A Study of Color Discrimination for the Elderly

• Main Authors: Yuan-hsiao Cheng, 鄭元孝
• Other Authors: Chang-franw Lee
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 2001
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/77367752207789725602

碩士 === 國立雲林科技大學 === 工業設計系碩士班 === 89 === Abstract Traditionally, designers have aimed products at the young. However, as people come to expect a higher standard of living throughout their lives, more and more attention must be paid to product design and development for the elderly. In order to make products accessible for the elderly, many ergonomic issues should be studied. Visual ergonomics is the most important design issue for products with a user interface. In this study, we investigated color discrimination properties for elderly people. Thirty elderly people participated as subjects, and thirty young people participated as a control group. This study collected all data regarding color discrimination using the CRT and the 100-hue test of the Japan Color Research Institute. According to the results of this study: 1. The elderly people had worse color discrimination ability than the young people. 2. If the red, green or blue color was shown on the CRT, all subjects had worse color discrimination ability than their adjacent hue. 3. Using the 100-hue test, the error scores were greater for purple-red or green-blue colors. 4. Subjects had better color discrimination at mid color brightness than at high color brightness on the CRT.