Facebook is blue because Mark Zuckerberg is colorblind

Being colorblind does n’t think of you see the world in black and snowy . But it does mean that you have difficulty distinguishing between certain colors . For Mark Zuckerberg , downcast is the “ rich ” color he can see — which is why Facebook ’s prevailing colouration is gloomy .

From the September 20 , 2010 issue of theNew Yorker :

[ Mark Zuckerberg ] walked into the house , which is paint in various subtlety of blue and beige , except for the kitchen , which is a vibrant yellow . Colors do n’t matter much to Zuckerberg ; a few years ago , he took an online trial and realized that he was red-faced - immature colouring - unsighted . Blue is Facebook ’s prevalent colour , because , as he said , “ patrician is the richest colouring for me — I can see all of gamey . ” stand in his kitchen , lean over the sink , he offered me a glass of water system .

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