Colours & colour blindness

[vas borbokis]

I also thought it was beyond stupid.

 

[Living In a Fantasy World]

Very bizarre choice, maybe we were hoping to confuse the gunners players?

 

[secretchief]

Speaking as a man so colourblind I can't see a single number on the ishirara test, I will give this one a pass because it was light against dark

 

[CurseofOnuora]

I am colour blind and this wasn’t great for me, but not too bad. Yellow would have been perfect though.

The decision is almost certainly commercial. Was this our first league game wearing this kit? They needed to get it on show.

Yes. Another bizarre move by the board

 

[CambridgeshireBlade]

Didn't matter, all 22 players were seemingly on the pitch to give arsenal 3 points

 

[sportinguista]

I am colour blind and this wasn’t great for me, but not too bad. Yellow would have been perfect though.

The decision is almost certainly commercial. Was this our first league game wearing this kit? They needed to get it on show.

Of course they do ...but against a team that wears red and white? It's fucking obvious isn't it? Wear yellow.
Use this stupid commercial 3rd kit bullshit against Wolves or summat, where it doesn't interfere.

 

[SwissBlade]

Sunderland v Newcastle. Both in home kits. Only difference is Newcastle in white shorts, S’land in black and they also have more white on their shoulders/ sleeves.

When we played Newcastle they were in their away kit

Not sure how Newcastle managed to stay in their home kit for this one, it’s terrible to watch

 

[e17blade]

That’s completely ridiculous. Surely that’s a little bit of an issue for non colour blind people too?

 

[HillmortonBlade]

Sunderland v Newcastle. Both in home kits. Only difference is Newcastle in white shorts, S’land in black and they also have more white on their shoulders/ sleeves.

When we played Newcastle they were in their away kit

Not sure how Newcastle managed to stay in their home kit for this one, it’s terrible to watch

Without wanting to be contrary, it’s good to see both teams in a significant derby wearing their true colours.

 

[SwissBlade]

Without wanting to be contrary, it’s good to see both teams in a significant derby wearing their true colours.

I never get that one. We’ve had some great away days in our away kit

 

[SUFCinks]

As someone who has very healthy vision, even for me it’s not the easiest at times to decipher.

 

[sheff_blade90]

i didnt expect to see this thread today. its come right out of the green

 

[Bath Blade]

Without wanting to be contrary, it’s good to see both teams in a significant derby wearing their true colours.

Didn’t United and Wednesday both wear home kits in the Wembley semi final? Don’t remember feeling there was a colour clash that day, but I am struggling with this match.

 

[HillmortonBlade]

I never get that one. We’ve had some great away days in our away kit

True, but…

 

[SwissBlade]

Didn’t United and Wednesday both wear home kits in the Wembley semi final? Don’t remember feeling there was a colour clash that day, but I am struggling with this match.

For me, it’s specifically watching games on TV where I struggle. It’s easier in the ground

 

[ChrisBlade]

i am not colour blind. But this is the first time in my life I felt two teams in stripes are hard to tell apart. Both shirts are relatively white, Newcastle have red numbers.

 

[bladeinspaceandtime]

Sunderland v Newcastle. Both in home kits. Only difference is Newcastle in white shorts, S’land in black and they also have more white on their shoulders/ sleeves.

When we played Newcastle they were in their away kit

Not sure how Newcastle managed to stay in their home kit for this one, it’s terrible to watch

Amazing all those deluded egos can be contained in one stadium.

 

[Bladey_blade]

To be fair when it was close up, as in player level it was very easy to tell the difference, turn the contrast up on your tv if you're struggling or just pay attention to the shorts. Can see exactly why they wanted to be in the home shirt just like the bouncing day, makes for great pics when you batter them

 

[Pittsburg Blade]

Sunderland v Newcastle. Both in home kits. Only difference is Newcastle in white shorts, S’land in black and they also have more white on their shoulders/ sleeves.

When we played Newcastle they were in their away kit

Not sure how Newcastle managed to stay in their home kit for this one, it’s terrible to watch

I agree. I’m red/green color blind and it was almost impossible to tell the difference.
Required a huge degree of concentration that I no longer possess.
I’m sure football is run by people without any handicaps apart from the mental sort..

 

[Greasy Chap Butty]

To be fair when it was close up, as in player level it was very easy to tell the difference, turn the contrast up on your tv if you're struggling or just pay attention to the shorts. Can see exactly why they wanted to be in the home shirt just like the bouncing day, makes for great pics when you batter them

Loads of reasons
It's supposed to be a spectator sport, where you can glance around and know what's what, not look at shorts.
With all the emphasis that's put on other issues, I can't believe that making it difficult for a large number of people to see what's happening isn't being talked about more.

 

[maidmarion]

My husband , whose red/ green colour blind also had a problem with the Sunderland Newcastle game. It wasn’t until he saw a close up of one player that he could differentiate between the two teams.

 

[BladeByChoice]

Not colour blind and no issues with vision but the Chelsea Leicester game on Sunday was a waste of time, I gave up after 10 minutes.

 

[HD8 Blades]

Not colour blind and no issues with vision but the Chelsea Leicester game on Sunday was a waste of time, I gave up after 10 minutes.

That was just silly

 

[MobileBlade]

Posted this one earlier in the thread from St Johnstone v Dundee 3 years ago. St Johnstone were playing in blue, and Dundee were playing in err blue:

 

[e17blade]

I’m sure most people will think there is no way this can clash… but blue and pink is a colour blind nightmare. FFS!

 

[Gimli]

I’m sure most people will think there is no way this can clash… but blue and pink is a colour blind nightmare. FFS!
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Don’t worry, neither Brewster nor Davies will ever be on the pitch so no need to differentiate between them…

 

[Cassius Kray]

I’m sure most people will think there is no way this can clash… but blue and pink is a colour blind nightmare. FFS!

Is it? I'm not disagreeing, just trying to understand. The colour temperature is very different which means even in monochrome they seem clearly distinguishable to me, and I'm struggling to find a R/G/B deficiency that makes them look similar.

 

[BobbyDavison'sDebut]

I’m sure most people will think there is no way this can clash… but blue and pink is a colour blind nightmare. FFS!
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The away kit is black though - the lighting makes it look blue

 

[e17blade]

I base this on personal experience.

Also - I know that it is one thing looking at the shirts in a clear and sharp photo on my screen as that creates much clearer contrast... and another thing seeing them live or on TV when they are much smaller and moving fast (depending on the player!) in a dynamic space when you have to be able to identify kits in your peripheral vision.

 

[e17blade]

The away kit is black though - the lighting makes it look blue
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What!!?? Is this shirt like that blue/black dress from a few years back?