Color test

[StatFreak]

There was some talk earlier today on another thread about some of us being color blind nerds so I thought I'd post this link.

The test doesn't cover the entire range of color, and uses secondary and tertiary colors instead of primary colors.
A perfect score is 0. The higher your score, the worse you did.

FWIW, I scored an 8. The tiles I had problems with were in the light-blue/turquoise section. I read somewhere that the average score for men is around 35, and the average score for women is around 18.

http://www.xrite.com/custom_page.aspx?PageID=77&Lang=en


Enjoy.

Stat

[PLUNGER BOY]

  I scored a 22 . I have been Waring glasses  over 47 years and they just keep getting thicker  

[StatFreak]

I scored a 22 . I have been Waring glasses  over 47 years and they just keep getting thicker   

  Glasses shouldn't make any difference. Interestingly, age doesn't matter much, either.

You did that rather fast.   You replied only 15 minutes after I posted the link.

[Jimise]

I got a 3 woo hoo!    Online ColorIQ Challenge Results
Your score: 3
FM Hue Test Results                                                                                          


   

[StatFreak]

I got a 3 woo hoo!    Online ColorIQ Challenge Results
Your score: 3
FM Hue Test Results                                                                                          

Excellent. What color gave you problems?  Do you enjoy painting or photography?

[PLUNGER BOY]

BUZZ will take the test a crash the website  his score will be in the thousands  lol 

[Jimise]

It was the purples, violet colors.  I'm a terrible painter, But I do take pictures occasionally   

I got a 3 woo hoo!   Online ColorIQ Challenge Results
Your score: 3
FM Hue Test Results                                                                                        

Excellent. What color gave you problems?  Do you enjoy painting or photography?

 

[StatFreak]

BUZZ will take the test a crash the website  his score will be in the thousands  lol 

Why?    Older people don't seem to score any worse than younger people.

If the person taking the test is using a decent, modern monitor or LCD with sufficient brightness and has no medical vision problems that would affect his/her ability to distinguish color, then the results are mostly due to inherited color blindness, or a lack of it.


<ADD> People who score well above average (low scores) would be better suited for hobbies or professions that require excellent color discrimination, such as being a graphic artist, painter, color photographer, or working with graphic or commercial art in programs like Photoshop, or being in charge of proofing colors used in silk screening, etc.  Of course, there's more to those professions that lack of color blindness, and this test doesn't cover the entire visible spectrum.

[OhioGaming]

942

[StatFreak]

942

In other words, you just opened the link and clicked "score test" without changing anything...

[Amachanic]

942

In other words, you just opened the link and clicked "score test" without changing anything...

Online ColorIQ Challenge Results
Your score: 1074
FM Hue Test Results

Thats what it scored if you didn't change anything..  

I scored 127, but I know I need glasses..  

[stayouttadabunker]

Where's the "click on score test " button????!!!!     
I WANT MY RESULTS!!!!! 

[CommTech]

There was some talk earlier today on another thread about some of us being color blind nerds so I thought I'd post this link.

The test doesn't cover the entire range of color, and uses secondary and tertiary colors instead of primary colors.
A perfect score is 0. The higher your score, the worse you did.

FWIW, I scored an 8. The tiles I had problems with were in the light-blue/turquoise section. I read somewhere that the average score for men is around 35, and the average score for women is around 18.

http://www.xrite.com/custom_page.aspx?PageID=77&Lang=en


Enjoy.

Stat

I Scored a 7 - I had the same issue with the light blue/turquoise section.

[cowboygames]

I scored 122, same number I get when I multiply my IQ by 1000

[StatFreak]

942

In other words, you just opened the link and clicked "score test" without changing anything...

Online ColorIQ Challenge Results
Your score: 1074
FM Hue Test Results

Thats what it scored if you didn't change anything.. 
...

Actually, it slightly randomizes the colors each time (within narrow limits), so an unchanged score will vary, usually between 900-1150.

[StatFreak]

Where's the "click on score test " button????!!!!    
I WANT MY RESULTS!!!!!  

Bunker, the colors shouldn't wrap within each large box. Your screen width is too small, and that is causing some of the fourth line and the button to be lost behind the advertising.  <EDIT> Actually Bunker, they saw you coming and deliberately screwed it up just for you!!

[FORDSBS]

I got a 7. 
Ford

[StatFreak]

I got a 7. 
Ford

Don't forget my informal survey. What colors did you have trouble with?

[cowboygames]

he got a 7, doesn't look like he had trouble with ANY of them

[FORDSBS]

I got a 7. 
Ford

Don't forget my informal survey. What colors did you have trouble with?

Red gave me more trouble. I'll have to try latter & take my time. It only took about 5 min.

[FORDSBS]

Based on your information, below is how your score compares to those of others with similar demographic information.

    * Your score: 4
    * Gender: Male
    * Age range: Above 70
    * Best score for your gender and age range: 0
    * Highest score for your gender and age range: 1520

0 ( Perfect Color Acuity )
99 ( Low Color Acuity )

 Did it again & got 4.
Keep in mind that I have an auto body shop.
Ford

[uniman]

I got a 27. The last row gave me the most trouble. Knew it wasn't right, just couldn't find the right fit.
Interesting test Stat.

[proten]

I got a 23 , I have problem in the purple and blue .

[StatFreak]

Based on your information, below is how your score compares to those of others with similar demographic information.

    * Your score: 4
    * Gender: Male
    * Age range: Above 70
    * Best score for your gender and age range: 0
    * Highest score for your gender and age range: 1520

The low and high score crap data they display at the end are useless, since at least one person in every age group and sex got a 0, and at least one person got a really crappy score (probably deliberately submitted after just clicking the link.)

It would only be useful if they posted the detailed percentiles of the results for each age group and sex, and the number of subjects, and even so, it would still be BS since there would be no controls. This test is quite popular on the internet (no one else actually has the test, but lots and lots of other sites point to it), and some of the peripheral sites have done their own informal studies. Again, there are no controls or real accuracy, but after looking at a few of the studies, patterns emerge.


What's most interesting to me about the test is that it helps one determine where one's color discrimination is "weak", even if only slightly. Still, for those of us who score low, it's impossible to determine if the apparent "weakness" is due to the monitor or ourselves unless we try the test on a different monitor.

In my case, I've done the test on an LCD laptop and consistently tested weak in the turquoise/light blues (scoring 8 the first time, and between 6-12 in general.) If I try it a couple of times on a good CRT and get the same results, then I'll know that I have trouble with those colors, if not, then I'll know it's my LCD.

[StatFreak]

...
 Did it again & got 4.
Keep in mind that I have an auto body shop.
Ford

You're helping to prove my point.    You have to be able to carefully match and distinguish colors when restoring and repainting. It's not surprising that you scored well.