{
  "schema_version": "detectable_design.area.v1",
  "area": {
    "slug": "santa_monica_venice_la",
    "name": "Santa Monica / Venice",
    "state_name": "California",
    "state_code": "CA",
    "aliases": [
      "santa monica",
      "venice",
      "venice beach",
      "main street santa monica",
      "abbot kinney",
      "westside la"
    ]
  },
  "page_urls": [
    "https://detectable.design/cities/ca/los-angeles-santa-monica-venice/daytime",
    "https://detectable.design/cities/ca/los-angeles-santa-monica-venice/low-light"
  ],
  "methodology_url": "https://detectable.design/methodology",
  "last_updated": "2026-04-27",
  "recommendations": [
    {
      "schema_version": "detectable_design.recommendation.v1",
      "slug": "santa_monica_venice_la__running__daytime",
      "area": {
        "slug": "santa_monica_venice_la",
        "name": "Santa Monica / Venice"
      },
      "light_condition": "daytime",
      "light_label": "Daytime",
      "source_activity": "running",
      "page_url": "https://detectable.design/cities/ca/los-angeles-santa-monica-venice/daytime",
      "data_url": "https://detectable.design/data/areas/santa_monica_venice_la.json",
      "methodology_url": "https://detectable.design/methodology",
      "last_updated": "2026-04-27",
      "confidence": "high",
      "best_common_color": {
        "label": "Yellow",
        "hex": "#D9C957"
      },
      "best_high_visibility_colors": [
        {
          "label": "Fluorescent Yellow",
          "hex": "#D7FF00"
        },
        {
          "label": "Blaze Orange",
          "hex": "#FF5F1F"
        }
      ],
      "hardest_common_colors_to_see": [
        {
          "label": "Charcoal",
          "hex": "#34373B"
        },
        {
          "label": "Black",
          "hex": "#1E1E20"
        },
        {
          "label": "Dark Gray",
          "hex": "#4B4F54"
        }
      ],
      "common_color_comparison": [
        {
          "label": "Yellow",
          "hex": "#D9C957",
          "mean_score": 0.4319,
          "relative_to_average_high_vis": 0.845,
          "relative_to_average_high_vis_percent": 85
        },
        {
          "label": "Orange",
          "hex": "#D97B2B",
          "mean_score": 0.4208,
          "relative_to_average_high_vis": 0.8233,
          "relative_to_average_high_vis_percent": 82
        },
        {
          "label": "White",
          "hex": "#F3F2EE",
          "mean_score": 0.4069,
          "relative_to_average_high_vis": 0.796,
          "relative_to_average_high_vis_percent": 80
        },
        {
          "label": "Red",
          "hex": "#C7433B",
          "mean_score": 0.3756,
          "relative_to_average_high_vis": 0.7347,
          "relative_to_average_high_vis_percent": 73
        },
        {
          "label": "Pink",
          "hex": "#D970A9",
          "mean_score": 0.3742,
          "relative_to_average_high_vis": 0.732,
          "relative_to_average_high_vis_percent": 73
        },
        {
          "label": "Beige",
          "hex": "#CBB89A",
          "mean_score": 0.3273,
          "relative_to_average_high_vis": 0.6403,
          "relative_to_average_high_vis_percent": 64
        },
        {
          "label": "Light Blue",
          "hex": "#8FB9E8",
          "mean_score": 0.3089,
          "relative_to_average_high_vis": 0.6043,
          "relative_to_average_high_vis_percent": 60
        },
        {
          "label": "Blue",
          "hex": "#3F6FB5",
          "mean_score": 0.3029,
          "relative_to_average_high_vis": 0.5925,
          "relative_to_average_high_vis_percent": 59
        },
        {
          "label": "Light Gray",
          "hex": "#C8CDD1",
          "mean_score": 0.2849,
          "relative_to_average_high_vis": 0.5574,
          "relative_to_average_high_vis_percent": 56
        },
        {
          "label": "Purple",
          "hex": "#7B5FA8",
          "mean_score": 0.2428,
          "relative_to_average_high_vis": 0.475,
          "relative_to_average_high_vis_percent": 48
        }
      ],
      "local_backdrop_elements": [
        {
          "label": "Signs / painted accents",
          "hex": "#334443",
          "photo_share": 0.175,
          "percent_of_photos": 18
        },
        {
          "label": "Vegetation",
          "hex": "#323c2d",
          "photo_share": 0.5954,
          "percent_of_photos": 60
        }
      ],
      "quick_advice": "If you are choosing from regular clothing, start with yellow and add reflective details at moving points. It lands at about 84% of the average high-vis score here.",
      "action_summary": "For Santa Monica / Venice in daytime, yellow 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 Yellow as the strongest clothing color for Santa Monica / Venice 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": "santa_monica_venice_la__running__low_light",
      "area": {
        "slug": "santa_monica_venice_la",
        "name": "Santa Monica / Venice"
      },
      "light_condition": "low_light",
      "light_label": "Low light",
      "source_activity": "running",
      "page_url": "https://detectable.design/cities/ca/los-angeles-santa-monica-venice/low-light",
      "data_url": "https://detectable.design/data/areas/santa_monica_venice_la.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": 0.5072,
          "relative_to_average_high_vis": 1.0657,
          "relative_to_average_high_vis_percent": 99
        },
        {
          "label": "Yellow",
          "hex": "#D9C957",
          "mean_score": 0.4353,
          "relative_to_average_high_vis": 0.9147,
          "relative_to_average_high_vis_percent": 91
        },
        {
          "label": "Light Gray",
          "hex": "#C8CDD1",
          "mean_score": 0.3993,
          "relative_to_average_high_vis": 0.839,
          "relative_to_average_high_vis_percent": 84
        },
        {
          "label": "Beige",
          "hex": "#CBB89A",
          "mean_score": 0.3834,
          "relative_to_average_high_vis": 0.8055,
          "relative_to_average_high_vis_percent": 81
        },
        {
          "label": "Orange",
          "hex": "#D97B2B",
          "mean_score": 0.378,
          "relative_to_average_high_vis": 0.7943,
          "relative_to_average_high_vis_percent": 79
        },
        {
          "label": "Light Blue",
          "hex": "#8FB9E8",
          "mean_score": 0.3744,
          "relative_to_average_high_vis": 0.7867,
          "relative_to_average_high_vis_percent": 79
        },
        {
          "label": "Pink",
          "hex": "#D970A9",
          "mean_score": 0.365,
          "relative_to_average_high_vis": 0.767,
          "relative_to_average_high_vis_percent": 77
        },
        {
          "label": "Red",
          "hex": "#C7433B",
          "mean_score": 0.3235,
          "relative_to_average_high_vis": 0.6798,
          "relative_to_average_high_vis_percent": 68
        },
        {
          "label": "Blue",
          "hex": "#3F6FB5",
          "mean_score": 0.2807,
          "relative_to_average_high_vis": 0.5898,
          "relative_to_average_high_vis_percent": 59
        },
        {
          "label": "Purple",
          "hex": "#7B5FA8",
          "mean_score": 0.2474,
          "relative_to_average_high_vis": 0.5198,
          "relative_to_average_high_vis_percent": 52
        }
      ],
      "local_backdrop_elements": [
        {
          "label": "Vegetation",
          "hex": "#2a2f21",
          "photo_share": 0.4769,
          "percent_of_photos": 48
        }
      ],
      "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 Santa Monica / Venice 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 Santa Monica / Venice 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."
    }
  ]
}