why do objects appear the color they do?
Answer (1)
Because light is made of many colors, objects absorb and reflect light, and the reflected light is what we see.The colors of a rainbow—red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, and violet—make up light. An object absorbs some colors and reflects others when it is exposed to light. The color you perceive is the color that the object reflects.For instance:A red apple reflects red light but absorbs most other colors. We perceive the apple as red because of this.We perceive a green leaf as green because it reflects green light while absorbing most other colors.We perceive a white shirt as white because it reflects all hues of light.We perceive something as black because it absorbs all colors of light and reflects little to no light.
