How Do You Actually See Colors?

You see colors because your eyes catch light and send it to your brain. Imagine you have three friends, one is good with red, one with green, and one with blue. When they all say something at once, your brain puts the message together and shows you a color like yellow or purple. That’s how your eyes work!

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Examples

When your friend wears a red shirt in the sun, it looks bright, but inside a green room, it might look darker.
A white piece of paper can look blue under a blue light, just like your face appears different in daylight versus at night.
If you wear sunglasses with yellow lenses, everything around you starts to look more orange.

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