Color & Vision
Parts of the Eye
l 3 types of cones in retina l Each responds more strongly to wavelength for which it is named l As the cones are stimulated in different proportions, our visual system constructs the colors we see. Cone Response
Primary Colors l Red l Blue l Green
Appearance of Color
Complementary Colors l When two of the three additive primary colors are combined: l Red + Blue = Magenta l Red + Green = Yellow l Blue + Green = Cyan l Two colors that combine to produce white are called complementary l Magenta + ? = White l Yellow + ? = White l Cyan + ? = White
Complementary Colors l When two of the three additive primary colors are combined: l Red + Blue = Magenta l Red + Green = Yellow l Blue + Green = Cyan l Two colors that combine to produce white are called complementary l Magenta + Green = White l Yellow + Blue = White l Cyan + Red = White
4 Color Graphics
Color Subtraction
Pigments – Color Subtraction
Color Links l Colors of Light Song Lyrics Colors of Light Song Lyrics l Color Mixing – Truscio Color Mixing – Truscio l Color Tutorial – Jewitt Color Tutorial – Jewitt l Physics Classroom – Color Physics Classroom – Color l Physics 2000 Physics 2000 l Color Java Applets Color Java Applets l Ishihara Test for Color Blindness Ishihara Test for Color Blindness
Retinal Fatigue
Flag
The Rose
Black dot
Black Dots
Elephant Legs
Man & Woman
Old Woman … Young Girl
Vanity
Two Faces … Or One?
Face or Aleut
Book
Lines
Rabbit Duck
Spectral Distribution of Sun
Scattering
Scattering
Why Is the Sky Blue? Why Are Sunsets Red? l /blue_sky.html /blue_sky.html
Absorption of Light by Water l Link Showing Absorption Graph Link Showing Absorption Graph
Homework l Homework 2 l Read chapter 27