Color blind aesthetic

From street signs to our national flags, colors are an integral part of society. But for colorblind individuals, this can cause serious challenges.

Are you entering a career where color is important? What are the implications for an artist or designer who is color blind? Take our free color blind test now.

England-born, Toronto-based painter Mark Liam Smith’s figurative scenes are overlayed with abstract shapes and rich colors. His mastery of the latter is even more fascinating when you consider that the artist is colorblind. (Check out the artist’s Instagram page here.)

Test your color vision with the Ishihara Test for Color Blindness Chart. Easily fill and download the chart in PDF or Word format for free at TemplateRoller.

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The M.I.T. professor Pawan Sinha has used surgery to answer William Molyneux's centuries-old question about what happens when blind people can suddenly see.

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"One fish, two fish, red fish, I THINK that's a blue fish?"

"I’ve walked right past my husband, my own mother, my daughter, my son, without being able to recognize them."

Color vision deficiency is called “color blindness” by mistake. Actually, the term describes a number of different problems people have with color vision. Abnormal color vision may vary from not being able to tell certain colors apart to not being able to identify any color. Most color vision problems are inherited and are present at birth. About 1 in 10 men have some form of color blindness. Very few women are color blind.

Ever wonder what it's like to be color blind? It's more common than you might think. About one in 12 men and one in 200 women in the world have some ...

What colour is my pencil? Contrast differentiation is critical for the colourblind: 9% of men & 0.5% of women. The most common form is red-green colourblind then blue-yellow colourblind & more rarely, people who see everything in shades of grey. Using colour for data visualisation and imagery can be highly problematic for the colourblind without strong & effective contrast differentiation. For more info, go to Colourblind.org. Follow @zena_oconnor and @the.colour.collective on Instagram

Different types of colourblindness. About 9% of men and 0.5% of women are colourblind. The most common form is red-green colourblind (Protanopia) then blue-yellow colourblind (Tritanopia) and more rarely, people who see everything in shades of grey (Monochomacy). Strong tonal value contrast is important in data visualisation and visual imagery. For more information, go to Colourblind.org Follow @zena_oconnor and @the.colour.collective on Instagram

Can you see the message written here in the sea of reds and yellows? It's written in greens. If you cannot see it then you have the most common type of colorblindness. Some colorblind people only see in black and white, but those cases are rare. The answer is: Ariel color active some people see no difference.'

Whether you’ve thought about it or not, have you ever tested your color vision? Here is your chance. This quiz is for entertainment only.