What is the relationship between color and light?

Answer 1

Relationship between color and light Different wavelengths, and thus different frequencies, of light are perceived by the human eye as colors. The visible light spectrum ranges from 400nm to 700nm, with 400nm being perceived as violet and 700nm being perceived as red light. The energy of the light dictates its color. An easy way to remember the order of the colors of the visible light spectrum is "ROY G. BIV", or Red Orange Yellow Green Blue Indigo Violet. When one sees an object as a certain color (green leaves on a tree, perhaps), this is due to the light wavelengths that are and are not being absorbed. In the case of green leaves, the chloroplasts absorb most of the wavelengths of the visible spectrum except green. Thus, green light is reflected off of the leaf and the rods in ones eyes perceive the wavelength as green.

White Light and Bright Colors

Generally speaking, whiter light (comprised of equal amounts of all colors) makes colors appear more natural and vibrant. However, some portions of the spectrum are more important to a light's color makeup than others. Red, blue and green-the primary colors of light-can be combined to create almost any other color. This suggests that a light source containing balanced quantities of red, blue and green light can provide excellent color appearance even if this light source is deficient in other colors in the spectrum.

Answer 2

Color is an abstract concept describing the properties of something. Media is the physical matter used to create something. Media can be paper, plaster, bronze, whereas these substances have a color.