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Why does a specific color reflected by an object give color to it?
White light contains all the colors mixed together. A colored object has a pigment on its surface that ABSORBS all these colors except one. This one color is reflected back off the object. Thus, as we see the object by this reflected light coming from the object into our eyes, the object appears to be colored.
What colors are reflected from black?
no color can be reflected from black because it absorbs all the light!!! but anything can be reflected off of white and all those light colors...
What part of white light is reflected when an object appears yellow?
When an object appears yellow, that means that most of the light bouncing off it is yellow light. If there is light of other colors hitting it, it's absorbing everything else except the yellow.
Can your eyes only see colors that bounce off or are reflected by an object?
Yes, everything you see is the light that is reflected by objects/materials. It is the properties of a material that determines the color of the light it reflects.
How is a reflection of light off a white wall similar to the reflection of light off a mirror?
when light hits an object some light is absorbed and some is reflected. when it hits a mirror, almost all of that light is reflected. when it hits a white wall a lot of the light is reflected but not enough to form an image our i can detect. a wall is also not smooth so the light is reflected at billions of different angles
Why does a specific color reflected by an object give color to it?
White light contains all the colors mixed together. A colored object has a pigment on its surface that ABSORBS all these colors except one. This one color is reflected back off the object. Thus, as we see the object by this reflected light coming from the object into our eyes, the object appears to be colored.
What colors are reflected from black?
no color can be reflected from black because it absorbs all the light!!! but anything can be reflected off of white and all those light colors...
Why can you see colors?
White light, such as from the sun, contains all the colors of the visible spectrum (red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, and violet) when light hits an object some of the colors from the white light are absorbed and others are reflected off the object. The colors that are reflected are the ones we see. Small cells in our retinas (cones, and rods) detect the reflected color and send a message to our brain. for example an apple absorbs all colors except for red, thus that color is the one we see.
If white things reflect all colors of light then why aren't they mirrors?
The difference is that a mirror has to be VERY smooth, so that the image doesn't get all scrambled as it is reflected. When light is reflected off of a white object, it all goes in random directions.
What happens when the sun shines on a white surface?
The light from the sun, which is made up of equal parts of red, green and blue (even though it may not look it), will be reflected off of the white surface, staying white as the white surface reflects equal parts of red, green and blue.
How does color work?
Humans perceive different wave lengths of light as different colors. Objects are struck by all the colors.If all the colors are reflected off the object, it is perceived as a white object.If all the light gets absorbed by the object and none is reflected, Then the object is perceived as black.If the object is blue, only the blue light will be reflected and all other wave lengths will be absorbed by the object. The eye would then perceive the object as blue.That is why black clothing can sometimes be hot to wear.
Why is light not reflected off a white wall?
It is. But the fact that it is white tells us that that is the only color that is reflected off of the wall. Whatever you see an object's color is is what color that object reflects. Every other color you do not see present the object absorbs. So, a white wall will absorb every color but white, and reflect white.
Why do you see white object?
Light is made up of all the colours in the spectrum (rainbow). We see white objects because the white is reflected off the object and into our eyes.
What part of white light is reflected when an object appears yellow?
When an object appears yellow, that means that most of the light bouncing off it is yellow light. If there is light of other colors hitting it, it's absorbing everything else except the yellow.
Can your eyes only see colors that bounce off or are reflected by an object?
Yes, everything you see is the light that is reflected by objects/materials. It is the properties of a material that determines the color of the light it reflects.
Explain why something is black?
When light is absorbed by an object, it absorbs all colors besides black, which is able to be reflected showing off black. same with other colors --Kal-El
Why do you see objects and their color?
You see objects because visible light( a small portion of the electromagnetic spectrum) is reflected off the surface of something into your eye. All different colors have a different wavelength which defines their frequency. When you see a red object, that object is absorbing all the colors except for red which is then reflected into your eye.
