I don't know anything about colorblindness, but one mistake I've seen on certain other products is using LEDs that are barely visible in daylight... so that's another thing to keep in mind.
On Fri, Sep 11, 2015 at 1:55 PM, Forrest Christian (List Account) < [email protected]> wrote: > A quick question for those who have problems distinguishing colors.... or > those who know about colorblindness. > > Let's assume I need to add a set of indicators to some new products. I'm > considering using some multicolored leds (aka dual, tri, full) for > indication on a single led. For instance red might mean one voltage and > green another. Knowing what I know about colorblindness (think high school > biology - like 30 years ago), I realize that this would be a very bad thing > to do - or at least would be useless for some of my customers. > > What I don't understand is if there are color pairs which are 'safe'. > I.E. red/yellow vs red/green. Or Blue/Amber, etc..... > > So, now is the chance for all of you who can't distinguish led colors to > let me know what stupid things *not* to do. Or perhaps suggest what the > best options are. > > > -- > *Forrest Christian* *CEO**, PacketFlux Technologies, Inc.* > Tel: 406-449-3345 | Address: 3577 Countryside Road, Helena, MT 59602 > [email protected] | http://www.packetflux.com > <http://www.linkedin.com/in/fwchristian> <http://facebook.com/packetflux> > <http://twitter.com/@packetflux> > >
