{
  "schema_version": "detectable_design.area.v1",
  "area": {
    "slug": "cambridge_somerville",
    "name": "Cambridge / Somerville",
    "state_name": "Massachusetts",
    "state_code": "MA",
    "aliases": [
      "cambridge",
      "somerville",
      "harvard square",
      "kendall square",
      "davis square",
      "cambridge ma",
      "somerville ma"
    ]
  },
  "page_urls": [
    "https://detectable.design/cities/ma/boston-cambridge-somerville/daytime",
    "https://detectable.design/cities/ma/boston-cambridge-somerville/low-light"
  ],
  "methodology_url": "https://detectable.design/methodology",
  "last_updated": "2026-04-27",
  "recommendations": [
    {
      "schema_version": "detectable_design.recommendation.v1",
      "slug": "cambridge_somerville__running__daytime",
      "area": {
        "slug": "cambridge_somerville",
        "name": "Cambridge / Somerville"
      },
      "light_condition": "daytime",
      "light_label": "Daytime",
      "source_activity": "running",
      "page_url": "https://detectable.design/cities/ma/boston-cambridge-somerville/daytime",
      "data_url": "https://detectable.design/data/areas/cambridge_somerville.json",
      "methodology_url": "https://detectable.design/methodology",
      "last_updated": "2026-04-27",
      "confidence": "high",
      "best_common_color": {
        "label": "White",
        "hex": "#F3F2EE"
      },
      "best_high_visibility_colors": [
        {
          "label": "Fluorescent Yellow",
          "hex": "#D7FF00"
        },
        {
          "label": "Bright White",
          "hex": "#FFFFFF"
        }
      ],
      "hardest_common_colors_to_see": [
        {
          "label": "Charcoal",
          "hex": "#34373B"
        },
        {
          "label": "Black",
          "hex": "#1E1E20"
        },
        {
          "label": "Dark Gray",
          "hex": "#4B4F54"
        }
      ],
      "common_color_comparison": [
        {
          "label": "White",
          "hex": "#F3F2EE",
          "mean_score": 0.4846,
          "relative_to_average_high_vis": 0.936,
          "relative_to_average_high_vis_percent": 94
        },
        {
          "label": "Yellow",
          "hex": "#D9C957",
          "mean_score": 0.4444,
          "relative_to_average_high_vis": 0.8583,
          "relative_to_average_high_vis_percent": 86
        },
        {
          "label": "Orange",
          "hex": "#D97B2B",
          "mean_score": 0.413,
          "relative_to_average_high_vis": 0.7976,
          "relative_to_average_high_vis_percent": 80
        },
        {
          "label": "Light Blue",
          "hex": "#8FB9E8",
          "mean_score": 0.4001,
          "relative_to_average_high_vis": 0.7729,
          "relative_to_average_high_vis_percent": 77
        },
        {
          "label": "Pink",
          "hex": "#D970A9",
          "mean_score": 0.3838,
          "relative_to_average_high_vis": 0.7414,
          "relative_to_average_high_vis_percent": 74
        },
        {
          "label": "Light Gray",
          "hex": "#C8CDD1",
          "mean_score": 0.3771,
          "relative_to_average_high_vis": 0.7285,
          "relative_to_average_high_vis_percent": 73
        },
        {
          "label": "Beige",
          "hex": "#CBB89A",
          "mean_score": 0.3549,
          "relative_to_average_high_vis": 0.6854,
          "relative_to_average_high_vis_percent": 69
        },
        {
          "label": "Red",
          "hex": "#C7433B",
          "mean_score": 0.3547,
          "relative_to_average_high_vis": 0.6851,
          "relative_to_average_high_vis_percent": 69
        },
        {
          "label": "Blue",
          "hex": "#3F6FB5",
          "mean_score": 0.3011,
          "relative_to_average_high_vis": 0.5816,
          "relative_to_average_high_vis_percent": 58
        },
        {
          "label": "Purple",
          "hex": "#7B5FA8",
          "mean_score": 0.2342,
          "relative_to_average_high_vis": 0.4524,
          "relative_to_average_high_vis_percent": 45
        }
      ],
      "local_backdrop_elements": [
        {
          "label": "Signs / painted accents",
          "hex": "#384c4c",
          "photo_share": 0.1876,
          "percent_of_photos": 19
        },
        {
          "label": "Vegetation",
          "hex": "#283224",
          "photo_share": 0.4205,
          "percent_of_photos": 42
        },
        {
          "label": "Brick / warm surfaces",
          "hex": "#5e5040",
          "photo_share": 0.2541,
          "percent_of_photos": 25
        }
      ],
      "quick_advice": "If you are choosing from regular clothing, start with white and add reflective details at moving points. It lands at about 94% of the average high-vis score here.",
      "action_summary": "For Cambridge / Somerville in daytime, white is the strongest clothing color in the local street-scene analysis. Avoid charcoal, black, and dark gray when you can because those colors are harder to distinguish against local backdrops. If you own high-vis gear, fluorescent yellow is still the strongest benchmark option. Confidence: high.",
      "citation_text": "Detectable Design recommends White as the strongest clothing color for Cambridge / Somerville in daytime, with high confidence. The hardest colors to see are Charcoal, Black, and Dark Gray. This is based on local street-scene color analysis and is not a crash-risk guarantee.",
      "disclaimer": "This guidance is based on local street-scene analysis and general visibility principles. It is not a prediction of crash risk or a guarantee of safety."
