{
  "schema_version": "detectable_design.area.v1",
  "area": {
    "slug": "downtown_manhattan_nyc",
    "name": "Downtown Manhattan",
    "state_name": "New York",
    "state_code": "NY",
    "aliases": [
      "downtown manhattan",
      "lower manhattan",
      "manhattan",
      "nyc manhattan",
      "downtown nyc"
    ]
  },
  "page_urls": [
    "https://detectable.design/downtown_manhattan_nyc/daytime",
    "https://detectable.design/downtown_manhattan_nyc/low_light"
  ],
  "methodology_url": "https://detectable.design/methodology",
  "last_updated": "2026-04-27",
  "recommendations": [
    {
      "schema_version": "detectable_design.recommendation.v1",
      "slug": "downtown_manhattan_nyc__running__daytime",
      "area": {
        "slug": "downtown_manhattan_nyc",
        "name": "Downtown Manhattan"
      },
      "light_condition": "daytime",
      "light_label": "Daytime",
      "source_activity": "running",
      "page_url": "https://detectable.design/downtown_manhattan_nyc/daytime",
      "data_url": "https://detectable.design/data/areas/downtown_manhattan_nyc.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": "Navy",
          "hex": "#243B63"
        }
      ],
      "common_color_comparison": [
        {
          "label": "White",
          "hex": "#F3F2EE",
          "mean_score": 0.5297,
          "relative_to_average_high_vis": 1.0816,
          "relative_to_average_high_vis_percent": 99
        },
        {
          "label": "Light Gray",
          "hex": "#C8CDD1",
          "mean_score": 0.4583,
          "relative_to_average_high_vis": 0.9358,
          "relative_to_average_high_vis_percent": 94
        },
        {
          "label": "Yellow",
          "hex": "#D9C957",
          "mean_score": 0.4574,
          "relative_to_average_high_vis": 0.9339,
          "relative_to_average_high_vis_percent": 93
        },
        {
          "label": "Light Blue",
          "hex": "#8FB9E8",
          "mean_score": 0.4424,
          "relative_to_average_high_vis": 0.9032,
          "relative_to_average_high_vis_percent": 90
        },
        {
          "label": "Beige",
          "hex": "#CBB89A",
          "mean_score": 0.4261,
          "relative_to_average_high_vis": 0.87,
          "relative_to_average_high_vis_percent": 87
        },
        {
          "label": "Orange",
          "hex": "#D97B2B",
          "mean_score": 0.4098,
          "relative_to_average_high_vis": 0.8367,
          "relative_to_average_high_vis_percent": 84
        },
        {
          "label": "Pink",
          "hex": "#D970A9",
          "mean_score": 0.4082,
          "relative_to_average_high_vis": 0.8336,
          "relative_to_average_high_vis_percent": 83
        },
        {
          "label": "Red",
          "hex": "#C7433B",
          "mean_score": 0.3573,
          "relative_to_average_high_vis": 0.7295,
          "relative_to_average_high_vis_percent": 73
        },
        {
          "label": "Blue",
          "hex": "#3F6FB5",
          "mean_score": 0.3314,
          "relative_to_average_high_vis": 0.6766,
          "relative_to_average_high_vis_percent": 68
        },
        {
          "label": "Purple",
          "hex": "#7B5FA8",
          "mean_score": 0.3035,
          "relative_to_average_high_vis": 0.6197,
          "relative_to_average_high_vis_percent": 62
        }
      ],
      "local_backdrop_elements": [
        {
          "label": "Brick / warm surfaces",
          "hex": "#5e4a3f",
          "photo_share": 0.3537,
          "percent_of_photos": 35
        },
        {
          "label": "Signs / painted accents",
          "hex": "#242d37",
          "photo_share": 0.3658,
          "percent_of_photos": 37
        },
        {
          "label": "Vegetation",
          "hex": "#313828",
          "photo_share": 0.2204,
          "percent_of_photos": 22
        }
      ],
      "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 Manhattan in daytime, white is the strongest common clothing color in the local street-scene analysis. Avoid charcoal, dark gray, and navy 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 common clothing color for Downtown Manhattan in daytime, with high confidence. The hardest common colors to see are Charcoal, Dark Gray, and Navy. 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_manhattan_nyc__running__low_light",
      "area": {
        "slug": "downtown_manhattan_nyc",
        "name": "Downtown Manhattan"
      },
      "light_condition": "low_light",
      "light_label": "Low light",
      "source_activity": "running",
      "page_url": "https://detectable.design/downtown_manhattan_nyc/low_light",
      "data_url": "https://detectable.design/data/areas/downtown_manhattan_nyc.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": 0.5323,
          "relative_to_average_high_vis": 1.0826,
          "relative_to_average_high_vis_percent": 99
        },
        {
          "label": "Light Gray",
          "hex": "#C8CDD1",
          "mean_score": 0.4639,
          "relative_to_average_high_vis": 0.9434,
          "relative_to_average_high_vis_percent": 94
        },
        {
          "label": "Yellow",
          "hex": "#D9C957",
          "mean_score": 0.4631,
          "relative_to_average_high_vis": 0.942,
          "relative_to_average_high_vis_percent": 94
        },
        {
          "label": "Light Blue",
          "hex": "#8FB9E8",
          "mean_score": 0.4485,
          "relative_to_average_high_vis": 0.9123,
          "relative_to_average_high_vis_percent": 91
        },
        {
          "label": "Beige",
          "hex": "#CBB89A",
          "mean_score": 0.4368,
          "relative_to_average_high_vis": 0.8885,
          "relative_to_average_high_vis_percent": 89
        },
        {
          "label": "Pink",
          "hex": "#D970A9",
          "mean_score": 0.416,
          "relative_to_average_high_vis": 0.8461,
          "relative_to_average_high_vis_percent": 85
        },
        {
          "label": "Orange",
          "hex": "#D97B2B",
          "mean_score": 0.4147,
          "relative_to_average_high_vis": 0.8434,
          "relative_to_average_high_vis_percent": 84
        },
        {
          "label": "Red",
          "hex": "#C7433B",
          "mean_score": 0.3571,
          "relative_to_average_high_vis": 0.7264,
          "relative_to_average_high_vis_percent": 73
        },
        {
          "label": "Blue",
          "hex": "#3F6FB5",
          "mean_score": 0.33,
          "relative_to_average_high_vis": 0.6711,
          "relative_to_average_high_vis_percent": 67
        },
        {
          "label": "Purple",
          "hex": "#7B5FA8",
          "mean_score": 0.3054,
          "relative_to_average_high_vis": 0.6212,
          "relative_to_average_high_vis_percent": 62
        }
      ],
      "local_backdrop_elements": [
        {
          "label": "Brick / warm surfaces",
          "hex": "#625144",
          "photo_share": 0.359,
          "percent_of_photos": 36
        },
        {
          "label": "Signs / painted accents",
          "hex": "#283139",
          "photo_share": 0.3564,
          "percent_of_photos": 36
        },
        {
          "label": "Vegetation",
          "hex": "#252a1d",
          "photo_share": 0.2314,
          "percent_of_photos": 23
        }
      ],
      "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 Manhattan in low light, white is the strongest common 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 common clothing color for Downtown Manhattan in low light, with high confidence. The hardest common 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."
    }
  ]
}