Noun

1. Any of several medical conditions in which the physical ability to see colors is impaired, especially Achromatopsia, Daltonism.
2. Indifference to a person's skin color or race.
   • 2003, Kimberly L. Ebert, "Demystifying Color-Blind Ideology", in C. Herring et al., Skin Deep: How Race and Complexion Matter in the "Color-Blind" Era, p. 1985,

     Despite the fact that race is embedded in American social life, "color blindness" has recently emerged as the dominant ideology of race.

Related terms

• blindness
• color / colour
• red-green color blindness / red-green colour blindness