Samhwa Paint Releases 'Color Universal Design' Guidebook for Facilities for the Disabled

An image showing the application of the Color Universal Design Color Book, produced by Samhwa Paint, at a construction site for a facility for people with disabilities.
[Photo by Samhwa Paint]

[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Jong-hwa] Samhwa Paint Industrial Co., Ltd. released a Color Universal Design guidebook for facilities for people with developmental disabilities on the 6th.

Color Universal Design refers to designing colors in products, architecture, and services to be safe and convenient for use by considering people with various disabilities or color vision deficiencies.

Last year, Samhwa Paint signed a business agreement with the Korea Color Universal Design Association to develop Color Universal Design for facilities for people with disabilities. Spaces applying Color Universal Design provide psychological comfort and stability to people with disabilities and help increase concentration during program activities and vocational training.

In fact, from 2020 for two years, Samhwa Paint conducted a pre-color preference survey and brainwave measurement, Color Universal Design installation, and post brainwave tests and surveys targeting users of welfare facilities for people with disabilities with various purposes such as day care, education, and vocational training. As a result, it was objectively confirmed that the anti-stress index and left-right brain balance index of people with disabilities living in spaces applying Color Universal Design improved.

The newly released Color Universal Design guidebook was created by compiling 64 colors optimized for people with developmental disabilities, and includes guidelines to utilize colors diversely according to space types along with color chips.

Lee Sang-hee, head of the Color Design Center at Samhwa Paint, said, "If the guidebook released this time is used in the construction or renovation sites of domestic facilities for people with disabilities, it can provide spaces that consider not only user convenience but also psychological stability," adding, "In the future, we plan to develop Color Universal Design that can be applied not only to welfare facilities for people with disabilities but also to general residential facilities such as apartments and commercial spaces."

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