What colors do you see and why? (Page 5): Thank you for your advice. I didn't realize opinions aren't welcome on this site.

rcarol

Linda From Maine wrote:

Apologies. I just don't get why people feel the need to make those kinds of negative statements. All you have to do is unwatch and proceed elsewhere.

Thank you for your advice. I didn't realize opinions aren't welcome on this site.

wdross Loc: Castle Rock, Colorado

Racmanaz wrote:

I had come across this photo while scrolling through my Facebook thread and replied that I perceived that this shoe photo has a gray background and Teal trimming, others perceived it as pink and white. Can someone please explain how this occurs and does this have the same effect when editing photo's on your editing software?

Easy. Some people calibrate, some don't. Most that are viewing this on phones have no ideal what those colors are. I have a fellow associate that has her phone set to an eye saver yellow. When we compare photos, photos on my phone look totally different than those on her phone. My phone even offers me yellow and blue as eye saver colors (which I decline). Also, some colors on the screens are not linear with brightness adjustments. Most people edit on their computer monitors which, even though not calibrated, are set by the manufacturer to be within a certian color range. Without true calibration, colors can be all over the place.

CatMarley Loc: North Carolina

Racmanaz wrote:

I had come across this photo while scrolling through my Facebook thread and replied that I perceived that this shoe photo has a gray background and Teal trimming, others perceived it as pink and white. Can someone please explain how this occurs and does this have the same effect when editing photo's on your editing software?

If you look at the hand holding the shoe, you know the white balance is way off in cyan land. If you correct the color for skin tones, this is what you get.

artBob Loc: Near Chicago

It would be good if, before commenting, we all read what had already been said. Saves us followers some time.

jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY

A few months ago, someone posted a color chart test. It had dozens of colors, and you had to arrange them in order. Easier said than done. If I can find it, I'll post it.

Linda From Maine Loc: Yakima, Washington

jerryc41 wrote:

A few months ago, someone posted a color chart test. It had dozens of colors, and you had to arrange them in order. Easier said than done. If I can find it, I'll post it.

Here's one: https://www.xrite.com/hue-test

I actually got a perfect score! But it's a good thing you get to move the same tile more than once because I swear the colors change

therwol Loc: USA

Linda From Maine wrote:

Here's one: https://www.xrite.com/hue-test

I actually got a perfect score! But it's a good thing you get to move the same tile more than once because I swear the colors change

Try this one. Same idea but much more complicated. You can miss a few on this one and still be considered to have normal color vision.

https://www.color-blindness.com/farnsworth-munsell-100-hue-color-vision-test/

I don't have time to pull up all of the discussions and references on the last thing that went around (A dress that people interpreted as having different colors, also divided into two camps) but apparently some people do perceive colors differently for whatever reason. When you think about it, how can you know that you see colors exactly as someone else? You can't. There are multiple genetic variations of the color receptors in our retinas, and our brains may be wired differently.

Linda From Maine Loc: Yakima, Washington

Thanks! I'll try it tomorrow when my eyes are fresher

therwol wrote:

Try this one. Same idea but much more complicated... (show quote)

kenvan40

Racmanaz wrote:

Yes, there are quite a few people on FB who have said they see a pink shoe with white laces, I could not believe them.

Has anyone given any thought to partial color blindness?

Fergus Loc: Westfield,IN

Pink with a hint of blue, and the white shows a little blue too.

Fergus Loc: Westfield,IN

I see pink with a hit of blue. And, the white had a b;ut ht too,.

lamiaceae Loc: San Luis Obispo County, CA

ballsafire wrote:

At the Angola State Penitentiary, I think, in the ... (show quote)

Like "1984's" 2+2=5!

gerdog

Linda From Maine wrote:

Here is one article about why and how.

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I remember the story a few years ago about the blue and black dress that others swore was white and gold, that is mentioned in your link. I had several guys look at it on my TV from the exact same spot, and they almost wanted to get into a fist fight over their disagreements. Some others here are trying to blame it on a miscalibrated monitor, but that is not what is happening. People's brains are simply perceiving the picture differently.

gerdog

Another good article about perception here. https://www.businessinsider.com/science-of-the-white-and-gold-blue-and-black-dress-illusion-2015-2 There really is a difference in perception among people depending on the lighting.

srt101fan

gerdog wrote:

I remember the story a few years ago about the blue and black dress that others swore was white and gold, that is mentioned in your link. I had several guys look at it on my TV from the exact same spot, and they almost wanted to get into a fist fight over their disagreements. Some others here are trying to blame it on a miscalibrated monitor, but that is not what is happening. People's brains are simply perceiving the picture differently.

I agree with your last sentence. Can you or someone else please explain to me how this whole thing got to be labeled a hoax? I asked selmslie several times in his thread that followed this one and never got an answer.

It seems to me the basic issue is, as you say, that we perceive things differently. Where is the hoax? If we're talking about our perception of color in a particular image, what does it matter how that image was created?

Oh well, I guess the hoax theorists are just playing with us....(another possibility is that they haven't gotten over their Mensa rejection!?) 😕