Deceptive Colors

by Dyske Suematsu  •  October 5, 2006

Some colors are deceptively green. Most of us interpret colors mentally, not objectively. For instance, when we look at an apple, we mentally recognize it as red because we know that an apple is supposed to be red. But, if you carefully examine it, you would notice that it consists of a variety of colors: red, orange, yellow, brown, etc.. We are also perceptually fooled by the surrounding colors. Light pink, for instance, could appear pure white if it is surrounded by pure red.

Exhibit A

In Exhibit A above, the man is wearing a pair of gray pants, but is it really gray? No, it is actually green.

Exhibit B

Exhibit C

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