I'm very slightly color "blind" as well, and am just starting to get serious about photography. For me, I think the fear of post-processing is probably worse than the reality since I'm only just barely deficient. Here's what I've learned so far:
1. You will always make mistakes. Double-check all your camera settings explicitly before every shoot since you're less likely to notice something "off" when you check the LCD after the first shot. I've gotten bit by white-balance being unexpectedly different before, which is part of why I...
2. Shoot RAW. Lets you fix mistakes later (especially white-balance), even though it can be challenging.
3. Try to set the white balance explicitly by using a grey-card or other item you can sample in post. It might not turn out artistically the best, but at least it's correct and you won't end up with a funky color-cast on everything that you can't see.
4. Get a second opinion from somebody who isn't color-blind. I use my wife to double-check color and white-balance adjustments. I don't do it for every shot, just a sample here and there when the location or lighting change enough to matter.
Lately I've been using DxO Optics for RAW conversion, and it's got a few canned settings that punch up the colors a bit (as well as a bunch of other corrections tuned to the lens/body you have). I've been restricting myself to that (as opposed to trying to tweak by eye), and it's been working very well. Some may think it's kind of cheating, but it really takes a lot of the frustration and uncertainty out of my post work so it's been worth every penny for me. I got some nice complements on the colors in a recent set of photos from a Disneyland trip, so it's working well enough and letting me enjoy the whole process more.
Lastly, try to have a sense of humor when people suggest shooting in black and white instead of color. It tends to strike a nerve in me when they do, but I try to have a good humor about it and experiment with it now and then. I still prefer color though...
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