Most people think it’s called “colour blind”, which means a person can only see black and white. While in reality, most people with colour blindness do see colour. That is why we prefer to use the term colour vision deficiency – which makes more sense. People with colour vision deficiency see a narrower range of […]
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Do you know what your design looks like when viewed through the eyes of someone that has a colour vision deficit? Not everyone can see all colours, but they do need to be able to recognise what different colours can mean. This of course is especially important on some signs, particularly safety signs and notification […]
Children can see colour vision by about six months. As a child grows, parents may notice that their child can’t differentiate between colours. Colour vision deficits are an inherited gene, and parents may be even more aware that their child may have a colour vision deficit because of this. Though the “red-green” colour vision confusion […]
Men have a much higher risk than women for colour vision deficiency. Red-green colour blindness is by far the most common type – it is found in approximately 8% of males and around 0.4% of females. This bias is because the genes that lead to red-green CVD are on the X chromosome, with males having […]
