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.
Color Links l Color Mixing – Truscio Color Mixing – Truscio l Color Tutorial – Jewitt Color Tutorial – Jewitt l Physics Classroom – Color Physics Classroom – Color l Colors of Light Song Colors of Light Song l Physics 2000 Physics 2000 l Color Java Applets Color Java Applets l Ishihara Test for Color Blindness Ishihara Test for Color Blindness
Primary Light Colors and Color Addition Complementary Colors R + G = Y R + B = MG + B = CR + G + B = W Any two colors of light which when mixed together in equal intensities produce white are said to be complementary colors of each other. Yellow + Blue = WhiteMagenta + Green = WhiteCyan + Red = White
Color Subtraction
Color Subtraction Practice Red Black Magenta light shines on a sheet of paper containing a yellow pigment. Determine the appearance of the paper. Red Yellow light shines on a sheet of paper containing a blue pigment. Determine the appearance of the paper. Black
Pigments
Mixing Pigments Pigment One Pigment Two Colors Reflected Color Observed CyanMagenta Yellow CyanYellow Cyan, Magenta Yellow Suppose an object is permeated by a mixture of two or more pigments and illuminated with white light. Complete the table.
Mixing Pigments Pigment One Pigment Two Colors Reflected Color Observed CyanMagentaBlue MagentaYellowRed CyanYellowGreen Cyan, Magenta YellowNoneBlack Suppose an object is permeated by a mixture of two or more pigments and illuminated with white light. Complete the table.
4 Color Printing
Color Shadows – 2 Lights
Color Shadows – 3 Lights
Ketchup Bottle
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 l Blue Sky – Red Sunset Blue Sky – Red Sunset
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Assorted Links l Link Showing Absorption Graph Link Showing Absorption Graph l Smithsonian Link Smithsonian Link