# According to this stupid color acuity test on FB... **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [June 27, 2012, 3:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/according-to-this-stupid-color-acuity-test-on-fb/626421 "2012-06-27T03:17:42Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Drunky\_Smurf](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/drunky_smurf/32/449_2.png) [@Drunky\_Smurf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drunky_Smurf)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2012, 3:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/according-to-this-stupid-color-acuity-test-on-fb/626421/41 "2012-06-27T15:08:04Z")
Suck it losers! I got a 1084 and I didn’t even do anything. ---
**Author:** ![AaronX](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/7bcc69/32.png) [@AaronX](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AaronX)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2012, 3:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/according-to-this-stupid-color-acuity-test-on-fb/626421/42 "2012-06-27T15:08:29Z")
I got 11, but the MacBook Pro’s screen does have colour problems ([MacBook aNd I: The MacBook Pro's screen](http://mbni.blogspot.sg/2010/06/macbook-pros-screen.html)) I wish I could try this on an IPS monitor. ---
**Author:** ![Colophon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f05b48/32.png) [@Colophon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colophon)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2012, 3:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/according-to-this-stupid-color-acuity-test-on-fb/626421/43 "2012-06-27T15:11:45Z")
I’m sure we’ve done this before on here. I remember being amazed last time that anyone got anything other than a perfect score, as the line of squares makes a “smooth” transition when in the correct order, so any misplaced square immediately jumps out at you. I can’t find the link though. This time, I scored 4, with the errors being in the turquoise zone. I blame my monitor. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![BwanaBob](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bwanabob/32/2985_2.png) [@BwanaBob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BwanaBob)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2012, 3:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/according-to-this-stupid-color-acuity-test-on-fb/626421/44 "2012-06-27T15:20:44Z")
A lucky 7. I’m 50+ male. ---
**Author:** ![blondebear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blondebear/32/1022_2.png) [@blondebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blondebear)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2012, 3:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/according-to-this-stupid-color-acuity-test-on-fb/626421/45 "2012-06-27T15:21:18Z")
44 ---
**Author:** ![yellowval](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/919ad9/32.png) [@yellowval](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yellowval)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2012, 3:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/according-to-this-stupid-color-acuity-test-on-fb/626421/46 "2012-06-27T15:43:27Z")
I got an 11. Not bad. ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2012, 4:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/according-to-this-stupid-color-acuity-test-on-fb/626421/47 "2012-06-27T16:08:56Z")
> [@Kenm](#): > > Is it worth the time to do the test when probably every monitor used in this thread has different colour characteristics? > > Really, each monitor would have to be colour calibrated with pro equipment (and probably be a professional CRT — unless I’m too far out of date) so each would match the others before the test could be expected to produce anywhere near legitimate, comparable results. > > Relax, high scorers. The colours can be different even between two different browsers on the same machine. The test is about \*relative \*colors, and has little to do with calibration. You could do the test on 100 monitors, all calibrated differently, and the results should be the same . . . except for some really crappy monitors, or displays with only 256 colors. ---
**Author:** ![brainstall](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/35a633/32.png) [@brainstall](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brainstall)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2012, 4:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/according-to-this-stupid-color-acuity-test-on-fb/626421/48 "2012-06-27T16:33:18Z")
I got 71, but last night at home scored 163. I blame my monitor. ---
**Author:** ![GrandWino](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/grandwino/32/67_2.png) [@GrandWino](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GrandWino)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2012, 4:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/according-to-this-stupid-color-acuity-test-on-fb/626421/49 "2012-06-27T16:37:26Z")
> [@Bob Ducca](#): > > Jesus, I got a 234. ☹ > > [Here’s my spectrum chart.](http://imgur.com/PTrGq) Hoping it’s mostly my LCD monitor and bright lights in my office causing this. Otherwise, I’m colorblind. Ok, Just retook it and didn’t rush as much. [This time I got a 4](http://imgur.com/9AXOt). Whew! Not sure how I got a 234 the first time, unless I completely left a row unchanged. ---
