Question

When you see a yellow car in a parking lot, why do you see it as yellow?


The yellow paint absorbs mostly yellow light.

The yellow paint reflects all colors except yellow light.

The yellow paint reflects mostly yellow light.

Answer 1

You see a yellow car in a parking lot as yellow because **the yellow paint reflects mostly yellow light**. When light hits the surface of the car, the yellow paint absorbs other colors and reflects predominantly the yellow wavelengths of light, which is why our eyes perceive the car as yellow.