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From: Ryan E. Benson
Date: Feb 18, 2013 2:44PM

I wouldn't rule out the color combination Cliff mentioned. I know somebody
who carries a bright orange piece of paper that she uses to read.

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Ryan E. Benson


On Sun, Feb 17, 2013 at 11:08 PM, Chagnon | PubCom < <EMAIL REMOVED> >wrote:

> Cliff wrote:
> "someone had sent an e-mail in light orange text against a completely
> white background. ... If the only color combination our author can see is
> light orange on white ..."
>
> I don't know of any vision deficiency where orange text on a white
> background would be better than black on white.
> Makes me wonder what was the sender trying to do by specking such a color
> combination!
>
> —Bevi Chagnon
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