answersLogoWhite

0

What causes colors to fade?

Updated: 9/22/2023
User Avatar

Wiki User

11y ago

Best Answer

The washing machine

User Avatar

Wiki User

11y ago
This answer is:
User Avatar

Add your answer:

Earn +20 pts
Q: What causes colors to fade?
Write your answer...
Submit
Still have questions?
magnify glass
imp
Continue Learning about Physics

Why do lighter colors fade more than darker colors in the sun?

Objection, question assumes facts not in evidence. In other words: it's not necessarily true that lighter colors DO fade more than darker colors.


Do darker or lighter colors fade more in the sun?

lighter


Do lighter colors fade faster?

Yes, lighter colors on clothing will fade faster than dark because there is less dye used to color the lighter clothing. If you are using darker materials, there is more dye that needs to be penetrated through before the color starts to fade. This is generally the same for other materials as well. Sunlight also contributes to the fading of the colors, the exception being flowers. Flowers use a process called photosynthesis to absorb the sun's energy and convert it into "food".


WHAT IS NEWTONS DISC?

A Newton disc is a disc with segments in rainbow colours. When the disc is rotated, the colors fade to white; In this way Isaac newton demonstrated that white light is a combination of the seven different colors found in a rainbow. A Newton Disc can be created by painting a disc with the seven different colors. A combination of red, green and blue in the circular disc will yield the same result. This is due to the phenomenon called persistence of vision


What causes the different colors in the spectrum?

Visible light contains all of the colors with in the spectrum. The only way we see color is the bending and refraction of the visible light sending certain wave lengths back, which our brain interprets as different colors.