From velvety purples to fiery reds, many people can see a spectrum of vivid colors via the human eye. Others, however, may have limited hue perception due to certain conditions. Animals, on the other ...
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How to see impossible colors

What does "reddish green" look like? Not brown, not olive - an actual color that's simultaneously red and green the way cyan is simultaneously blue and green. You can't picture it. Neither can I.
You know colors, you probably have a favorite! But there's so much more than what meets the eye—did you know that language ...
The phrase “every color of the rainbow” isn’t quite as all-encompassing as it sounds. For one thing, the color chips in your hardware store’s paint aisle host some colors you’ll be hard-pressed to ...
The human eye does not actually see purple, as purple is not a color on the visual spectrum. Purple is a combination of wavelengths from opposite extremes of the spectrum, which technically deosn’t ...
Using specialized filters, people with colorblindness may see more colors. — -- When 17-year-old Cole Williams was surprised by co-workers with the Christmas gift of Enchroma colorblindness ...
If you haven't already, now is the time to take your annual leaf-peeping hike. This is the prime time to get out and explore East Tennessee while its nature is painted in brilliant reds, oranges and ...