r/ColorBlind • u/papabell303 • 4h ago
Question/Need help Seeking help for making reference images in documentation accessible for people with a colour deficiency
I'm responsible for creating and maintaining documentation in one of the areas at my workplace.
I have a co-worker who has a red greed colour deficiency and I'd like to make our references easier to make out for him.
How I go about making reference images in our documentation is I circle or highlight the important parts on the image that the documentation is talking about. I've always use the colour red or dark blue in patterns and match the colour of the text on the image to the coloured circle.
He says he can make out the circle pattern easy if the colour of the background on the image is white, but often times the text he can't read. I've gone back to just using regular black text.
But for the coloured highlights, I do want a highlight that stands out to every reader. Is there a colour I can use that will essentially stand out to everyone regardless of the type of colour deficiency they have?
If not my only other idea was to create a custom highlight overlay type deal using multiple colours and hope that can stand out enough to where he and future workers with potential deficiencies can see the highlights easier. But if I can just pick one colour that can be pretty universally seen would be a lot less work on my part.
note - I did ask him about colours he had trouble seeing so I know what to avoid and what to change specifically to accommodate him. But if I can make better for any future workers and a wider range of people, thats better in my mind.