filter[^] where you can type in a URL and see it as a colorblind person would. Maybe it will help. It was fun to play with anyway. It makes Codeproject look like a blue and brown mess.
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Make sure that in gray scale you can distinguish the colors. You can still use your red/green/orange stuff, but make sure they are darker/lighter shades in gray scale.
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Not a programming question, more a design question. I have an application that has an indicator that turns from green (#90EE90) to orange (#FFA500) to red (#FF0000) to indicate it's state (good, not ready, somethings horribly wrong, respectively). The color alone isn't the only indication, but it is probably the most obvious (and it's a solid block of color, not text). Of course, this color scheme looks great to me and seems logical and intuitive, but I've had some user do a beta test complaining that the colors are too subtle and not obvious enough. It occurred to me that they might have some form of color blindness that makes the colors hard to distinguish. So, I'm thinking of adding a feature to switch color schemes to something a bit more color blind friendly. However, since I'm not color blind, my question is what would work reasonably for a color blind user without looking too horribly garish to a person with normal color vision and being at least somewhat intuitive? I saw this website http://colorschemedesigner.com/[^] which seems really cool, but doesn't let me put in arbitrary colors in order to see how my color scheme looks. Any color blind readers out there who can help?
Wjousts wrote:
I have an application that has an indicator that turns from green (#90EE90) to orange (#FFA500) to red (#FF0000)
Well, I may be a PITA, but I am colourblind as well. I can't read the word green in there, but I get past it pretty easily: I highlight the text. This is par for the course for me and my survival strategy for most color-related issues. If I can't highlight it and the colors are not high-contrast, chances are I can't read it.
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Not a programming question, more a design question. I have an application that has an indicator that turns from green (#90EE90) to orange (#FFA500) to red (#FF0000) to indicate it's state (good, not ready, somethings horribly wrong, respectively). The color alone isn't the only indication, but it is probably the most obvious (and it's a solid block of color, not text). Of course, this color scheme looks great to me and seems logical and intuitive, but I've had some user do a beta test complaining that the colors are too subtle and not obvious enough. It occurred to me that they might have some form of color blindness that makes the colors hard to distinguish. So, I'm thinking of adding a feature to switch color schemes to something a bit more color blind friendly. However, since I'm not color blind, my question is what would work reasonably for a color blind user without looking too horribly garish to a person with normal color vision and being at least somewhat intuitive? I saw this website http://colorschemedesigner.com/[^] which seems really cool, but doesn't let me put in arbitrary colors in order to see how my color scheme looks. Any color blind readers out there who can help?
If you change Shape,Size,Border Style of the indicators, you ruin your design. How about changing the background style, i.e. solid green backgound,white dottes on orange background, solid lines on red background. and yes, of course you will need legends somewhere. After this take a screen shot, make it gray-scale and see if you can identify the different states. never mind, just read the previous post, I thought color blind means you cant identify the color. but its like you cant see the color. which is obviously stated in the name 'color blind'. :)
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Not a programming question, more a design question. I have an application that has an indicator that turns from green (#90EE90) to orange (#FFA500) to red (#FF0000) to indicate it's state (good, not ready, somethings horribly wrong, respectively). The color alone isn't the only indication, but it is probably the most obvious (and it's a solid block of color, not text). Of course, this color scheme looks great to me and seems logical and intuitive, but I've had some user do a beta test complaining that the colors are too subtle and not obvious enough. It occurred to me that they might have some form of color blindness that makes the colors hard to distinguish. So, I'm thinking of adding a feature to switch color schemes to something a bit more color blind friendly. However, since I'm not color blind, my question is what would work reasonably for a color blind user without looking too horribly garish to a person with normal color vision and being at least somewhat intuitive? I saw this website http://colorschemedesigner.com/[^] which seems really cool, but doesn't let me put in arbitrary colors in order to see how my color scheme looks. Any color blind readers out there who can help?
Try combining colour and shape: green tick orange triangle red cross
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Not a programming question, more a design question. I have an application that has an indicator that turns from green (#90EE90) to orange (#FFA500) to red (#FF0000) to indicate it's state (good, not ready, somethings horribly wrong, respectively). The color alone isn't the only indication, but it is probably the most obvious (and it's a solid block of color, not text). Of course, this color scheme looks great to me and seems logical and intuitive, but I've had some user do a beta test complaining that the colors are too subtle and not obvious enough. It occurred to me that they might have some form of color blindness that makes the colors hard to distinguish. So, I'm thinking of adding a feature to switch color schemes to something a bit more color blind friendly. However, since I'm not color blind, my question is what would work reasonably for a color blind user without looking too horribly garish to a person with normal color vision and being at least somewhat intuitive? I saw this website http://colorschemedesigner.com/[^] which seems really cool, but doesn't let me put in arbitrary colors in order to see how my color scheme looks. Any color blind readers out there who can help?
I am color blind and I can tell those colors apart, no problem.
Christian Graus Driven to the arms of OSX by Vista. Read my blog to find out how I've worked around bugs in Microsoft tools and frameworks.
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Try combining colour and shape: green tick orange triangle red cross
Panic, Chaos, Destruction. My work here is done. or "Drink. Get drunk. Fall over." - P O'H
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I am color blind and I can tell those colors apart, no problem.
Christian Graus Driven to the arms of OSX by Vista. Read my blog to find out how I've worked around bugs in Microsoft tools and frameworks.
Which type of color blind are you?
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Not a programming question, more a design question. I have an application that has an indicator that turns from green (#90EE90) to orange (#FFA500) to red (#FF0000) to indicate it's state (good, not ready, somethings horribly wrong, respectively). The color alone isn't the only indication, but it is probably the most obvious (and it's a solid block of color, not text). Of course, this color scheme looks great to me and seems logical and intuitive, but I've had some user do a beta test complaining that the colors are too subtle and not obvious enough. It occurred to me that they might have some form of color blindness that makes the colors hard to distinguish. So, I'm thinking of adding a feature to switch color schemes to something a bit more color blind friendly. However, since I'm not color blind, my question is what would work reasonably for a color blind user without looking too horribly garish to a person with normal color vision and being at least somewhat intuitive? I saw this website http://colorschemedesigner.com/[^] which seems really cool, but doesn't let me put in arbitrary colors in order to see how my color scheme looks. Any color blind readers out there who can help?
Using colour as the only visual indicator is not a great choice - you should look into other indicators as well. You could use alternate shapes together with colour indicators.
I have CDO, it's OCD with the letters in the right order; just as they ruddy well should be
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