My best friend is color blind with no problems. Just shades. He also has no sense of smell. That does create a problem if he lets his dogs in the house after they were sprayed by a skunk. That has happened twice. His wife wasn't happy.
My oldest son is very colorblind. He must take someone with him when he's clothes shopping or seek help from a sales person. He has a pretty good system for getting dressed in the morning, ensuring that he matches.
I had a friend who was partially color blind. He ha trouble with reds and oranges. He wanted to go into electronics but because of wires being color coded couldn't do that.
I thought I read somewhere that all males are somewhat born color blind. It was a LONG time ago so studies may have changed. These are some really good answers here! :0)
A friend, he has a tough time judging fruit, picking out clothes and doing artwork. He compensates by doing pencil artwork. Black and white.
My nephew is and my late father was