How We See Color

Dec 13, 2013

How We See

The electromagnetic spectrum is the range of all possible frequencies of electromagnetic radiation. It contains all of the wavelengths of energy we are familiar with under different names, such as; Radio waves, microwave, infrared, visible light, ultraviolet radiation, X-rays, and gamma waves. Within the electromagnetic (EM) spectrum is the small band of what we call visible light. The typical human eye perceives colors in the 380 to 720 nanometer (common unit to describe the light wavelength) range of the electromagnetic spectrum, and has peak color sensitivities in the …

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