UaVaj
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What is the best color for maximum visibility for a large safety sausage buoy at the surface.
(yes - you do want to be seen and pickup/rescue)
Please list your color choice and (must list) your reasoning.
I go first: IMHO. (1) Red offer best visibility from a horizontal view (the boat) because the 80% of the view area will be the sky. Red give better contrast to a light light blue sky. Yellow blends too much with the light light blue sky. (2) Yellow offer best visibility from a vertical view (the rescue chopper) becuase 80% of the vew area will be the water. Yellow obviously give a "brighter" contrast against the blue water. (3) Orange is between both Red and Yellow. Perhap this is the best of both.
(yes - you do want to be seen and pickup/rescue)
Please list your color choice and (must list) your reasoning.
I go first: IMHO. (1) Red offer best visibility from a horizontal view (the boat) because the 80% of the view area will be the sky. Red give better contrast to a light light blue sky. Yellow blends too much with the light light blue sky. (2) Yellow offer best visibility from a vertical view (the rescue chopper) becuase 80% of the vew area will be the water. Yellow obviously give a "brighter" contrast against the blue water. (3) Orange is between both Red and Yellow. Perhap this is the best of both.