How often do you all deal with people thinking you're joking or not being serious when mentioning your colorblindness?

I don't know if it's a common experience or not but happened to me today and got me thinking why people think you wouldn't be serious about it.

I could never be convinced that it is green and yellow

My father, as you would have guessed, is color blind. He is a classically trained artist who uses color theory and names on his paint tubes to mix colors. I spent my kid years identifying color temperatures and color shifts for him when he worked. I now work as a photo real 3d visualization artist where my visual acuity is of great help. This leads me to seeking some input from you guys. Would love your thoughts as adults who have a color deficiencies that have lived experience I can learn from as I raise my son.

He is somewhere toward more rather than less deficient in the reds. He has scored the same on all ishihara tests from the time he was three doing the shapes version and now as a 6 year old with the numbers. I first suspected it when he was adamant his favorite light avocado green blanket was orange. He is an ARTIST and a builder and a sculptor and you cannot stop this kids creativity. So with that we’ve always explained what CVD is and he’s growing up advocating for himself in school now that he’s in one that actually cares to accommodate him. Ie they number their tables now in his classroom rather than just use colors. Art teacher labeled all the loose paints and makes sure to order different medium with labeled colors on them. We are VERY lucky. I don’t foresee the environment he’s in to be the kind where his misunderstanding would be labeled as “trying behavior” like it was in a school he first attended where he used reds for grass and the teacher made fun of him and told us he must be screwing with her to be funny while being fully aware he’s got a color deficiency.

So school aside my question is how else we can support him. He used to LOVE hot pink and pink in general not by name but by being drawn to the color and I just recently realized the social implications that he no longer wants to like it because it’s associated with being girly and he was disappointed I didn’t tell him his favorite shoes were actually pink. I think this slight with pink is a vestige of his old school where let’s say kids were not discouraged from picking on each other. Current school is very supportive of all kids being kids.

Little instances like this are just not what would first come to my mind so I would love to hear your anecdotes and thoughts as to what was annoying when you were growing up and what was helpful. My dad was always getting into trouble for “screwing around” when he couldn’t decipher color centric problems. In fact he didn’t even realize that he was color blind until he was an adult. He was just coping for all this time. And to be frank still is. So please, let me learn from you. Would love to hear it all.

I currently relate to kiddo when we discuss color in that I also don’t see it as a “typical” viewer and that we are viewing color in various context that is informed by our views of the world and language. Would love to hear more strategies. Thank you all!

i’ve noticed as an artist i a have really hard time differentiating between dark or saturated blues, ive never heard of a color blindness only affecting how you see one color though ?

when i see blended color wheels the blue is always a big blob of the same color for me as well, it never blends evenly like the rest of the colors do with each other. maybe im overthinking it idk

I have been getting ads for Enchroma now that the algorithms know I'm a mild deutan. Should I cave in and buy a pair. It's on Cyber Monday sale but would still set me back $200. Are they worth it? Anyone here tried them?

Hi, does anyone know AMEs (aviation medical examiners) in or near Texas with tests like farnsworth lantern?

Since I could remember if I switched between open eyes I've noticed each one perceives color differently. It's especially noticable in natural sunlight. One eye sees color "normally" and the other in cooler tones. Is it possible one eye could be affected with a form of colorblindness?

Hey all,

I'm doing a quick survey for an app idea I'm developing for class. It surrounds colorblindness and ways to quickly make all digital interfaces accessible. I have some questions below. I was going to link to a survey, but I think I can get more in-depth answers here on reddit itself. Even answering just a few questions will be super helpful!

1. Do you find themed websites to be difficult to use? Which aspects are difficult?

2. How often does color cause issues with navigation when using the web on your desktop?

3. Does color cause issues with navigation when using the interface on your desktop? Mobile device?

4. How often do you struggle to navigate Maps/GPS programs? Due to which part of the interface?

5. What are some features or changes you would like to see on everyday technology to make it more accessible for colorblind users?

