Colour Vision Deficiency
Difficulty telling some colours apart, affecting around one in twelve men.
Definition
Reduced ability to distinguish certain colours, most commonly in the red and green range.
Craft convention. True because the industry converged on it. Breaking it costs familiarity, not correctness.
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Difficulty telling some colours apart, affecting around one in twelve men.
Example
A red and green status system is indistinguishable to a substantial share of users without labels or icons.
Local chart
TERM·081 · Region X · Grid C5
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- Use of ColorA11Y·010 · Accessibility
- Color AccessibilityFND·028 · UI foundation
- Data Visualization ColorFND·029 · UI foundation
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