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  • Welcome to the GRID Toolkit!
  • Writing for your audience
    • Identify your audience
    • Tailor your writing
    • Address audiences separately
    • Choose simple language
  • Organizing information
    • Consider reading patterns
    • Break up your text
    • Add appropriate graphics
    • Include finding tools
  • Designing accessibly
    • Accessible design is a priority
    • Select fonts carefully
    • Be mindful of your colors
    • Use links effectively
    • Test for accessibility
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  1. Designing accessibly

Be mindful of your colors

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Colors make an impact

Do not mix red/pink and green, as the most common color blindness will be impacted. Yes--even if they are heavily contrasting shades. Imagine reading blue text with a blue background--it is a similar concept.

  • Ensure sufficient contrast between background and text.

  • Avoid photo backgrounds where possible.

  • Backgrounds should be one color.

is a free color palette generator that supports color blindness adjustments, along with many other tools, including palette generation from an image.

💡 GRIDBit: 1 in 12 men are colorblind. Colorblindness can happen at any point--even after birth.

References

Coolors
Color Blindness. National Eye Institute, 2019.
Dyslexia Friendly Style Guide. British Dyslexia Association.