I reckon most of us have had the thought at least once – if I’m looking at a “red” ball, why would I think the other person looking at the same object sees the colour the same way as me? After all, ...

People who speak a language that has multiple words for different shades of colour perceive the shades more quickly. Bees have a phenomenal ability to perceive different shades of colour, and their ...

How dogs see the world is based on the structure of their eyes. Dogs are dichromats, meaning they only have two color-processing cones, while humans have three. Dogs can see colors, including yellows ...

We learn early on to call things blue, red, or yellow and might assume that means we also see the same thing. But what if you and I don't see the same shade of red – even though we both call it red?

Humans struggle to distinguish colors in the dark because of how our eyes adapt at different light levels. | Credit: Dmitri T/Shutterstock ...

An object's color appears differently under different lighting and against different backgrounds — for different viewers. But that doesn't mean colors are subjective. When you purchase through links ...

In the dark, vivid colors seem to fade to gray and they're hard to tell apart. Why is that? When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. If ...