Re: Websafe colors

You are correct to a degree, Ineke.  I am considered to be about 85% color
blind.  However, my wife who is an artist is amazed at how well I can work
with colors.  I think the secret is that although we have difficulty with
reds and greens, it's when they are meshed together rather than separate.
Also, with reds and greens, it's more a matter of shade rather than the
actual color itself.  I work with a large degree of colors which are not
categorized as web safe and don't really have too much problem.  I compare
the colors used against several monitors to determine effect.  I also agree
with other comments regarding today's monitors and video cards being much
more sophisticated.

BTW, being color blind isn't all bad.  When I was in the military I was used
quite often as a spotter because I was never affected by camoflouge and
could see objects (Guns, tanks, etc) where others couldn't.

Maurice McGleish
----- Original Message -----
From: "Ineke van der Maat" <inekemaa(at)xs4all.nl>
To: <Rob.Fitzsimmons(at)Summit.Fiserv.com>
Cc: <hwg-graphics(at)hwg.org>
Sent: Thursday, March 13, 2003 5:55 PM
Subject: Re: Websafe colors


> Hello Rob,
>
> You asked:
> Hello Is the Websafe palette still relavant?
>
> My answer is :YES!
>
> Especcially when you know that nearly 10% of the men are colourblind.
> They cannot see green or red  very well but see it as brown to yellow in
> most cases. Web safe colors give you the certainity that these green and
> red  will not be rendered by any monitor when you want to take in
> account that fact.
>
> For that reason I always specify websafe colours.
>
> Cheers
> Ineke van der Maat
>
>

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