How to use Pixel’s color correction tool to adjust for color blindness

Andrew Romero | Dec 20 2024 - 4:30 pm PT

Google has adjusted how the Pixel can be customized for those with color blindness. The color correction tool lets you choose a range of colors and intensity on Google’s Pixel devices, fully fine-tuning the Pixel’s display to your preference.

Accessibility features have been a big part of Android phones for a long time, and deservedly so. Tools like color correction offer a device that works better for the user, depending on their personal situation. This extends to users who are hard of hearing and deaf with Google’s AI captioning advancements, and so on.

Color correction is essentially an option category that allows the user to change the set of colors seen on the display. The ranges include Deuteranomaly, Protanomaly, and Tritanomlay, as well as grayscale. Each of these offers strengths for the colorblind user. If the correct settings are selected, it might be easier to focus since redundant colors can be removed from view.

In the latest Android update, the color correction tool now comes with an intensity slider on Pixel devices. Instead of simply offering the user a choice between scales, they can now adjust how strong the representation of colors is on the display itself. The less intense, the more it looks like the base color scale. The higher the slider goes, the stronger the colors shift into that set of colors.

How to turn on and adjust color correction

Below is a step-by-step guide for turning on color correction and changing the intensity of the accessibility feature. The process is very easy, and the final result depends on the users themselves and their preferences.

On your Pixel, open the settings.
Find and tap Accessibility.
Hit color and motion.
Tap Color correction.
Toggle the feature on and then choose your scale between the three options.
Use the intensity slider to adjust the strength of color correction.