Prompt-Driven Color Accessibility Evaluation in Diffusion-based Image Generation Models

Generative models are increasingly integrated into creative workflows. While text-to-image generation excels in visual quality and diversity, color accessibility for users with Color Vision Deficiencies (CVD) remains largely unexplored. Our work systematically evaluates color accessibility in images generated by a common pretrained diffusion model, prompted to improve accessibility across diverse categories. We quantify performance using established, off-the-shelf CVD simulation methods and introduce"CVDLoss", a new metric measuring differences in image gradients indicative of structural detail. We validate CVDLoss against a commonly used daltonization method, demonstrating its sensitivity to color accessibility modifications. Applying CVDLoss to model outputs reveals that existing diffusion models struggle to reliably respond to accessibility-focused prompts. Consequently, our study establishes CVDLoss as a valuable evaluation tool for accessibility-aware image generation and post-processing, offering insights into current generative models'limitations in addressing color accessibility.

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