How we perceive color

• White light really isn't white, it is composed of many different colors. When you see color all you are seeing is reflections of certain parts of the white light, while the rest of the light is absorbed by the object.
• The density and complexity of an object determines the different amounts and colors of light that the object absorbs and which it reflects.
• If the object is black, then it absorbs all of the light, if it is white, then it reflects all of the light.
• The primary light colors are red, blue, and green. All of the colors are comprised of different combinations of these three colors.