Imagine you have a red toy car. Under white light, it looks bright and shiny. But if you shine only blue light on it, the car seems darker, almost black! That’s because light is made of many colors, and objects reflect some colors while absorbing others. When we see an object under different lights, we’re seeing only the colors that reflect back to us, not all the colors it could show.
Examples
- A green leaf looks black under red light.
- Your blue jeans look gray in a yellow lamp.
- A white cat appears orange in a sunset.
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See also
- What Causes a ‘Rainbow’ and Why Do We See It Differently?
- What Makes a Shadow Look ‘Real’?
- How Do Holograms Work?
- How Do Mirrors Work?
- How Did the Color of a Dress Change Online?
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