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===Color tasks=== {{main|Color task}} Cole describes four color tasks, all of which are impeded to some degree by color blindness:<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Cole |first1=Barry L |title=The handicap of abnormal colour vision |journal=Clinical and Experimental Optometry |date=1972 |volume=55 |issue=8 |pages=304β310 |doi=10.1111/j.1444-0938.1972.tb06271.x}}</ref> * '''Comparative''' β When multiple colors must be compared, such as with mixing paint * '''Connotative''' β When colors are given an implicit meaning, such as red = stop * '''Denotative''' β When identifying colors, for example by name, such as "where is the yellow ball?" * '''Aesthetic''' β When colors look nice β or convey an emotional response β but do not carry explicit meaning The following sections describe specific color tasks with which the color blind typically have difficulty.
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