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The first rule of making a palette for colorblind – avoid combining red and green. So if you're aiming to create a color blind-friendly palette try to use only two basic hues: blue and red (orange and yellow will also fit). The other colors should be made out of these two hues.
- What are the best colors to use for color blind?
- What are the best colors for graphs?
- What colors can color blind people see?
What are the best colors to use for color blind?
Use a colorblind-friendly palette when appropriate
For example, blue/orange is a common colorblind-friendly palette. Blue/red or blue/brown would also work. For the most common conditions of CVD, all of these work well, since blue would generally look blue to someone with CVD.
What are the best colors for graphs?
In terms of graphs and charts, you may choose to use gray for less-important variables and a deep red or orange for the most crucial variable, for example. Alternatively, you could use muted colors for the less-important options and a bright color for the most important ones.
What colors can color blind people see?
A person with protan type color blindness tends to see greens, yellows, oranges, reds, and browns as being more similar shades of color than normal, especially in low light. A very common problem is that purple colors look more like blue.
