Author:  SDF_Bricks  Posted:  Dec 28, 2022 02:32  Subject:  How to distinguish Grays and Orange/Yellow  Viewed:  147 times  Topic:  Colors  Status: Open Cancel Reply

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Most on here are aware of the 'confusion/difficulty' with separating/identifying the colors below: 1. Light Gray vs. Light Bluish Gray 2. Dark Gray vs. Dark Bluish Gray However, few more colors pose similar challenges 3. Dark Green vs. Black 4. Light Orange vs. Yellow Yes, like most men (statistically), it is not easy for me to distinguish some specific colors. Hence the question: Is there a way (special light) for one to easily separate/sort parts with similar colors? For example, to separate TransOrange from TransNeonOrange, I got myself a black light bulb, and voila, works like a charm. Some colors are easy to single out under bright sun, but it's the middle of winter here are we got few more months before the sun is not shy anymore.

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Re: How to distinguish Grays and Orange/Yellow - yorbrick (1185)

[...] Any decent bright white light source. [...] I've never had a problem here, but presumably again just a decent white light source. (17 months ago, Dec 28, 2022, to Colors)

Re: How to distinguish Grays and Orange/Yellow - Nubs_Select (3781)

I use something similar to this and it’s a game changer. A Powerful light on a movable stand to help check parts for damage by getting the perfect light angle and for separating [...] (17 months ago, Dec 28, 2022, to Colors)

Re: How to distinguish Grays and Orange/Yellow - WoutR (920)

[...] Look for a "daylight" colour lamp and not a "warm white" of "soft white". The warm/soft colours are usually more pleasant to use in homes, so [...] (17 months ago, Dec 28, 2022, to Colors)

Re: How to distinguish Grays and Orange/Yellow - calebfishn (2143)

Statiscally, the rate of colour blindness in males is 1 in 12. I'm one of those who has lived with red/green colour blindness all of my life. If you believe that you may [...] (17 months ago, Dec 28, 2022, to Colors)

(Cancelled) - popsicle (6664)

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