idea Color schemes toggle for color blind in ArcGIS Pro Ideas

Color schemes toggle for color blind

AndrewLintz — Thu, 07 Apr 2022 12:31:25 GMT

Since cartography is audience oriented, it would be incredibly considerate and handy if Symbology had a "Color Blind" friendly color scheme toggle.

Re: Color schemes toggle for color blind

SallyHoll1 — Wed, 06 Apr 2022 23:48:46 GMT

This is an excellent idea. Right now we have to pop over to other tools to filter out color combos that are not accessible.

Re: Color schemes toggle for color blind

KoryKramer — Thu, 07 Apr 2022 12:30:54 GMT

Hi @AndrewLintz

Thank you for submitting this idea. Have you checked out the built-in ColorBrewer color schemes? See this post https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-pro-ideas/provide-color-blind-symbology-sets-in-arcmap/idc-p/965019/highlight/true#M8515

Also of note is that ArcGIS Pro 3.0 will bring a Color Vision Simulator based on this idea: https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-pro-ideas/colorblind-mode-in-arcgis-for-cartographic-design/idi-p/940504

Here is a preview:

Do you think that will meet your needs or were you looking for something else specifically?

+ @SallyHoll1 for your opinion.

Thank you

Add "Colorblind friendly" toggle option when selecting pre-made color scheme (ramp) in ArcGIS Pro

erica_poisson — Thu, 24 Oct 2024 19:04:47 GMT

Please add a new option so that when configuring symbology to use a pre-made color ramp, users can toggle a check mark off to filter by colorblind-friendly ramps. Currently, there are no filters or easy ways to determine which pre-made ramps might be colorblind friendly. This is a huge issue. With the advent of ADA Title II and requirements for digital accessibility, it is important that there are clear and easy ways for users to create accessible GIS products. Adding a check box to filter for colorblind-friendly ramps in ArcGIS Pro would be a step in the right direction.

Please see the attached screen capture of what this looks like now and where I believe this checkbox filter should go. According to documentation I've seen online, there are colorblind-friendly ramps in Pro, however the names do not indicate this and it is very difficult to figure out the appropriate choices in any easy way.

In addition, a colorblind-friendly filter is already available in ArcGIS Online's map viewer. Something similar needs to exist in Pro.
Thank you,
Erica