{
  "schema_version": "detectable_design.area.v1",
  "area": {
    "slug": "downtown_boston_back_bay",
    "name": "Downtown / Back Bay",
    "state_name": "Massachusetts",
    "state_code": "MA",
    "aliases": [
      "boston",
      "downtown boston",
      "back bay",
      "back bay boston",
      "beacon hill",
      "boston common"
    ]
  },
  "page_urls": [
    "https://detectable.design/cities/ma/boston/daytime",
    "https://detectable.design/cities/ma/boston/low-light"
  ],
  "methodology_url": "https://detectable.design/methodology",
  "last_updated": "2026-04-27",
  "recommendations": [
    {
      "schema_version": "detectable_design.recommendation.v1",
      "slug": "downtown_boston_back_bay__running__daytime",
      "area": {
        "slug": "downtown_boston_back_bay",
        "name": "Downtown / Back Bay"
      },
      "light_condition": "daytime",
      "light_label": "Daytime",
      "source_activity": "running",
      "page_url": "https://detectable.design/cities/ma/boston/daytime",
      "data_url": "https://detectable.design/data/areas/downtown_boston_back_bay.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": "Chartreuse Lime",
          "hex": "#7FFF00"
        }
      ],
      "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": 0.46,
          "relative_to_average_high_vis": 0.9034,
          "relative_to_average_high_vis_percent": 90
        },
        {
          "label": "Yellow",
          "hex": "#D9C957",
          "mean_score": 0.4328,
          "relative_to_average_high_vis": 0.85,
          "relative_to_average_high_vis_percent": 85
        },
        {
          "label": "Orange",
          "hex": "#D97B2B",
          "mean_score": 0.4031,
          "relative_to_average_high_vis": 0.7917,
          "relative_to_average_high_vis_percent": 79
        },
        {
          "label": "Light Blue",
          "hex": "#8FB9E8",
          "mean_score": 0.3913,
          "relative_to_average_high_vis": 0.7686,
          "relative_to_average_high_vis_percent": 77
        },
        {
          "label": "Pink",
          "hex": "#D970A9",
          "mean_score": 0.3656,
          "relative_to_average_high_vis": 0.7181,
          "relative_to_average_high_vis_percent": 72
        },
        {
          "label": "Light Gray",
          "hex": "#C8CDD1",
          "mean_score": 0.3603,
          "relative_to_average_high_vis": 0.7077,
          "relative_to_average_high_vis_percent": 71
        },
        {
          "label": "Red",
          "hex": "#C7433B",
          "mean_score": 0.3459,
          "relative_to_average_high_vis": 0.6794,
          "relative_to_average_high_vis_percent": 68
        },
        {
          "label": "Beige",
          "hex": "#CBB89A",
          "mean_score": 0.3391,
          "relative_to_average_high_vis": 0.6661,
          "relative_to_average_high_vis_percent": 67
        },
        {
          "label": "Blue",
          "hex": "#3F6FB5",
          "mean_score": 0.3118,
          "relative_to_average_high_vis": 0.6124,
          "relative_to_average_high_vis_percent": 61
        },
        {
          "label": "Purple",
          "hex": "#7B5FA8",
          "mean_score": 0.2291,
          "relative_to_average_high_vis": 0.4499,
          "relative_to_average_high_vis_percent": 45
        }
      ],
      "local_backdrop_elements": [
        {
          "label": "Brick / warm surfaces",
          "hex": "#5c483d",
          "photo_share": 0.4948,
          "percent_of_photos": 49
        },
        {
          "label": "Vegetation",
          "hex": "#293225",
          "photo_share": 0.1829,
          "percent_of_photos": 18
        }
      ],
      "quick_advice": "If you are choosing from regular clothing, start with white and add reflective details at moving points. It lands at about 90% of the average high-vis score here.",
      "action_summary": "For Downtown / Back Bay in daytime, 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, fluorescent yellow is still the strongest benchmark option. Confidence: high.",
      "citation_text": "Detectable Design recommends White as the strongest clothing color for Downtown / Back Bay in daytime, 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."
    },
    {
      "schema_version": "detectable_design.recommendation.v1",
      "slug": "downtown_boston_back_bay__running__low_light",
      "area": {
        "slug": "downtown_boston_back_bay",
        "name": "Downtown / Back Bay"
      },
      "light_condition": "low_light",
      "light_label": "Low light",
      "source_activity": "running",
      "page_url": "https://detectable.design/cities/ma/boston/low-light",
      "data_url": "https://detectable.design/data/areas/downtown_boston_back_bay.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": "Black",
          "hex": "#1E1E20"
        },
        {
          "label": "Dark Gray",
          "hex": "#4B4F54"
        }
      ],
      "common_color_comparison": [
        {
          "label": "White",
          "hex": "#F3F2EE",
          "mean_score": 0.5449,
          "relative_to_average_high_vis": 1.1362,
          "relative_to_average_high_vis_percent": 99
        },
        {
          "label": "Light Gray",
          "hex": "#C8CDD1",
          "mean_score": 0.4522,
          "relative_to_average_high_vis": 0.9428,
          "relative_to_average_high_vis_percent": 94
        },
        {
          "label": "Yellow",
          "hex": "#D9C957",
          "mean_score": 0.4429,
          "relative_to_average_high_vis": 0.9235,
          "relative_to_average_high_vis_percent": 92
        },
        {
          "label": "Light Blue",
          "hex": "#8FB9E8",
          "mean_score": 0.4373,
          "relative_to_average_high_vis": 0.9118,
          "relative_to_average_high_vis_percent": 91
        },
        {
          "label": "Beige",
          "hex": "#CBB89A",
          "mean_score": 0.4045,
          "relative_to_average_high_vis": 0.8434,
          "relative_to_average_high_vis_percent": 84
        },
        {
          "label": "Pink",
          "hex": "#D970A9",
          "mean_score": 0.3747,
          "relative_to_average_high_vis": 0.7814,
          "relative_to_average_high_vis_percent": 78
        },
        {
          "label": "Orange",
          "hex": "#D97B2B",
          "mean_score": 0.3655,
          "relative_to_average_high_vis": 0.7621,
          "relative_to_average_high_vis_percent": 76
        },
        {
          "label": "Red",
          "hex": "#C7433B",
          "mean_score": 0.3035,
          "relative_to_average_high_vis": 0.6329,
          "relative_to_average_high_vis_percent": 63
        },
        {
          "label": "Blue",
          "hex": "#3F6FB5",
          "mean_score": 0.2992,
          "relative_to_average_high_vis": 0.6239,
          "relative_to_average_high_vis_percent": 62
        },
        {
          "label": "Purple",
          "hex": "#7B5FA8",
          "mean_score": 0.2498,
          "relative_to_average_high_vis": 0.521,
          "relative_to_average_high_vis_percent": 52
        }
      ],
      "local_backdrop_elements": [
        {
          "label": "Brick / warm surfaces",
          "hex": "#4c3725",
          "photo_share": 0.5433,
          "percent_of_photos": 54
        }
      ],
      "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 Downtown / Back Bay in low light, 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, bright white is still the strongest benchmark option. Confidence: high.",
      "citation_text": "Detectable Design recommends White as the strongest clothing color for Downtown / Back Bay in low light, 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."
    }
  ]
}