COLOUR TECHNOLOGY – HOW OUR EYES SEE LIGHT
Colour technology is the science and art of harnessing different colours and light wavelengths to achieve specific visual effects and functionality. It encompasses a range of techniques and innovations aimed at optimizing visibility, enhancing aesthetics, and improving user experience across various applications, including safety lighting.
The power of colour
HOW THE EYE PERCEIVES LIGHT
Colours can be measured and quantified in various ways – in essence; different people see the same illuminated object or light source in different ways.
The colours red, green, and blue are classically considered the primary colours because they are fundamental to human vision. Light is perceived as white by equal amounts of red, green, and blue light and therefore the eye perceives white color as good as the green and yellow.
Human vision
WHAT COLOURS THE EYE SEES BEST IN DAYLIGHT AND AT NIGHT
The illustration shows what colours the eye see best in daylight (photopic area) and at night (Scotopic curve).
The higher the curve the better the eye see the colour;
- Red and Blue is the colours our eyes see the least
- Green and Yellow is the colours our eyes see best
- White colour includes all other colours and therefore the eye sees this as good as the green and yellow
The illustration also shows that our eyes are most sensitive in daylight to green light and slightly less sensitive to yellow light.
In darkness, however, we are most sensitive to blue and least sensitive to red.
You can use this graph as a help to understand the Orbiloc Safety Light colour intensities and what are the recommendations.
WHAT COLOUR SHOULD I CHOOSE?
Orbiloc Safety Light is available in a wide range of colours, giving you the freedom to choose the one that best suits your personal style, activity, needs, and current weather conditions