what color would shine the brightest through a fog?

Answer 1

If you mean what is the best color for an automobile fog lamp, the answer is selective yellow, see the reference for the reasons.

If you mean what color is absorbed least by fog, then colors with wavelengths of yellow or shorter (green, blue, ...). Absorption increases toward the red and peaks in the near-infrared. See the last reference.

If you mean what color is best to find your driveway in the fog, then a color which contrasts with the ambient light and isn't in danger of being confused with something else like a traffic light or a brake light.

Answer 2

Green was found to shine the brightest. Green lights or used by Airport control towers and Light Houses. These lights are used as a navigational aid for Ships and aircraft. The next brightest color would be Blue.

Answer 3

My understanding is that it is important for fog lights to be one color
(rather than white, which is all colors) because the different
wavelengths(colors) of visible light scatter off the fog droplets
differently. This phenomenon is known as "dispersion," because the
different colors of light in an image will separate from each other,
causing the image to "disperse." If you illuminate the road with only one
wavelength (color) of light, the images of the objects you see will still
become somewhat blurry because of the scattering of light by the fog, but
at least you won't have extra problems from dispersion. So, if we want to
use just one wavelength of light, which wavelength should we use? It turns
out that light with short wavelengths scatters more than light with long
wavelengths (short to long: violet, indigo, blue, green, yellow, orange,
red). So, a long wavelength light will be best. There's another thing to
consider, too: our eyes are not equally sensitive to all colors. It turns
out that we are most sensitive to yellow and green light. So, our best
compromise between sensitivity for our eyes and a long wavelength for least
scattering is yellow light.
Now, I don't know what kind of light bulbs are used in fog lights, but
another consideration used in street lighting is cost and efficiency. You
may have seen some yellow street lighting in some places; this is
"low-pressure sodium vapor" lighting. The special thing about this light
is that it is almost entirely one (actually two very close together)
wavelength of yellow light, and that it gives the most illumination for the
amount of electricity. A big problem with this light, though, is that it
throws off color perception. Under sodium vapor light, something blue
looks gray. This makes it hard to, say, recognize your car in a parking
lot.

Answer 4

Cars light have to be seen clearly through fog, so I would say white.

Answer 5

I would say violet (or purple) since it has the shortest wavelength of all the visible lights, I think that would enable it to pass through small places.

Answer 6

i dunno if it would be through fog.. but green is supposed to be the 'brightest' color to humans. i think :P. i'm pretty sure. *shrugs*

Answer 7

I think red

Answer 8

my answer is yellow