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I need to make a Java component that turns the background a certain colour when a process passed, and another colour when the process failed.
My first thought was: green for success, red for failure.
But then I read that 10% of males can't differentiate between these two colours. What would be a better combination of colours?
(For the nitpickers: yes, I know that colour alone doesn't suffice, that text, shape, and noise can also be used. Nevertheless I am asking about the appropriate use of colour.)
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You'll find more variants of green in nature than any other color. It's also commonly associated with good luck, abundance, money, and growth – and is a great color for success.
Red colour priming activates an association with failure. More word stems were completed with words associated with failure with red pens than with blue pens. Students with red pens marked more mistakes in a text than those with blue pens.
Red is associated with passion, love, power, confidence, and anger.
Purple: This color is associated with the royalty and ceremony. The purple flower is a token of pride, dignity and success. The purple blooms represent admiration and accomplishment.
Red + x = Failure
Green + checkmark = Success
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I think you've answered this yourself. Use green/red in addition to text. Most people will understand green/red. If you change it to blue/yellow, the 90% who see green/red will be confused. Stick w/ the convention and add text to help the 10% who can't see green/red.
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Remember that these "obvious" color associations (green=good, red=bad) are culturally variant. Thus, not relying on only the color is a very good idea.
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