Life with and without colors
Today I learned there is people who are color blind. This type of disability is inherited and they cannot distinguish between green or red. Sometimes they only are able to see black and white, like an old fashion movie. However, that does not limit their ability to follow their passions, create art or achieve their dreams.
I am fortunate to see the world in colors. Being able to see all colors help me to be creative.
Color is a phenomenon of light. Electromagnetic spectrum is a name of a bunch of types of radiation including visible light. There is radio waves, microwaves, infrared light, visible light, ultraviolet light, x-ray and gamma rays.
Imagine your shoes look blue. This happens because your shoes absorbed red, yellow, orange, green, and violet. But reflects blue and indigo waves. And the blue waves reflect into our eyes and we see the shoes as blue. The same phenomenon occurs for everything that is visible.
Any color can be made by mixing the primary colors red, green and yellow. Red and green waves make yellow, but only mixing colors of light. Objects absorbs different amounts of light energy. All the colors combine to see white light.
Our eyes can process wave lights of visible colors due to a special cells called cones.
These cells contain pigments that undergo
chemical hanges when they absorb light.
Now that you know more about how we see colors and the process of reflection you should be able to understand the different patterns of light.
Imagine for a moment that you were color blind. What do you think would be your major challenge?
