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No, I think red is more visible
Posted by: davejjj on Sep-22-12 12:29 PM (EST)

I know this thread is all about non-visible colors, but in our tests red was the most visible color for spotting a kayak far out on the water. Yellow was 2nd best. White was a distant 3rd because it could not be picked out if there were whitecaps on the waves.

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kayak color - kayaksister - Sep-19-12 5:56 PM
- Animals have some color-blindness - Celia - Sep-19-12 6:19 PM
- if it's composite - slushpaddler - Sep-19-12 6:21 PM
- Color - ppine - Sep-19-12 6:46 PM
- Color - ppine - Sep-19-12 6:46 PM
  - No, I think red is more visible - davejjj - Sep-22-12 12:29 PM
    - How about Robbin-egg blue - rectorsquid - Sep-24-12 6:35 PM
- The paddle is the most important - redmond - Sep-19-12 7:00 PM
  - I have observed the same thing. - string - Sep-21-12 10:44 PM
- agree with paddle maters more - mmarconi - Sep-20-12 10:28 PM
- You can get camo drapery designed - g2d - Sep-20-12 11:36 PM
- When I go looking... - tjalmy - Sep-21-12 10:08 PM
- Wildlife will see you no matter what - guideboatguy - Sep-21-12 10:36 PM
  - The reason - Bernie/cny - Sep-22-12 9:17 AM
    - Red disappears in low light. - string - Sep-25-12 1:19 PM
- color - rnsparky - Sep-22-12 9:20 AM
- Electric Chicken - willi_h2o - Sep-22-12 1:13 PM
  - Hobie - RockyRaab - Sep-24-12 10:52 AM
    - One drawback of that boat - guideboatguy - Sep-24-12 11:19 AM
      - Shallows and the Mirage Drive - RockyRaab - Sep-25-12 12:18 PM
  - Electric Chicken - mantis - Sep-24-12 9:55 PM