What Would It Mean to See a New Color?
I explore the concept of olo, a shade described as the greenest green that cameras cannot capture. This unique hue reveals fascinating insights into human color vision and how exposure to new stimuli can expand our perceptual vocabulary, challenging us to find new words for experiences that existing language cannot fully describe.
If I was exposed to it enough I would probably say that the word teal is not doing it for me anymore.
- xnx
Related: Stare at the dot here for ~1 minute: https://dynomight.net/img/colors/eclipse-(255,0,0)-(0,170,85...
- JohnBooty
I can see an extra shade of purple. I had essentially the same lens removal cataract surgery as Monet did. Like Monet, I can see slightly into the ultraviolet range, because the retina can react to some UV frequencies that the lens normally blocks! Unlike Monet, I'm not much of a painter.
It really does defy words, for obvious reasons. The short answer is that it's "like purple... but even more purple"
The slightly longer version is: imagine moving a color slider from red to purple and then keep going a little more.
- mitchbob