File talk:GDP Real Growth.svg

This map causes problems for colour-blind people. replacing the brown with blue would give much better contrast. 220.253.35.17 (talk) 20:36, 8 July 2012 (UTC)
 * Indeed I find the positive and negative values of similar values in the legend are very hard to distinguish. For example >10 looks very similar to both -6-8 and -8-10. I can distinguish -6-8 and -8-10 when they are next to each other, but I am not able to confidently match the color of a country on the map to the right shade in the legend. The following:
 * "Designers should also note that red–blue and yellow–blue color combinations are generally safe. So instead of the ever popular "red means bad and green means good" system, using these combinations can lead to a much higher ability to use color coding effectively. This will still cause problems for those with monochromatic color blindness, but it is still something worth considering." -- Color blindness
 * may help to devise a better color scheme. MarSch (talk) 08:18, 15 October 2015 (UTC)