How colour blind people see football: Pictures show how shirts look to those with vision deficiency after Newcastle and Sunderland were caught in kit clash controversy

Startling images of football kits seen through the eyes of those with and without colour blindness illustrate the challenges many fans have in telling rival teams apart. It follows fury over the weekend, when a clash between Sunderland and Newcastle’s kits left thousands of colour blind fans frustrated, while campaigners hit out at the Football Association. ‹ Slide me › Remarkable images from Colour Blind Awareness show the difficulties many affected fans have in telling football strips apart ‹ Slide me › Colours such as red and green appear in contrast to those with normal colour vision but are virtually indistinguishable for those with colour blindness ‹ Slide me › Even for children playing football, telling apart different coloured strips is a challenge for those with colour blindness ‹ Slide me › One girl's vivid red football shirt appears much harder to differentiate from the pitch for colour blind sufferers ‹ Slide me › Another simulation shows red and orange hues which appear in olive green tones for those with colour blindness ‹ Slide me › A clothing rail of hi-vis jackets in contrasting neon yellow and orange all looks like the same colour for those with the condition ‹ Slide me › A player in green tackling an opponent in red appears almost to be in the same team for a colour blind viewer ‹ Slide me › A children's five-aside match in contrasting red and green once again appears in confusingly similar tones ‹ Slide me › Colours such as white and blue are far less affected by the condition, while hues featuring red, orange and pink are vastly altered ‹ Slide me › Fans with colour blindness may not only struggle with telling apart football strips, but can also struggle to spot signs and posts for players Fans on X pointed out that those with colour blindness found Sunderland's match against Newcastle almost impossible to follow due to the similar striped pattern of their jerseys Kathryn Albany-Ward, founder of Colour Blind Awareness, wrote a UEFA-backed guidance document for the FA on the issue and, as recently as November, addressed a meeting of Premier League club secretaries - with Newcastle included. 🗣️ 'It's 𝐔𝐍𝐅𝐎𝐑𝐆𝐈𝐕𝐀𝐁𝐋𝐄' @Ian_Ladyman_DM & @chris_sutton73 discuss the issue of colourblindness in football and question why the Tyne-Wear kit clash was allowed in ‘It’s All Kicking Off!’ 🎙️ Tap to listen to the full podcast 👇 — Mail Sport January 9, 2024 Colour-blindness campaigners have hit out at the Football Association after a clash between Sunderland and Newcastle’s kits left thousands frustrated Sunderland's red-and-white striped kit was set against the visitors’ black-and-white jerseys, meaning there was insufficient contrast to allow the colour-blind audience to tell them apart Your browser does not support iframes. Red and green are the most common colours to cause problems for those who are colour-blind Things are slightly improving in the top flight, with Manchester United wearing white recently, instead of green, for their trip to Liverpool with those who are colour blind in mind IT'S ALL KICKING OFF!