Low contrast object not found!
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pdweb Ambient Light Verification
Please ensure the following:
Ambient lighting set to reading levels
- Close/cover nearby windows
- Reduce overhead lighting
- Avoid lights reflecting on the display
HOW TO USE:
- A low contrast bar pattern object is randomly positioned on the display
- Try to locate and click on the object
- If you click correctly: Success message appears
- If you miss: Failure message appears
CONTROLS:
- Click "Move" to reposition the object
- Up Arrow: increase contrast
- Down Arrow: decrease contrast
- Left/Right Arrow: shift base level (background + object together)
- Left-click the contrast display to increase contrast
- Right-click the contrast display to decrease contrast
- Shift+left-click anywhere: increase contrast
- Alt+left-click anywhere: shift base level up
- Alt+right-click anywhere: shift base level down
PATTERN DETAILS:
- Bar pattern: 6-pixel vertical period, in display pixels at any OS scaling
- Initial contrast: 3 gray levels (out of 255)
- Object size: 102x102 display pixels
URL PARAMETERS:
Customize the test by adding parameters to the URL:
?contrast=N
- Set initial contrast (1-255) [default: 3]
- Example: ambtest.html?contrast=10
?lockcontrast (or ?lock)
- Prevent users from changing contrast
- Shows lock icon (🔒) next to contrast display
- Example: ambtest.html?lockcontrast
?email=address@example.com
- Enable email sharing of results
- Adds "Share Results" button to success/failure dialogs
- Opens email with detailed test report
- Example: ambtest.html?email=admin@company.com
COMBINED EXAMPLES:
- ambtest.html?contrast=5&lock&email=test@example.com
- ambtest.html?contrast=20&lockcontrast
- ambtest.html?email=results@company.com
Ambient Luminance Settings Test
Please ensure the following:
Ambient lighting set to reading levels
- Close/cover nearby windows
- Reduce overhead lighting
- Avoid lights reflecting on the display
Display scaling: this browser cannot report the window's size in exact display pixels at the current scaling, so the target may be resampled. Set browser zoom to 100% and display scaling to 100% or 200%, or use another browser.