**Author:** ![Colophon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f05b48/32.png) [@Colophon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colophon)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2012, 4:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/according-to-this-stupid-color-acuity-test-on-fb/626421/50 "2012-06-27T16:49:27Z")
> [@panache45](#): > > The test is about \*relative \*colors, and has little to do with calibration. You could do the test on 100 monitors, all calibrated differently, and the results should be the same . . . except for some really crappy monitors, or displays with only 256 colors. Exactly - it’s about whether you can spot an irregularity in a smooth continuum of colour. Once you’ve arranged them in order, swapping any two adjacent squares over should immediately look “wrong”. Yeah, I know I didn’t score a perfect zero, but I was rushing a bit 😛 ---
**Author:** ![Taomist](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/53a042/32.png) [@Taomist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Taomist)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2012, 4:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/according-to-this-stupid-color-acuity-test-on-fb/626421/51 "2012-06-27T16:50:18Z")
1. Guess I won’t be working in the paint department anytime soon! ---
**Author:** ![congodwarf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e36b37/32.png) [@congodwarf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/congodwarf)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2012, 4:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/according-to-this-stupid-color-acuity-test-on-fb/626421/52 "2012-06-27T16:51:40Z")
I got a 3. I’m not surprised. I had a very small amount of trouble with the greens. But, when I worked at Home Depot, selling carpet, I was always seeing hues that other people didn’t see, which let to me talking people out of a color that clashed with their furniture and window treatments. ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2012, 4:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/according-to-this-stupid-color-acuity-test-on-fb/626421/53 "2012-06-27T16:54:54Z")
1. I have moderate red/green color blindness. ---
**Author:** ![Buttercup\_Smith](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/buttercup_smith/32/473_2.png) [@Buttercup\_Smith](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Buttercup_Smith)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2012, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/according-to-this-stupid-color-acuity-test-on-fb/626421/54 "2012-06-27T16:57:45Z")
I got a score of 4. ---
**Author:** ![nolonger\_lurking](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/41988e/32.png) [@nolonger\_lurking](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nolonger_lurking)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2012, 6:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/according-to-this-stupid-color-acuity-test-on-fb/626421/55 "2012-06-27T18:51:44Z")
1. I’m red-green color deficient and I ask my wife to check any new clothing combinations before I wear them. ---
**Author:** ![TruCelt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/trucelt/32/523_2.png) [@TruCelt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TruCelt)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2012, 6:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/according-to-this-stupid-color-acuity-test-on-fb/626421/56 "2012-06-27T18:52:49Z")
Wow, my eyes got really tired! I scored a 32. Not bad, but I think I’ll try again in the morning when I haven’t been scrolling documents all day. ---
**Author:** ![Zabali\_Clawbane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/ecd19e/32.png) [@Zabali\_Clawbane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zabali_Clawbane)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2012, 6:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/according-to-this-stupid-color-acuity-test-on-fb/626421/57 "2012-06-27T18:57:41Z")
I got a 0 on that test the last time I took it. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Dr.Righteous](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Dr.Righteous](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Righteous)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2012, 7:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/according-to-this-stupid-color-acuity-test-on-fb/626421/58 "2012-06-27T19:34:42Z")
I got a 172, which is no surprise. I have issues with color (according to Wikipedia I have Deuteranomaly). However, since I’m a female, it’s a little on the rare side. ---
**Author:** ![Filbert](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/filbert/32/3433_2.png) [@Filbert](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Filbert)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2012, 7:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/according-to-this-stupid-color-acuity-test-on-fb/626421/59 "2012-06-27T19:50:48Z")
Another 4 here- darn turquoises! ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2012, 7:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/according-to-this-stupid-color-acuity-test-on-fb/626421/60 "2012-06-27T19:51:14Z")
I scored 8. Frankly, I’m shocked. Even though I deal with color correction every day, I didn’t think my color sense was that accurate. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/according-to-this-stupid-color-acuity-test-on-fb/626421.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/according-to-this-stupid-color-acuity-test-on-fb/626421.md?page=4)