If you’re colorblind, you have difficulty distinguishing certain colors, such as red and green or blue and yellow. Color blindness (or, more accurately, color vision deficiency) is often an inherited condition that affects males more frequently than females. Take our free online colorblind test.

Understanding the Context

Screens for all types of color blindness including red-green and blue-yellow deficiency. 20 plates, instant results. Color blindness can make it hard to tell certain colors apart, like red and green. Light and dark affect how people with mild color blindness see colors.

Key Insights

What color-blind people see and don't see can vary based on what rods and cones of the eyes are affected. Most people who are colorblind lead normal and complete lives. The condition might keep you from a job -- like a pilot -- that requires a certain level of color vision.