{
  "schema_version": "detectable_design.area.v1",
  "area": {
    "slug": "upper_west_side_nyc",
    "name": "Upper West Side",
    "state_name": "New York",
    "state_code": "NY",
    "aliases": [
      "upper west side",
      "uws",
      "manhattan upper west side",
      "nyc upper west side"
    ]
  },
  "page_urls": [
    "https://detectable.design/upper_west_side_nyc/daytime",
    "https://detectable.design/upper_west_side_nyc/low_light"
  ],
  "methodology_url": "https://detectable.design/methodology",
  "last_updated": "2026-04-27",
  "recommendations": [
    {
      "schema_version": "detectable_design.recommendation.v1",
      "slug": "upper_west_side_nyc__running__daytime",
      "area": {
        "slug": "upper_west_side_nyc",
        "name": "Upper West Side"
      },
      "light_condition": "daytime",
      "light_label": "Daytime",
      "source_activity": "running",
      "page_url": "https://detectable.design/upper_west_side_nyc/daytime",
      "data_url": "https://detectable.design/data/areas/upper_west_side_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": 0.5462,
          "relative_to_average_high_vis": 1.1151,
          "relative_to_average_high_vis_percent": 99
        },
        {
          "label": "Light Gray",
          "hex": "#C8CDD1",
          "mean_score": 0.4718,
          "relative_to_average_high_vis": 0.9633,
          "relative_to_average_high_vis_percent": 96
        },
        {
          "label": "Yellow",
          "hex": "#D9C957",
          "mean_score": 0.4629,
          "relative_to_average_high_vis": 0.945,
          "relative_to_average_high_vis_percent": 95
        },
        {
          "label": "Light Blue",
          "hex": "#8FB9E8",
          "mean_score": 0.4533,
          "relative_to_average_high_vis": 0.9255,
          "relative_to_average_high_vis_percent": 93
        },
        {
          "label": "Beige",
          "hex": "#CBB89A",
          "mean_score": 0.4307,
          "relative_to_average_high_vis": 0.8793,
          "relative_to_average_high_vis_percent": 88
        },
        {
          "label": "Orange",
          "hex": "#D97B2B",
          "mean_score": 0.4108,
          "relative_to_average_high_vis": 0.8387,
          "relative_to_average_high_vis_percent": 84
        },
        {
          "label": "Pink",
          "hex": "#D970A9",
          "mean_score": 0.4093,
          "relative_to_average_high_vis": 0.8357,
          "relative_to_average_high_vis_percent": 84
        },
        {
          "label": "Red",
          "hex": "#C7433B",
          "mean_score": 0.352,
          "relative_to_average_high_vis": 0.7188,
          "relative_to_average_high_vis_percent": 72
        },
        {
          "label": "Blue",
          "hex": "#3F6FB5",
          "mean_score": 0.3238,
          "relative_to_average_high_vis": 0.661,
          "relative_to_average_high_vis_percent": 66
        },
        {
          "label": "Purple",
          "hex": "#7B5FA8",
          "mean_score": 0.2943,
          "relative_to_average_high_vis": 0.6008,
          "relative_to_average_high_vis_percent": 60
        }
      ],
      "local_backdrop_elements": [
        {
          "label": "Vegetation",
          "hex": "#2e3a27",
          "photo_share": 0.3423,
          "percent_of_photos": 34
        },
        {
          "label": "Signs / painted accents",
          "hex": "#27343c",
          "photo_share": 0.3627,
          "percent_of_photos": 36
        },
        {
          "label": "Brick / warm surfaces",
          "hex": "#5d4d41",
          "photo_share": 0.2035,
          "percent_of_photos": 20
        }
      ],
      "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 Upper West Side in daytime, 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 Upper West Side in daytime, 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."
    },
    {
      "schema_version": "detectable_design.recommendation.v1",
      "slug": "upper_west_side_nyc__running__low_light",
      "area": {
        "slug": "upper_west_side_nyc",
        "name": "Upper West Side"
      },
      "light_condition": "low_light",
      "light_label": "Low light",
      "source_activity": "running",
      "page_url": "https://detectable.design/upper_west_side_nyc/low_light",
      "data_url": "https://detectable.design/data/areas/upper_west_side_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": "Black",
          "hex": "#1E1E20"
        },
        {
          "label": "Dark Gray",
          "hex": "#4B4F54"
        }
      ],
      "common_color_comparison": [
        {
          "label": "White",
          "hex": "#F3F2EE",
          "mean_score": 0.5953,
          "relative_to_average_high_vis": 1.1894,
          "relative_to_average_high_vis_percent": 99
        },
        {
          "label": "Light Gray",
          "hex": "#C8CDD1",
          "mean_score": 0.5262,
          "relative_to_average_high_vis": 1.0514,
          "relative_to_average_high_vis_percent": 99
        },
        {
          "label": "Light Blue",
          "hex": "#8FB9E8",
          "mean_score": 0.5015,
          "relative_to_average_high_vis": 1.002,
          "relative_to_average_high_vis_percent": 99
        },
        {
          "label": "Yellow",
          "hex": "#D9C957",
          "mean_score": 0.4966,
          "relative_to_average_high_vis": 0.9923,
          "relative_to_average_high_vis_percent": 99
        },
        {
          "label": "Beige",
          "hex": "#CBB89A",
          "mean_score": 0.4788,
          "relative_to_average_high_vis": 0.9567,
          "relative_to_average_high_vis_percent": 96
        },
        {
          "label": "Pink",
          "hex": "#D970A9",
          "mean_score": 0.4344,
          "relative_to_average_high_vis": 0.8679,
          "relative_to_average_high_vis_percent": 87
        },
        {
          "label": "Orange",
          "hex": "#D97B2B",
          "mean_score": 0.4163,
          "relative_to_average_high_vis": 0.8317,
          "relative_to_average_high_vis_percent": 83
        },
        {
          "label": "Red",
          "hex": "#C7433B",
          "mean_score": 0.3328,
          "relative_to_average_high_vis": 0.665,
          "relative_to_average_high_vis_percent": 67
        },
        {
          "label": "Blue",
          "hex": "#3F6FB5",
          "mean_score": 0.3249,
          "relative_to_average_high_vis": 0.6491,
          "relative_to_average_high_vis_percent": 65
        },
        {
          "label": "Purple",
          "hex": "#7B5FA8",
          "mean_score": 0.3015,
          "relative_to_average_high_vis": 0.6024,
          "relative_to_average_high_vis_percent": 60
        }
      ],
      "local_backdrop_elements": [
        {
          "label": "Brick / warm surfaces",
          "hex": "#4c4032",
          "photo_share": 0.4406,
          "percent_of_photos": 44
        },
        {
          "label": "Vegetation",
          "hex": "#353b25",
          "photo_share": 0.3908,
          "percent_of_photos": 39
        },
        {
          "label": "Signs / painted accents",
          "hex": "#1f282f",
          "photo_share": 0.2414,
          "percent_of_photos": 24
        }
      ],
      "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 Upper West Side in low light, white is the strongest common 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 common clothing color for Upper West Side in low light, with high confidence. The hardest common 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."
    }
  ]
}