answersLogoWhite

0

All other colours except red are absorbed.. The reason it seems red to our eyes is because only red colour is reflected back.

User Avatar

Wiki User

10y ago

What else can I help you with?

Continue Learning about Physics

Why do things have color?

Objects have color because of the way they interact with light. When light strikes an object, some of the light is absorbed and some is reflected. The reflected light is what we see as color. The specific color we perceive is determined by the wavelengths of light that are reflected.


What color would a green object in green light?

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.


What if the wall reflects light 400 to 500 nm and absorbs light 600 to 700 nm?

If the wall reflects light in the 400 to 500 nm range and absorbs light in the 600 to 700 nm range, it would appear to our eyes as a color that falls within the reflected range (blue-green) and not in the absorbed range. The absorbed light would not contribute to the perceived color of the wall.


What color is blue sky under green light?

The blue sky would appear green under green light because the green light would dominate the color seen by our eyes. The color of the sky is determined by the light that is reflected off of it, so when green light is shone on a blue sky, the green light will be the dominant color that is reflected.


What colour will a green object be if only blue light was shone on it?

Black, because the blue light would be absorbed into the object's pigment and as there is no green light to reflect, the object would appear black.

Related Questions

What color light is produced if all wavelengths are absorbed?

That would be black.


What color would plants be if they absorbed all wavelenghts of visible light?

black


If red light shines on a red flower what color would the flower be?

Obviously the excact same Red.


Why do things have color?

Objects have color because of the way they interact with light. When light strikes an object, some of the light is absorbed and some is reflected. The reflected light is what we see as color. The specific color we perceive is determined by the wavelengths of light that are reflected.


What color would a green object in green light?

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.


What if the wall reflects light 400 to 500 nm and absorbs light 600 to 700 nm?

If the wall reflects light in the 400 to 500 nm range and absorbs light in the 600 to 700 nm range, it would appear to our eyes as a color that falls within the reflected range (blue-green) and not in the absorbed range. The absorbed light would not contribute to the perceived color of the wall.


What color would a plant be if it absorbed all wavelengths of visible light?

To do this, it would have to be black, which is the lack of color.


What color is blue sky under green light?

The blue sky would appear green under green light because the green light would dominate the color seen by our eyes. The color of the sky is determined by the light that is reflected off of it, so when green light is shone on a blue sky, the green light will be the dominant color that is reflected.


What is the correlation between the colour of the jelly and the lambda max of the colouring agent?

The color of the jello would be the complimentary color of the absorbed light. For example, if you have red jello, that means it is absorbing green light, since green is red's complimentary color.


What colour will a green object be if only blue light was shone on it?

Black, because the blue light would be absorbed into the object's pigment and as there is no green light to reflect, the object would appear black.


Is the color of an object determined by the wavelength of light that is reflected or absorbed?

The color you perceive is determined by the wavelength (or frequency) of the light.If it was determined by the intensity of the light, then a street light would steadily change coloras you approach it, pass it, and recede from it. That might be quite beautiful, actually.But where I live, it doesn't happen.


How is color made?

Colors arent the 3 primary colors, its the 7 colors of the rainbow ROYGBIV(Red,Orange,Yellow,Green,Blue,Indigo,Violet) What happens is... well the life of all color is light, without light there is no color, cause light has all these colors (ROYGBIV) When something is red, that means that everycolor from light is being absorbed EXCEPT Red, red is being refracted or kicked out, when something is black, non are being absorbed they are all being refracted, when something is white, all the colors are being absorbed. When there is no light, there is no color, and we wont see color cause it would be to dark to see.