Which Colour will you see if white light on a red T shirt?

The color a shirt appears is related to the wavelengths (colors) of light which it reflects. A shirt can appear red when normal white light shines on it because it reflects red light and absorbs blue and green light.

Why would a green shirt look black in red light?

When light hits a surface, some of it is absorbed and some of it is reflected. For example, a green object appears black in any other light than green (or white which contains green) because there is no green light shining on it to reflect into your eyes.

How does light interact with a red object?

What happens when red light shines on a red ball? It continues to reflect the red light, and so it is still red — but a white ball would also look red in red light, because it reflects all colors. If instead we shine blue light on a red ball, it will look dark, because it does not reflect blue light.

What colors show best under red light?

Any color which reflects red will appear “white”, i.e. white, red, orange, yellow. Any color which absorbs red will appear “black”, i.e. green, blue, black. Colors that reflect some red appear gray, i.e. purples and some browns. Thanks Gregg, that was the answer I was looking for.

Why a red shirt appears red?

For example, a red shirt looks red in lights because of the blue light. And the dye molecules in the fabric which is absorbed the wavelengths of light from the violet end of the spectrum. Red light is the only one light that can be reflected from the shirt.

What color does red reflect?

Red objects reflect red light, green objects reflect green light, and so on. But what happens to the rest of the colors that hit that object? They get absorbed! If you have a red object, all the orange, yellow, green, blue, and violet light gets absorbed into that object.

What is the colour of light reflected from a red shirt?

Red light is the only light that is reflected from the shirt. If only blue light is shone onto a red shirt, the shirt would appear black, because the blue would be absorbed and there would be no red light to be reflected. White objects appear white because they reflect all colours.

What happens if you shine blue light on a red shirt?

If only blue light is shone onto a red shirt, the shirt would appear black, because the blue would be absorbed and there would be no red light to be reflected. White objects appear white because they reflect all colours. Black objects absorb all colours so no light is reflected.

When the room lights are turned off the object appears black?

____________ When the room lights are turned off (there is no light), any object present in the room appears black. The color appearance of an object depends upon the light which that objects reflects to the observer’s eye. Without any incident light, there can be no reflected light.

What happens when red and green lights are mixed together?

For example, red and green lights are used to make our brain perceive the image as yellow. When coloured lights are mixed together, it is called additive mixing. Red, green and blue are the primary colours for additive mixing. If all of these colours of light are shone onto a screen at the same time, you will see white.