X-Rite: How well do you see color? FACT: 1 out of 255 women and 1 out of 12 men have some form of color vision deficiency. Take the online color challenge, based on the Farnsworth Munsell 100 Hue Test. - See more at: http://www.xrite.com/custom_page.aspx?pageid=77&lang=en#sthash.tTBLxSOC.dpuf
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This is probably the weirdest test that I have ever taken in my life. Every time I would look at the colors they would change. I felt like I was reading a book of paint chips! However, it was really interesting to see how my eye kept responding to the colors. I also now realized how many different shades there are to one color.
Upon taking the test, and scoring it, i was surprised to find that of the 11 errors in my test, they were lumped into three distinct groups, two of 4 errors and 1 of three. While i realized that everyone color acuity is probably not perfect, it surprised me to find that there would be color "holes" in my vision.
This was a very interesting test. With my dad being colorblind I've always wondered if there was a possibility that I might have some kind of color vision deficiency, but according to this test I'm fine. I had one hole in my vision where all of my mistakes were which is interesting, but otherwise my color vision is fine which is nice to know.
I saw this test online a few weeks ago, and found it absolutely fascinating. I took the test and it turned out that I had a score of 8, so my color vision is pretty good. Interestingly enough, the weak spot in my color vision was in the range of my favorite colors, and the colors that I am naturally drawn to. I wonder if there is a scientific reason that would explain why I am attracted to the colors that I am not able to distinguish as well. I would also be interested to know how this test works for someone who has better than perfect color vision, and people who can see more color ranges than most humans. Are these colors drastically different to them rather than blending all together as they do for people who have much worse color vision?
I took this test several weeks ago when the sophomore DP's sent it around to try. It was actually something that I thought I had mastered, but I managed to do worse than I expected. Scoring 10 was eye opening to say the least. I was expecting a lower score because I have always thought that I perceived color pretty well, but, when colors that are similar are all put next to each other, I wasn't able to identify them as easily. I am interested in taking this again after having done it once. This test definitely surprised me when I took it the first time. I plan to take it again!
I would be interested to know how this test compares to one given on pieces of paper without a computer screen. I feel as though the glow and the reflection of surrounding light has a huge effect on performance results, as I have gotten two rather contrasting results on this same test. Both times it was painful to my eyes to stare so intensely at the computer for so long in order to complete the test, so I would love to try it with paint color swatches and see if it makes a difference and how much. I also find it fascinating that so many more men are affected than women; colorblindness is a trait located on the X chromosome, and therefore many women are carriers but men who receive one bad X, since it is their only one, display the dysfunctionality. I wonder that I don't know more people who are colorblind, as it is not nearly as uncommon as many people believe.
This article is very interesting and I like it particularly because the reader gets to interact or participate. I have seen so many color blind test with number in different colored dots, but this is something new in which it tests about how I see colors. I always have in mind that I am pretty strong in recognizing different and subtle color difference and I got 7, which is pretty good, but I was still surprised that I still got some wrong. Whenever I am painting with watercolor, I love the subtle change of color just by adding little bit of different colors or water. Even if I want to imitate or come up with same color that I made previously, no matter what I try, I always end up with slightly different colors. And I like that happening because even if I make black by mixing brown and ultramarine, every black I make is different, making my drawing way more colorful. Going back to the article, I think this is really cool because it helps you acknowledging how much you are aware of subtle color changes. Also, it was very intriguing, yet anticipated, that women are better at this than men. I hope that I do this test again after few years and want to see whether I improve or not.
This was the coolest thing I've done today. In my Stagecraft mini right now, we're basically doing this same concept, and that helped me a lot with this "test." I got an 8, and it seemed that my areas of color intensity that were lacking were the hues in between primary and secondary colors, mostly from yellow to green. I definitely should take this with more sleep though, it definitely messed with my mind.
I got a 4 on this test, which surprised me because I have pretty bad eyes in terms of nearsightedness, so I thought that might also affect my color vision. Like the other people who commented, all of my errors were also in one specific area. In our drawing class currently there is somewhat of an argument over whether artistic skills can be learned or whether they are something you are born with. Of course basic techniques of art can be taught, but it would be interesting to do a study of whether visual artists have significantly better color recognition, which would mean that artists do have some natural physical advantage.
How well do I see color? Well apparently a little bit better than average, but clearly not as well as I thought. How important is it really? Not very much at all. The best ME I ever worked with was RG colorblind. This test had me match 24 colors in one munsell range. That’s about a total value change of 6/255 in RGB. In entertainment, even as a designer, how much color do we need to be able to distinguish? With the exception of paint charges (perhaps), matching and arranging colors by hue is mostly a pointless task.
On a technical note, depending on how this online quiz was designed, the color profile of the monitor could potentially skew the colors out of line. An interesting test would be to take this same quiz on 3 different computers (Using different color profiles), 3 Different monitors (LCD, LED, CRT), in three different ambient lights (Incandescent, Fluorescent, and fully natural), and then on paper with a calibration printer. That is approximately 28 different tests for each subject. Since taking this test once was straining, 28 times would begin to skew the results, but it would be a more fair test.
I also took this test a few weeks ago when a fellow DP introduced it to me. The first time I took it, I received a 3. This was in the afternoon. I had lumped the basic color cubes together and then compared them to each other, deciding whether they were cooler or warmer than their neighbor. I then tried the same test a few nights ago at around midnight, and I received a 0. This could be because I had taken the same test before, but I have a gut feeling that it had something to do with the time. I used the same technique, but I was very tired when I took it the second time. I have come to realize that even when figure drawing, I am more aware of things when I am tired. Perhaps this is because I am forcing my eyes to stay awake, so I look at everything to keep me from falling asleep. I think this helped better my score.
I took this test twice. It was super fun and interesting to see my results and to try to get them in the right order. The first time I got an 8, good, but then I took it again and got a 3, which made me happy. As we are currently working on organizing paint chips by color in basic design class, it was cool to see how accurate I was putting them in the right order. My eyes started to hurt after a while, but it was still fun.
I knew I wasn't going to do well with this test going it. I've been aware for quite awhile that I'm not good at color matching or even telling what color is what. One of the worse times I've had was working with a Director who was color blind, and me not being able to tell different colors very well, so he'd turn to me to ask questions and I wouldn't be able to help out. I'd like to get better at things like this but I know that that is not entirely possible for me. So I guess I'll ask other people if I have questions.
Welp, it turns out that I am terrible at distinguishing different colors, particularly in the blue-green and blue-purple area. That being said, I have to wonder, evolutionarily, why women overall have a better ability to see colors than men. I also wonder whether having other vision problems would affect one's ability to see in color, or even if normal glasses or contacts could affect one's color acuity.
I took this test a week ago and it was really challenging to stare at colors that are so similar for an extended period of time. It was very straining on the eyes but I still managed to better than I thought I was doing with a 15. But like other people are saying I really wonder how much the color quality of the monitor you are using plays into the outcome of the test,
1 in 12 men have some form of color vision deficiency. That's a pretty daunting figure, in the scheme of things. My test score was 42, which put me close to the middle of the spectrum with a slight skewness towards better color vision. The hues became difficult to tell apart after looking at the screen for too long, which was evidenced by my awful performance in the far end of the color spectrum. Looking at the blocks was almost like checking out a gel swatch book, but viewing the various saturations meant that your focus was all over the place through the duration of the test. The positive outcome of this test is that I know I'm not colorblind, since colorblindness is one of those irrational fears of mine. Especially since it is prevalent in men much more than in women.
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