Exploring Color Through Lighting & Perception

Color Science encompasses any technology or application that involves visible light and color. In this exhibit, we will be showcasing how we learn about our perception of color in several different ways. Mystery Coloring: Everyone might agree that coloring is usually easy, but what happens when you can't see the colors of your crayons? We will show what happens when we try to color something under unusual lighting. This is a fun activity for both kids and adults, and highlights different aspects about how color works! Lighting & Color Vision: Did you know that our perception of colors works differently under different lighting? We will show how different colored lights change how we view various objects inside of a light booth, and let you change the lights to evaluate these differences. Color Order Systems: You might be familiar with color wheels, but is that the only way to organize colors? Create your own way of arranging colors, and compare your system with others!

Take pictures at our Colorful Shadows station!