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- What colors are best for older people?
- What colors are harder for older people?
- What color is easiest for elderly to read?
- How to design for elderly?
What colors are best for older people?
Green – Earthy and forestry greens are known to promote healing, relaxation and serenity. Blue – Studies show that shades of water and beachy blues help make people feel more at peace. It's a calming color and tends to reduce stress. White – Light and bright shades of white and cream promote hope and spirituality.
What colors are harder for older people?
Aging eyes lose the ability to discriminate pale colors, making yellows and other pastels appear white. They are also unable to differentiate shades of blue, green, and purple as these cooler colors can read gray.
What color is easiest for elderly to read?
Light yellow and light blue were found to be the paper colors that were the easiest to read off of.
How to design for elderly?
Avoid assumptions:
The elderly have much longer attention spans than younger people so long-form text and deep content is ok as long as they don't have to divide their attention. Icons and symbols are less clear, especially the hamburger menu. When using icons and symbols always pair them with text.
