What light rays do all the different color polarized lenses block or attenuate?

Answer 1

Polarizing filters are not necessarily color filters. A polarizing filter may also include

a color dye, but that's not its purpose.

-- All filters attenuate all light rays to some degree.

-- A polarizing filter, in principle, attenuates all colors equally, by blocking any light

whose 'E' field is not parallel to the polarizing direction of the filter, regardless of

wavelength.

-- A color filter, in principle, blocks all colors except those in a narrow range of wavelengths.

The only wavelength it doesn't block is the color you see coming out of it.

Answer 2

Color polarized lenses typically block or attenuate specific wavelengths of light depending on their color. For example, gray lenses usually reduce the overall intensity of light without affecting color perception, while brown lenses enhance contrast and depth perception by absorbing blue light. Green lenses may reduce glare and increase contrast without distorting colors.