Which colour car is most visible at dusk and why?

Question

This is for a general knowledge quiz we had at our school, I got the answer wrong and am interested to know the correct answer since the teacher would not tell me :@ Any help is appreciated.

Answer 1

depends on what particular part of dusk you are talking about. red is the easier to see in the early parts of dusk, and becomes the hardest color to see as it gets increasingly darker. since red is about the same intensity and hue as darkness. but just about ever color has a particular point of the range called dusk, where they become the hardest color to see. and a lot also depends on the background. a green background would extend the range where green would be harder to see. but in the sky blue would be harder to see, in the earlier parts of dust, an become more visible as the dusk increases. but eventualy all other clolors become either darker or lighter than the dusk, with the range of yellow the easiest to see throughout dust, and the more dull red based colors the hardest to see.

Answer 2

Its actually Chartreuse, but your teacher probably wanted Yellow as the answer.

In darkness the eyes maximum sensitivity shifts toward yellow-green wavelengths

I've never heard of a teacher not giving out the correct answer.

Answer 3

I chose a white car to lease because the salesman told me they were the easiest to see at dusk. Watch someone walking along the road at night in a dark shirt & one in a white shirt. The dark shirt absorbs the light & is hard to see. The white shirt reflects the light & is easy to see. Same for cars.

Answer 4

purely some departments use the black and white colorations now yet they have been painted that colour so that they may be actual observed. Now police departments are going to a minimum of one colour automobiles through larger fee to have them painted 2 colorations. Our automobiles are stable white with blue stripes down the factors with the dep. badge variety on the door and gold lettering

Answer 5

florescent orange or florescent yellow, they reflect a lot of light that our eyes can detect easier in a dark environment. Remember that anything contradictory to the darkness will stick out easier, throw a black pen and a white one in the grass at night and see which one you can see easier.

Answer 6

Hi. Fluorescent orange. The color of reflected light is shifted into the visible wavelengths.

Answer 7

I've always heard silver or grey cars are the hardest to see in fading light or darkness, but I don't know why. Maybe because they don't reflect much light...

oops, I totally misread the question, Sorry.

Answer 8

I would say white or yellow.

Blue and gray are the worst, they blend in with the faded black top.

Just my opinion.

I'm just wondering about red, since fire engines are red.

Hope some one knows for sure.

Answer 9

I would have to say yellow.

What was your answer? Just so I know if you answered yellow then I am wrong lol.

Answer 10

I would think yellow or white because those colors can really stand out any where.