    },
    {
      "schema_version": "detectable_design.recommendation.v1",
      "slug": "cambridge_somerville__running__low_light",
      "area": {
        "slug": "cambridge_somerville",
        "name": "Cambridge / Somerville"
      },
      "light_condition": "low_light",
      "light_label": "Low light",
      "source_activity": "running",
      "page_url": "https://detectable.design/cities/ma/boston-cambridge-somerville/low-light",
      "data_url": "https://detectable.design/data/areas/cambridge_somerville.json",
      "methodology_url": "https://detectable.design/methodology",
      "last_updated": "2026-04-27",
      "confidence": "high",
      "best_common_color": {
        "label": "White",
        "hex": "#F3F2EE"
      },
      "best_high_visibility_colors": [
        {
          "label": "Bright White",
          "hex": "#FFFFFF"
        },
        {
          "label": "Fluorescent Yellow",
          "hex": "#D7FF00"
        }
      ],
      "hardest_common_colors_to_see": [
        {
          "label": "Charcoal",
          "hex": "#34373B"
        },
        {
          "label": "Dark Gray",
          "hex": "#4B4F54"
        },
        {
          "label": "Black",
          "hex": "#1E1E20"
        }
      ],
      "common_color_comparison": [
        {
          "label": "White",
          "hex": "#F3F2EE",
          "mean_score": 0.5464,
          "relative_to_average_high_vis": 1.1384,
          "relative_to_average_high_vis_percent": 99
        },
        {
          "label": "Light Gray",
          "hex": "#C8CDD1",
          "mean_score": 0.4542,
          "relative_to_average_high_vis": 0.9463,
          "relative_to_average_high_vis_percent": 95
        },
        {
          "label": "Yellow",
          "hex": "#D9C957",
          "mean_score": 0.4504,
          "relative_to_average_high_vis": 0.9383,
          "relative_to_average_high_vis_percent": 94
        },
        {
          "label": "Light Blue",
          "hex": "#8FB9E8",
          "mean_score": 0.4425,
          "relative_to_average_high_vis": 0.922,
          "relative_to_average_high_vis_percent": 92
        },
        {
          "label": "Beige",
          "hex": "#CBB89A",
          "mean_score": 0.4137,
          "relative_to_average_high_vis": 0.862,
          "relative_to_average_high_vis_percent": 86
        },
        {
          "label": "Pink",
          "hex": "#D970A9",
          "mean_score": 0.3801,
          "relative_to_average_high_vis": 0.7919,
          "relative_to_average_high_vis_percent": 79
        },
        {
          "label": "Orange",
          "hex": "#D97B2B",
          "mean_score": 0.371,
          "relative_to_average_high_vis": 0.7731,
          "relative_to_average_high_vis_percent": 77
        },
        {
          "label": "Red",
          "hex": "#C7433B",
          "mean_score": 0.3013,
          "relative_to_average_high_vis": 0.6278,
          "relative_to_average_high_vis_percent": 63
        },
        {
          "label": "Blue",
          "hex": "#3F6FB5",
          "mean_score": 0.2957,
          "relative_to_average_high_vis": 0.6162,
          "relative_to_average_high_vis_percent": 62
        },
        {
          "label": "Purple",
          "hex": "#7B5FA8",
          "mean_score": 0.2565,
          "relative_to_average_high_vis": 0.5344,
          "relative_to_average_high_vis_percent": 53
        }
      ],
      "local_backdrop_elements": [
        {
          "label": "Brick / warm surfaces",
          "hex": "#4a3a2c",
          "photo_share": 0.6284,
          "percent_of_photos": 63
        }
      ],
      "quick_advice": "If you are choosing from regular clothing, start with white and add reflective details at moving points. It lands at about 99% of the average high-vis score here.",
      "action_summary": "For Cambridge / Somerville in low light, white is the strongest clothing color in the local street-scene analysis. Avoid charcoal, dark gray, and black when you can because those colors are harder to distinguish against local backdrops. If you own high-vis gear, bright white is still the strongest benchmark option. Confidence: high.",
      "citation_text": "Detectable Design recommends White as the strongest clothing color for Cambridge / Somerville in low light, with high confidence. The hardest colors to see are Charcoal, Dark Gray, and Black. This is based on local street-scene color analysis and is not a crash-risk guarantee.",
      "disclaimer": "This guidance is based on local street-scene analysis and general visibility principles. It is not a prediction of crash risk or a guarantee of safety."
    }
  ]
}