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
Color Subtraction
Color Subtraction Practice Magenta light shines on a sheet of paper containing a yellow pigment. Determine the appearance of the paper. Yellow light shines on a sheet of paper containing a blue pigment. Determine the appearance of the paper.
4 Color Printing
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.
Color Shadows – 2 Lights
Color Shadows – 3 Lights
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