What are color constancy errors?

Color constancy errors happen when something looks like a different color than it really is, kind of like how your favorite shirt can look blue in the morning but green by afternoon.

Imagine you're playing with building blocks. You know that red block is always red, right? But sometimes, under a yellow lamp, it might look orange, even though it's still red. That’s color constancy working (or not working). Your brain tries to guess what color something really is, no matter the light.

Sometimes your brain gets confused. Like if you're wearing blue glasses and looking at a white wall, it might look blue too, even though it's white. That’s a color constancy error. It's like when you think your friend spilled juice on the floor, but actually, they just wore red socks under a green light.

Your brain is trying its best to make sense of the world, but sometimes it makes mistakes, and that’s totally normal!