Quirky_Butterfly_946 t1_jc39a8j wrote on March 13, 2023 at 6:48 PM

Reply to comment by plz1 in Final Snow Map & Messaging For Tuesday's Nor'Easter by TheCloudBoy

I see this with TV weather maps. They all need to make it more clear especially when one is looking at the boundary areas.

TheCloudBoy OP t1_jc3gnms wrote on March 13, 2023 at 7:35 PM

This has been a challenge, especially given I was using a more detailed color wheel and attempted to hop between shades at a decent clip to help color blind folks. My only hiccup with using WMUR's color table is I don't want to be associated in *any way* with their products, otherwise I'd be working for them. I may implement a similar shade scheme like theirs, but modify it heavily.

normal_lava t1_jc3pnf4 wrote on March 13, 2023 at 8:33 PM

There are websites that will help you assess whether your color choices are accessible. Here’s one: https://webaim.org/resources/contrastchecker/

exhaustedretailwench t1_jc42v6o wrote on March 13, 2023 at 10:00 PM

I used this https://www.color-blindness.com/coblis-color-blindness-simulator/

Fly4aPhish t1_jc435ld wrote on March 13, 2023 at 10:02 PM

Thank you we appreciate it. The 4-8 and the 8-12 still look identical to me.

perfectbebop t1_jc3m7xr wrote on March 13, 2023 at 8:11 PM

No clue if it’d be a good idea considering the size of the map, but could you add pattern to the color bands as a secondary identifier? Is common in board/card games as an adaptive measure for increased accessibility