COLOR AND LEARNING AUDIT — YENRA
Prepared October 7, 2026
Guide: https://yenra.com/color-psychology-memory-affect/
Purpose: inspect one learning material or visual for a defined task. This is a usability worksheet, not a memory test or accessibility certification.

INSTRUCTIONS
1. Choose a task: find information, identify a series, recognize an image or explain a concept.
2. State what each color means. Include words, shapes or patterns for essential meaning.
3. Check text contrast with a tool and inspect the intended screen or print format.
4. Ask a willing reader to perform the task. Record errors, hesitation and explanation.
5. Revise a confusing feature and check again. Keep other changes and practice effects visible.
Keep notes private. This file submits nothing to Yenra.

AUDIT RECORD
Date / material / version:
Audience, intended task and viewing format:
Outcome I can observe:
Color and intended meaning (repeat as needed):
Equivalent label, shape or pattern:
Foreground and background pair checked:
Contrast tool, measured ratio and text size:
Ordinary text AA minimum: 4.5:1; large text: 3:1. Consult W3C definitions/exceptions.
Grayscale/print/device check and problems found:
Reader's task and instructions:
Observed errors or hesitation:
Reader's explanation of the cues:
One revision:
What else changed / repeated exposure or prior knowledge:
Follow-up observation:
What this check establishes and what remains uncertain:

FICTIONAL EXAMPLE
Definitions are teal, examples amber and limitations navy. Add those category names in words so meaning survives a grayscale copy. Ask the learner to explain a concept with notes closed as a separate learning check.

Sources:
https://www.w3.org/WAI/WCAG22/Understanding/use-of-color.html
https://www.w3.org/WAI/WCAG22/Understanding/contrast-minimum.html
Research context and limitations are explained in the linked Yenra guide.