6. Do you know about the color screen option in the Accessibility app? If you do, how often do you need use it?

7. Do you struggle to navigate digital driving interfaces due to color?

8. Do you struggle to navigate powerpoints/presentation programs due to color? If so, how often?

9. Can you describe a recent experience where colorblindness affected your ability to use an app, website, or device feature?

10. How often do you struggle to navigate charts/chart programs due to color? How do you overcome this?

Thanks in advance! This info will be super important for my project.

Hi there,

I need some help with the color perception (best from some non deutans) about Ral 7013

It’s known as “ranger green”, but in German ist called “stone grey, olive” or “brown grey”

Does it look more greyish or rather greenish? I can’t figure out what’s more prominent.

Thanks for any help!

Hello, Everyone!

It's time for the monthly Bandwagon post. If you would like to post a color wheel, interesting Ishihara test result, your attempt at sorting candy or crayons by color, funny colorblind t-shirt/print/art (without a link to buy it) or anything of the sort - this is the place to do it. These monthly posts are still being evaluated to determine the best way to go with them, so have fun and submit whatever you want to contribute that doesn't suit a full standalone post!

My (colorblind) dad mixes grapes and grape tomatoes together almost once a week 😭 I have a tomato allergy and I crack up every time… this happens around once a month

I was wondering what would happen if you had a filter on your pc and then also one ingame, does it change the colors even more?

I took multiple tests but they all seem to answer differently

I don’t have the typical red green troubles. For me colors I have trouble seeing are red, brown, orange, and purple. Though I don’t know what it’s called. Basically the more red something is the harder of a time I have of seeing the color right. Cause those colors look brown, but brown looks purple. For example most orange and purple colors look brown to me, and some browns look purple.

I feel my color vision is unique. I have trouble seeing red but I don’t mix it up with green. For me it just looks sort of brown. For me troublesome colors are brown, orange, red, and purple . Brown sometimes looks purple to me, orange looks brown, red looks brown.

I'm hoping someone knowledgeable will chime in.

When I was a kid, I was told by an optometrist that I had two types of color blindness. I do not remember what types he said (I'm old now). However when you try to search this, you're bombarded with sites and videos of people saying that that's extremely unlikely, so I don't know if this is actually true for me.

I have the most problems with greens, reds and browns.

I also will confuse certain blues and purples as well as some blues and greens

I struggle with some reds and yellows, an egregious example being traffic lights. I rely as much on the lights position as it's color there. I don't have any problem with green traffic lights though, despite scoring 0%. Red and pink can be indistinguishable for me. Like I can't tell the difference between chicken Maruchan ramen and shrimp Maruchan ramen for example.

Is all this typical for a deutan? I got 100% blue, 0% green, and 86% red on Enchroma's test (I do understand that they aren't 100% reliable vs going to a doctor).

I fail almost all the Ishihara plates but I see green everywhere just fine. Would I be considered moderate color deficient, or fully green colorblind?

For some background, my mother’s brother and her grandfather on her mother’s side are both colorblind, and I inherited colorblindness as well. I first found out when I was around 5 or 6 years old because I kept referring to our green shed as brown. I also got the colors of UK road signs mixed up—I think I called the brown ones green or vice versa, but I can’t remember exactly.

I was diagnosed with deuteranopia as a child, which I understand is a type of red-green colorblindness. However, I’ve always found red to be one of the most vibrant colors I can see. In fact, it’s my favorite color because it stands out so much compared to everything else.

I recently retook some online colorblind tests, and they all confirmed that I’m severely green deficient, identifying me as “deutan.”

I also looked at some Ishihara plates for deuteranopia. For certain plates, it said that people with normal vision wouldn’t see anything, but those with deuteranopia should be able to see numbers. Strangely, I couldn’t properly make out the numbers on those plates.

I’m assuming that green deficiency is grouped under the broader “red-green colorblindness” category, but I’m curious: is deutan different from deuteranopia, or am I misunderstanding something? Any insight would be appreciated!