OT - color blind - was Re: xfer problems sco-sun

[Bill Vermillion]

On Sat, Apr 03, 2004 at 08:44:40PM -0500, Fairlight thus spoke:

> I couldn't use darkblue...I never can read the dark red
> -easily-. I'm not colour-blind, I just have a hard time
> with it. And I -hate- it when the real deep navy blue is
> used--impossible for me to read without squinting.

See what you come up with at

http://www.toledo-bend.com/colorblind/Ishihara.html.

Tests like this aren't perfect as they are not printed with color
matches plates - but can give you some idea.

Earlier I said 5% of men are partially colorblind.  While searching
and find the above site, it appears that 7% is a more accurate
figure.

Bill
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Bill Vermillion - bv @ wjv . com