Color Appearance in Red Light · CAP 2000 #9

Physics · optics

Problem

In photographic darkrooms, the only source of light is usually a red light bulb. After spending time in a darkroom, a person's eye becomes adjusted to the light but everything appears to be in black and white. Since a red surface reflects all red light, it will appear "white". Which of the following colours will appear to be the brightest? (a) Green (b) Blue (c) Purple (d) Black

Related theory

Browse the problem library