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 (DIR) Post #Azp7atA74UwvBOBKF6 by MelissaBearTrix@gives.hugz.online
       2025-11-02T00:52:49Z
       
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       No ... I said NO People need to understand how they work Red - stopOrange - stop if you haven't crossed the line and safe to do, Green - go How simple is that Hugz & xXx https://www.popularmechanics.com/technology/infrastructure/a69178503/fourth-color-traffic-light-white-study/
       
 (DIR) Post #Azp7auMuaOmUvNB3pY by argv_minus_one@mastodon.sdf.org
       2025-11-02T03:53:15Z
       
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       @MelissaBearTrix You have both red and orange? 😬 That's going to be a problem for colorblind people…
       
 (DIR) Post #Azp7avlPOnyFFde8eW by argv_minus_one@mastodon.sdf.org
       2025-11-02T04:06:56Z
       
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       @MelissaBearTrix Ideally you want the three colors to be as far apart on the spectrum as possible, i.e. red–green–blue (120° separation). Anyone who can see color *at all* should be able to distinguish those.Here in the USA it's red–yellow–green. These are only half as far apart as they could be (60°).But that's still better than red–orange. Those two colors are only 30° apart. That's close enough that eyes with iffy color receptors may not be able to distinguish them.
       
 (DIR) Post #Azp7b0B4zIsiwPghDk by argv_minus_one@mastodon.sdf.org
       2025-11-02T04:12:30Z
       
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       @MelissaBearTrix Yellow–teal–violet would also be readily distinguishable, by the way. These are 60° offset from red–green–blue. Might be useful if you want to use blue for something else.It might be difficult to make lights in these colors, though. Yellow is common enough and violet is a thing, but I've never heard of a teal lightbulb.