How Do You Actually See Color?

You see color because your eyes have special sensors called cones. These cones are like tiny detectors that pick up different colors of light, red, green, and blue. Your brain mixes these signals together to make all the other colors you know, like yellow or purple. If one type of cone isn’t working right, you might see the world differently than most people do.

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  1. A red apple looks red because it reflects red light and absorbs other colors.
  2. If you wear glasses that only let green light through, everything else seems gray or black.
  3. Yellow paint is made by mixing red and green paint.

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