Why do things look darker when wet?
Why do things appear darker when they are wet? You must have come across this numerous times in your life when you spill coffee on shirt, paint the wall, throw water on sand and so on. The very first thought that comes into mind, well maybe my clothing brand is not so good. I should try some other manufacturer, whose clothes do not appear darker when wet. If you are thinking the same, then allow me to guide you through the science behind this. How do we perceive colors in the first place? White light comprises of seven colors Violet, Indigo, Blue, Green, yellow, Orange, and Red- we must have read this acronym in school VIBGYOR . When light falls on an object, some of it gets absorbed while some of it gets reflected. The reflected light is the color we see. In the image below, the white light (comprising VIBGYOR) is striking the surface. All the components of white light are being absorbed by the surface but green. Green is reflected to us and that is nothing but the color of the sur