Presentations and Color-blindness

Color-blindness affects ~8% of men ~ 1 / 2 % of women hereditary and sex-linked (in X chromosome) –women can be unaffected carriers, men are 20 times more likely than women to be color-blind one of the 3 types of color detectors (cone cell) is missing, gaps are filled by cones of the other two types people with color blindness generally can see most colors; they have trouble distinguishing between some shades of red and green

color-blindness example -- sea surface temperature no color-blindnessprotanope (red/green) deuteranope (red/green)trianope (blue/yellow - rare)

deuteranope

if you use: red, orange, brown, or yellow and want a contrasting color, try: blue, purple, or gray

protanope