Re: [Paddlewise] Red is not good. (was: Visability of kayakers)

From: John Fereira <jaf30_at_cornell.edu>
Date: Wed, 02 Aug 2000 15:58:48 -0400
At 03:40 PM 8/2/00 -0400, RBHoltKayak_at_aol.com wrote:
>    I just read somewhere (sorry, don't remember which manufaturer's web 
>site) that  red is not a good color because 20% of males have red 
>color-vision deficiency. 

I've also heard that red is not a good color because in low light it looks
black which ends up looking like the rest of the water surface as it gets dark.

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