How Your Eyes See Color Explained

Added: 2026-05-19

[00:00:00]Ever wondered how your eyes see color?

[00:00:02]Light enters the eye and hits the retina where special cells called cones react.

[00:00:06]There are three types of cones. Each picks up a different color, red, green, or blue. Your brain mixes all these signals together to create every color you see. That's why a red apple, green grass, or blue sky looks so vivid. If there's a problem with the cones, you might see colors differently, like in color blindness. So next time you see a rainbow, thank your eyes for the science happening every second. Color vision, pretty amazing, right?