What Colors Do You See?

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Which Colors Do You See

White & Gold
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Blue & Black
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algale
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What Colors Do You See?

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For those who haven't yet run into this latest internet craze, there is a photo of a dress which is sparking a debate about its colors. Do you see white and gold or blue and black?

Here's the un-retouched photo:

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What is the debate???
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Gene, let's let the fun play out a little longer and then I will explain the debate for those who haven't already googled it.
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black and blue
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djr wrote:black and blue
Would you mind also putting your vote in poll (top of the page)?
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I can't use the pole because as is, I see blue and gold. But if I frame it with my hands to block out the light around it, it looks white and gold.
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I would call it brownish gold with bluish white.

Totally dependent upon color rendering of the display and perhaps viewing angle.
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Can't wait to see your explanation, algale.

The Dr. on the FOX News channel said this morning, it is 7th grade science. Although I was pretty good at 7th grade science, just don't remember how this light reflection works.
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charlese wrote:Can't wait to see your explanation, algale.

The Dr. on the FOX News channel said this morning, it is 7th grade science. Although I was pretty good at 7th grade science, just don't remember how this light reflection works.

If you are looking at a display(light emitter) you are not seeing 'reflected light'.

A 'white' object reflects all colors. A 'black' object reflects none. One sees the reflected object as the the sum of all the reflected light. The appearance will also be dependent upon the light source.

i.e. a red object(appears red when illuminated by white light[evenly distributed wavelengths]) will appear white under red light, and will appear black under green light. A white object will appear to be the color of the light source.

In any event color is a perceived thing, regardless of its source.


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Blue and black. I am in the minority .... as usual ... (my dad used to say something about a black sheep or something .... :) )
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