I've done some investigation into Machin stamp designs that take into account colour vision deficiency (CVD). In particular, I looked at CVD-safe colour schemes and visual representation of numerals for the denominations. See those three web pages for more details.
The numeral scheme I finally came up with (after a lot of experimentation) is as follows:
The symbols have the following properties:
- The number of small dots is the value of the digit.
- Each has a high-contrast, CVD-safe colour (from the 'Chilliant Pale/Deep 19' palette).
- The outlines are distinct.
- They all fit within a circle the size of the grey ring zero.
For dark backgrounds, simply switch the pale/deep pairings:
The names I've ascribed to each of the symbols are:
- 0: grey ring
- 1: slate circle
- 2: brown oval
- 3: purple triangle
- 4: cyan cross
- 5: green bowtie
- 6: pink star
- 7: blue heptagon
- 8: orange square
- 9: mint lozenge
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