Inclusive Color: from Photons and Physiology to Psychology and Philosophy
summary
Argues that usable color is about physics, physiology, psychology and culture, not just WCAG contrast numbers; uses relative luminance, CIE 1931 and sRGB to show contrast works for most atypical vision and maps colorblind confusion lines to predict which hues fail. Demonstrates practical gains with assistive tableware—Eat Well: 20% more food, 80% more liquid—and recommends tooling like H Shapes / EightShapes plus user testing and design-system sourcing.
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chapters (12)
- 0:00Inclusive Color: From Photons and Physiology to Psychology and Philosophy
- 4:13The Plan
- 5:13HSL Color Space
- 6:10Lightness
- 6:30Saturation
- 7:52Luminance
- 9:40Contrast Ratio
- 23:41Typical Color Vision
- 23:55Protanopia
- 25:05Mono- chromacy
- 31:41BLACK LIVES MATTER
- 34:28Translate user needs into a design hypothesis.
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