How to Match & Sort Colors When Colorblind

With one-half to 1 percent of females and 8 to 12 percent of males of European descent living with color deficiencies, the numbers of colorblind people are small but still significant. The most common deficiencies involve red and green colors, but some people have difficulties distinguishing blues and yellows. The colorblind population must learn how to read stoplight signals, decipher color-coded maps and match and sort their clothes. Different color deficiencies create different problems for people, but there are ways to get by, look coordinated and be color-confident.

Things You'll Need

• Iron-on labels
• Fine-tip permanent marker
• Personal helper

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Instructions

• 1

  Buy small, iron-on labels you can write on. Get a fine-tip permanent marker.

• 2

  Find someone you trust who has the full color spectrum in his vision. Invite him over if he doesn't live with you.

• 3

  Go through your clothes with your helper. She should tell you what color an item is. Write the color on a label. Iron the label on the item. Do this with socks and ties, towels and washcloths, table linens and any other fabric items that are color-coordinated.

• 4

  Match the items with a code number. Ask your helper to put coordinated outfits together, from the socks and tie to the suit coat. Write a number "1" on each item's label, and do this for everything that goes together. Create different combinations with more numbers. For instance, if an item has the numbers "1, 4, 5," it coordinates with any item that has any of those numbers. This way you can create multiple outfits knowing the colors go together.