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Official Q&A: VEX IQ Robotics Competition 2025-2026: Mix & Match

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2801: Color Blindness Concerns

42655A
22-Sep-2025

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I have a potential participant this year that has color blindness and has expressed hesitation about joining this year due to this limitation. Would it be possible for us to use sharpie or light colored paint patterns to help him better be able to differentiate the different color in pins during competitions?

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Answered by committee
3-Oct-2025

Note: This answer was revised by the GDC on October 3, 2025.

Thanks again for this question, Team 42655A!

When choosing colors and shades for the Mix & Match Pins, we worked with designers to specifically minimize issues with the known range of color blindness types, but it seems there is still a chance of some confusion in some specific cases. We appreciate your raising this concern.

You're welcome to mark your own Team's Pins however you like, but at this time those markings aren't an approved modification for use during competitions (see rule <T6>) unless they're required by an approved accommodation request.

If a Student needs an accommodation for color-blindness, a teacher, coach, or parent/guardian can request that through the process outlined in this article in the RECF Library.