About a month ago i had a cataract operation in one eye and was comparing my eyes by closing one and looking with the other and the colors were different. I was wondering which is correct and colors as seen by different people and did a Google Search and came up with these interesting facts.
Color perception is an exception. Women and men generally perceive colors differently. Women experience the world in warmer colors,for eg and can usually distinguish shades of red better than men. Men on the other hand are better able to perceive poor contrast and rapid movement. It is assumed that this has an evolutionary background. In primeval times women had to able to see red berries on a green bush for eg and men had to hunt wild animals.
In an experiment women were more adept at distinguishing between subtle gradations than were men. This sensitivity was most evident in the middle of the color spectrum with hues that were mainly yellow or green women were able to distinguish tiny differences.
Do people see different colors differently ?
We sometimes think of colors as objective properties of objects much like shape or volume. But research has found that we experience colors differently depending on gender, national origin, ethnicity, geographical location and what language we speak. There is nothing objective about colors.
Do different lenses have different colors?
Yes the lens design and construction can and does influence color reproduction. Different glass formulas and different coatings transmit frequencies of light differently and lens defects such as flare will likely affect the color reproduction.
There are small differences in our perception of color. I found this interesting and wanted to share .
Peter

About a month ago i had a cataract operation in one eye and was comparing my eyes by closing one and looking with the other and the colors were different. I was wondering which is correct and colors as seen by different people and did a Google Search and came up with these interesting facts.
Color perception is an exception. Women and men generally perceive colors differently. Women experience the world in warmer colors,for eg and can usually distinguish shades of red better than men. Men on the other hand are better able to perceive poor contrast and rapid movement. It is assumed that this has an evolutionary background. In primeval times women had to able to see red berries on a green bush for eg and men had to hunt wild animals.
In an experiment women were more adept at distinguishing between subtle gradations than were men. This sensitivity was most evident in the middle of the color spectrum with hues that were mainly yellow or green women were able to distinguish tiny differences.
Do people see different colors differently ?
We sometimes think of colors as objective properties of objects much like shape or volume. But research has found that we experience colors differently depending on gender, national origin, ethnicity, geographical location and what language we speak. There is nothing objective about colors.
Do different lenses have different colors?
Yes the lens design and construction can and does influence color reproduction. Different glass formulas and different coatings transmit frequencies of light differently and lens defects such as flare will likely affect the color reproduction.
There are small differences in our perception of color. I found this interesting and wanted to share .
Peter

Three years ago, at age 91, I had the cataract operation on my left eye. The difference it made between the left and right was remarkable; in the right eye, white was not white, but yellowish and a little hazy. This was corrected when I had the operation on my right eye a year later.

Just prior to the operations, and as a result of someone's comments here, I had taken the on-line Munsell 100-hue color test, which indicates the degree to which one can discriminate between very similar shades of the same color. From my score it was apparent that I was about one in 10,000 - as I scored 100%. A year ago, I took the test again, and missed 4 out of the 100, still apparently most remarkable.

I have looked on the Internet today, trying to find the test again, so I could post the location here, but was unable to find it! Instead, there are sites with what they call the Farnsworth-Munsell Test, but it only uses 40 colors - not nearly as critical a test. There is, however, good description of the various factors involved in "seeing" color, found at:
https://www.xrite.com/blog/color-perception-part-1, all of which is quite interesting (and informative).

I have attached a screenshot of the original test (obviously, before I took it).

Loren - in Beautiful Baguio City

About a month ago i had a cataract operation in one eye and was comparing my eyes by closing one and looking with the other and the colors were different. I was wondering which is correct and colors as seen by different people and did a Google Search and came up with these interesting facts.
Color perception is an exception. Women and men generally perceive colors differently. Women experience the world in warmer colors,for eg and can usually distinguish shades of red better than men. Men on the other hand are better able to perceive poor contrast and rapid movement. It is assumed that this has an evolutionary background. In primeval times women had to able to see red berries on a green bush for eg and men had to hunt wild animals.
In an experiment women were more adept at distinguishing between subtle gradations than were men. This sensitivity was most evident in the middle of the color spectrum with hues that were mainly yellow or green women were able to distinguish tiny differences.
Do people see different colors differently ?
We sometimes think of colors as objective properties of objects much like shape or volume. But research has found that we experience colors differently depending on gender, national origin, ethnicity, geographical location and what language we speak. There is nothing objective about colors.
Do different lenses have different colors?
Yes the lens design and construction can and does influence color reproduction. Different glass formulas and different coatings transmit frequencies of light differently and lens defects such as flare will likely affect the color reproduction.
There are small differences in our perception of color. I found this interesting and wanted to share .
Peter

Three years ago, at age 91, I had the cataract operation on my left eye. The difference it made between the left and right was remarkable; in the right eye, white was not white, but yellowish and a little hazy. This was corrected when I had the operation on my right eye a year later.

Just prior to the operations, and as a result of someone's comments here, I had taken the on-line Munsell 100-hue color test, which indicates the degree to which one can discriminate between very similar shades of the same color. From my score it was apparent that I was about one in 10,000 - as I scored 100%. A year ago, I took the test again, and missed 4 out of the 100, still apparently most remarkable.

I have looked on the Internet today, trying to find the test again, so I could post the location here, but was unable to find it! Instead, there are sites with what they call the Farnsworth-Munsell Test, but it only uses 40 colors - not nearly as critical a test. There is, however, good description of the various factors involved in "seeing" color, found at:
https://www.xrite.com/blog/color-perception-part-1, all of which is quite interesting (and informative).

I have attached a screenshot of the original test (obviously, before I took it).

Loren - in Beautiful Baguio City