How to Design for Color Blindness

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Choose contrasting colors for text and backgrounds.. Pick color combinations like blue/yellow and orange/purple.. Stay away from green/red, green/brown, and blue/purple.

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Choose contrasting colors for text and backgrounds.

Step 1

Choose contrasting colors for text and backgrounds.

2

Pick color combinations like blue/yellow and orange/purple.

Step 2

Pick color combinations like blue/yellow and orange/purple.

3

Stay away from green/red, green/brown, and blue/purple.

Step 3

Stay away from green/red, green/brown, and blue/purple.

4

Use bright, bold colors.

Step 4

Use bright, bold colors.

5

Keep your color palette minimal.

Step 5

Keep your color palette minimal.

6

Underline clickable links.

Step 6

Underline clickable links.

7

Include symbols and keys.

Step 7

Include symbols and keys.

8

Add texture to maps, charts, and graphs.

Step 8

Add texture to maps, charts, and graphs.

9

Outline sections on maps.

Step 9

Outline sections on maps.

10

Label information without using colors.

Step 10

Label information without using colors.

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