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The human eye sees red when it looks at light with a wavelength between approximately 625 and 740 nanometers. [1] It is a primary color in the RGB color model and the light just past this range is called infrared, or below red, and cannot be seen by human eyes, although it can be sensed as heat. [7]
The "rose of temperaments" (Temperamenten-Rose) compiled by Goethe and Schiller in 1798/9.The diagram matches twelve colors to human occupations or their character traits, grouped in the four temperaments: * choleric (red/orange/yellow): tyrants, heroes, adventurers * sanguine (yellow/green/cyan) hedonists, lovers, poets * phlegmatic (cyan/blue/violet): public speakers, historians ...
Mars has shone red in the night sky for as long as humans have gazed up at the cosmos, fascinating people from the ancient Romans to the present day. "The fundamental question of why Mars is red ...
It also played an important part in the rituals of the Catholic Church, symbolizing the blood of Christ and the Christian martyrs. [25] [26] Red was the color of the banner of the Byzantine emperors. In Western Europe, Emperor Charlemagne painted his palace red as a very visible symbol of his authority, and wore red shoes at his coronation.
A study suggests Mars takes its red hue from a type of mineral that forms in cool water, which could reveal insights about whether Mars was ever able to support life.
Traditional red and green ornaments on a Christmas tree. Aside from being beautiful, the colors of the holiday season have some significance, some culturally and some simply commercially.
The human eye cannot tell the difference between such light spectra just by looking into the light source, although the color rendering index of each light source may affect the color of objects illuminated by these metameric light sources. Similarly, most human color perceptions can be generated by a mixture of three colors called primaries ...
Color plays an important role in setting expectations for a product and communicating its key characteristics. [27] Color is the second most important element that allows consumers to identify brand packaging. [28] Marketers for products with an international market navigate the color symbolism variances between cultures with targeted advertising.