What wavelength of light is reflected from a green shirt?
1 Answer
Jul 9, 2017
Well, it has to be (primarily) green. But it doesn't have to be one wavelength.
Any light of a certain color that is significantly reflected and makes it to our eyes will dominate the color spectrum that we see. It will involve wavelengths around the so-called
(On the other hand, absorbed light will not be seen, because it doesn't travel to our eyes.)
Green light is near
So, if that color is reflected the MOST, we see green, whereas violet, indigo, blue, yellow, orange, and red light are all mostly absorbed.
Of course, that means other wavelengths are also reflected, but at lower intensities, and thus they are dominated by