2007-06-20 23:50:24 · 9 answers · asked by Josh 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Physics
Yes, but with some qualification.
If you are determining how light or dark the material is with your eye, then you have to allow for the fact that it is most sensitive to green and least to deep red and deep blue. A green material could be reflecting less light than a blue one, but still appear to be lighter!
Another example is red and green laser pointers - they can have the same power rating, but the green one will appear much brighter.
2007-06-21 04:42:55 · answer #1 · answered by David M 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, they look light colored only because they reflect more light (scattering is the right word) than dark colored materials.
2007-06-20 23:59:27 · answer #2 · answered by Swamy 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes, light color in general reflecting light while dark color absorbing light. that's why when you paint your room with dark color you will get your room darker even you use the same light as before.
you can also use light color to make a small room feel more spacious other than using mirror
2007-06-20 23:57:51 · answer #3 · answered by Wedha S 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, Dark colors absorb alot of light, so they don't reflect alot.
2007-06-21 01:22:52 · answer #4 · answered by Sal 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
obviously
dark coloured substances absorbs almost all the colours present in spectrum where as light coloured substances reflects light colours of spectrum
2007-06-21 00:07:35 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes
2007-06-20 23:58:50 · answer #6 · answered by Michael M 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yeah and dark colors ABSORB more light.....
2007-06-20 23:56:03 · answer #7 · answered by girlie a 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yea take white and black for example
2007-06-21 00:22:00 · answer #8 · answered by Nishant P 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes.
2007-06-20 23:54:48 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