5 Simple Tips To Handle Your Color Blindness

Amir Kosari
Jun 3, 2020
2 min read

Updated: Jun 12, 2024

WHY WE SEE COLORS DIFFERENTLY?

Think of your eye as a camera.The front part has a lens. Its job is to focus images on the inside of the back of your eye. This area is called the Retina. It’s covered with special nerve cells that react to light.

Your Eyes see differences in the light that comes in. It’s a bit like the way we hear sounds as being low or high.

Cones control your color vision. We have 3 types of cones. Some react to short-wavelength light, others react to medium wavelengths, and others react to higher wavelengths.

So, 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗜𝘀 𝗖𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗿 𝗕𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀?

When the cones have all the various pigments -- called 'Photopigments' -- your eye sees all possible colors. If there’s a problem with the pigments, you won’t see colors the way you should.This is called color deficiency or color blindness.

If just one pigment is missing, you might only have trouble with seeing certain colors.

5 SIMPLE TIPS THAT CAN IMPROVE YOUR LIFE

TIP 1

USE MOBILE APPLICATIONS DESIGNED FOR COLORBLIND PEOPLE TO HELP YOU IDENTIFY COLORS

You can take a picture of anything you want and by pointing on the items in the image the app will tell you the color.

Here is our favorites - Color Grab, Color Picker & Color Detector

(look for them in your app store & play store).

TIP 2

DON'T BE SHY TO ASK WORKERS AT YOUR GROCERY STORE FOR HELP WITH YOUR FAVORITE FRUITS OR VEGGIES.

Unripe fruits and veggies can cause an upset tummy, and worse if spoiled.

TIP 3

FOCUS ON LIGHTING - THE COLOR OF SOME OBJECTS CAN BE SEEN CLEARER IF YOU CHECK IT UNDER A BRIGHT OR NATURAL LIGHT.

Try to avoid glare. If you still struggle with colors, there are a lot of great mobile apps I mentioned above that can help you.

TIP 4

NEUTRALS ARE THE EASIEST WAY TO MATCH COLORS FOR MEN

Neutrals - black, white grey, navy or dark blue, and brown. These colors can be matched with any color in the world (red, green, blue, purple, orange, yellow, etc).

TIP 5

ONLINE COURSES FOR COLORBLIND PEOPLE

Tired of guessing the colors of things, avoiding color-related conversations, and being a poor dresser - take The online courses. The course can teach you how to use and apply colors in your everyday life. It's no longer a solo journey, courses can help you make the best color-related decisions in less time.