Color Blindness – Business Insider Australia

Lifestyle Feb. 23, 2019, 4:48 AM

Only 1% of people can pass this colour test. Here’s what it reveals about you.

Lenstore created a quiz that tests how we perceive colour. Those who are younger scored higher than older people, proving that colour perception declines as you age. People who speak multiple languages were able to score higher on the test. The country of Cyprus had the highest scores, with South […]

Lifestyle Feb. 5, 2019, 6:17 AM

Here’s what 10 famous US landmarks look like if you’re colorblind

Two common types of red-green colour blindness are protanomaly and protanopia. Protanomaly means that red cone photopigments are abnormal, and protanopia means that there are no working red cone cells at all. The colours of famous US landmarks appear muted to people with colour blindness. About 8% of men and […]

News Oct. 26, 2018, 2:48 PM

These black and white clothes created a viral optical illusion that’s playing tricks on people’s eyes

Holly McKee came across a display of greyscale children’s clothes in a Scottish Asda supermarket that is causing an optical illusion. Contrasted by the colourful items in the aisles, the greyscale section looks eerily colorless. She posted a photo on Twitter, which is going viral. McKee returned to the store […]

Video Mar. 20, 2018, 7:07 AM

Here’s how those viral colour blind glasses really work

Some people see the world differently. Literally. It’s a phenomenon called colour blindness. It’s not just people who can’ see colour at all. Some people just can’t see as many colours as the rest of us. Now, these glasses are working on changing that. These glasses bring more colour to […]