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• Part 1 of 3: Use different senses to describe color
• Part 2 of 3: Use numbers to describe color
• Part 3 of 3: Learn about the cause of a person's poor eyesight

People with normal vision know what a certain color looks like, but how would you describe a color to a blind person? Given that even sighted people see colors differently, this subjective task can be quite difficult. However, many colors can be associated with certain smells, tastes, sounds, or feelings. In our article, you will find some tips on how to describe color to a blind person.

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Part 1 of 3: Use different senses to describe color

1. 1 Use touch to describe color. Let the person hold certain items as you describe their colors. It would be helpful to use items that will almost always be that color.
   • Let the person hold the twigs, touch the bark of the tree, touch the ground, and explain that all of these things are brown.
     • Say, "Brown to the touch like earth or dead plant particles that have grown out of the soil."
   • Let the person hold the leaves or blades of grass and explain that they are green. Green feels like living plant particles, because when plants are green, they are alive. You can also let the person hold dried leaves and explain the difference between green and brown.
     • Say, “The smoothness and flexibility of the leaves feels like green. Green is alive to the touch. But when the leaves crunch and crumble like these, they turn brown and are no longer alive. "
   • Let the person put his hand in a bowl of cold water, and you tell him that the water is blue. Tell him that a small volume of water will have a very light blue tint, almost transparent, colorless, and large volumes of water, like rivers and oceans, will be a deep blue.
     • Say, “How do you feel when you swim in the water? Cool, relaxing humidity, this is how blue will feel. "
   • Explain that warmth, such as a fire, a candle flame, or a hot stove, is red. Red can usually be associated with warmth or even a burn.
     • Tell the person, “If you've ever had a sunburn, your skin turned red. If you felt embarrassed and blushed, that warmth on your cheeks was red. "
   • Explain that concrete, such as on walls or sidewalks, is gray. Metal is also gray - explain to the person that gray is often hard to the touch and can be either cold or hot depending on whether the sun is shining on it.
     • Say, “The gray is very strong and strong. It feels solid to the touch, like a road under your feet or a wall on which you can lean, but it is not alive, it does not grow, and it has no feelings. "
2. 2 Describe the color in terms of tastes and smells. Smells and tastes can no doubt be associated with certain colors.
   • Explain that spicy foods and peppers for spicy foods are often red in color. Berries such as strawberries, raspberries, cherries and cherries also have a red color. Explain that the strong sweet taste of these berries is what characterizes their red color.
     • Say, "Just as you can taste red from heat, you can taste it when you eat something hot or spicy."
   • Give the person an orange and tell the person that the oranges are orange. Ask him to pay attention to smell and taste.
     • Say, “Oranges are commonly described as refreshing, sweet, and tropical.The sun is orange and many orange fruits need a lot of sunlight to grow and ripen. "
   • Do the same with lemon and banana, and explain that lemons and bananas are yellow. Although they taste completely different, both of these fruits are yellow in color. Yellow tastes either sour and citrusy or sweet and nutritious.
     • Say, "Yellow fruits also need a lot of sun, they are bright and cheerful."
   • Give the person lettuce leaves (lettuce or spinach) and explain that they are always green. Green smells and tastes clean, fresh and crisp, like plants, sometimes slightly bitter. Green is usually not as sweet as fruit, it is often bitter or may have different odors.
     • Let the person smell different herbs, such as mint, and say, "Green smells like this - fresh, clean and healthy."
   • To describe those odors in nature that are not food, explain again that the leaves and grass are green and the water is blue. On the beach you can smell the blue scent of the water and the brown or white scent of the sand. Explain that flowers can be of any color, and often the same type of flower can have different colors, but usually they are not green, brown, gray, or black.
3. 3 Think about how you can describe colors using sounds. Certain sounds can certainly be associated with certain colors.
   • Explain that the siren sound is red because it is the color red that attracts people's attention, and that often the beacons of firefighters, police and ambulances are red.
     • Say, “When you hear a siren, it makes you alert and immediately pay attention to the source of the sound, because there may be danger. Red is just that - it is urgent and instantly attracts your attention. "
   • The sound of running water, especially the murmur of a stream or the surf, should be associated with blue.
     • Say, "Blue is calm and pleasant, just like the relaxing sound of water."
   • The sound of green can be the rustling of leaves or the chirping of birds. Explain that not all birds are green, but because they live in trees, bird sounds are often associated with green in humans.
     • Say, "When you hear trees rustling and birds singing, that is the sound of green."
   • Describe storm sounds as gray. When it is raining and thunderstorm outside, the sky turns gray and because of this, everything around looks gray.
     • Say, “Thunderstorms are gray. The sounds of thunder and rain indicate that it is gray outside, a little dark and dull, because the sun is not visible. "
4. 4 Describe how the colors evoke your emotions. People often associate colors with certain emotions or other psychological states. Much research has been done to determine the relationship between color and feelings. Tell the person about the most common associations:
   • Red is usually the color of anger, sexual arousal, physical strength and aggression.
   • Orange is physical comfort, enough food, warmth and safety, sometimes disappointment.
   • Yellow is friendliness, cheerfulness, optimism, self-confidence, sometimes fear.
   • Green is balance, freshness, harmony, environmental awareness, appeasement
   • Blue is intelligence, calmness, equanimity, clarity, logic.
   • Purple is spiritual awareness, mystery, luxury, truth, often associated with dreams.
   • Black is sophistication and sophistication (positive associations) or heaviness, danger, oppression (negative associations)
   • White is purity, clarity, purity, simplicity
   • Brown is down-to-earth, reliability, support
   • Gray is neutrality, lack of confidence or energy, depression
   • Pink is caring, warmth, femininity, love

Part 2 of 3: Use numbers to describe color

1. 1 Say that just as there are an infinite number of numbers, there are also an infinite number of colors. For example, if one is red and two is yellow, there are 1.2, 1.21, 1.22, 1.3, 1.4, 1.45, and so on in between. It's the same with colors: between every two there are countless shades, closer to one or the other.

Part 3 of 3: Learn about the cause of a person's poor eyesight

1. 1 Determine the nature of the person's vision problems. Most visually impaired people see at least something, even if it is only the perception of light. According to the American Foundation for the Blind, only 18% of blind people are classified as completely blind, most of them can distinguish between light and dark.
   • The ability to distinguish between light and dark can be helpful in explaining black and white. Say that black is darkness and white is the presence of light.
2. 2 Ask if the person is blind since birth. Since in almost all cases blindness is the result of eye disease, many blind people may have seen at some point in their lives. This means that you can help them remember certain things that they once saw by describing them.
3. 3 Find out if the person is color blind. Color blindness is a certain type of visual impairment in which a person sees objects but confuses colors or does not see them the way others see them. Most often, color-blind people see red, orange, yellow and green as one shade, and blue and purple are the same for them too. When working or talking with a person who is color blind, you can simply name the colors of ordinary household items.
   • Teachers who work with color-blind students should make sure to use white paper and white chalk to maximize contrast. In addition, it would be helpful to label various writing and art supplies (pencils, markers, colored paper, etc.) with the names of the corresponding colors.