White is the presence of all color, black is the absence of color
If an object absorbs all the colors of light, it will appear to be black. It is the reflected part of the spectrum that gives an object its color.
The color of the object that you see will depend on the wavelengths of light that are reflected. Objects appear a certain color because they absorb certain wavelengths of light and reflect others. White light contains all colors of the spectrum, so the color you see is the result of the wavelengths that are reflected by the object.
Colors that are not absorbed by an object are typically reflected off the surface of the object. These reflected colors are what we see and perceive with our eyes, giving the object its visible color.
The color of an opaque object is determined by the wavelengths of light that are absorbed by the object's surface. The color we perceive is a result of the wavelengths that are reflected back to our eyes. Objects appear a certain color because they reflect that color and absorb the rest of the colors in the visible spectrum.
We know which colors are absorbed by an object based on the colors that are missing from the light that is reflected off the object. The absorbed colors are those that are not present in the reflected light, causing us to perceive the object as having a certain color.
Black is absorbed! White is reflected. :)
The color of an object depends on the wavelengths of light that are reflected by the object's surface. When light strikes an object, some wavelengths are absorbed while others are reflected. The reflected wavelengths then determine the color that we perceive. For example, an object appears red because it reflects red light and absorbs other colors.
-- The colors of light that the object absorbsare gone, and aren'tavailable to proceed to your eye.-- The colors of light that the object reflectsproceed from the objectto your eye. They are the colors that the object "looks" to you.
No, the color of an object is the color of light that it reflects, not the color it absorbs. When light shines on an object, the object absorbs some colors and reflects others. The reflected colors are what we see.
Objects appear to have color because of the way they interact with light. When light shines on an object, it absorbs some colors and reflects others. The colors that are reflected are what we see. This process is called selective absorption and reflection, and it is what gives objects their perceived color.
A green object under green light would appear its original color and shade of green. When an object is illuminated by light of the same color, no new colors are absorbed or reflected, resulting in the object appearing unchanged.
No, the colors you see are the colors that are reflected by the object. White light is composed of several different wavelengths of energy, these different energies correspond to different visible colors. When an object absorbs the light, it absorbs its energy, the rest of the energy is reflected from the surface. That energy is what you see in the form of photons (light). So, if an object looks blue to you, that object is absorbing red light.