Light Wave Characteristics

Light Wave Properties

• Amplitude: Determines the brightness of the stimulus.
• Purity of Wavelengths: Determines the perceived saturation (richness) of a visual stimulus.

Saturation and Color

• White Light: A combination of color wavelengths, perceived as colorless (e.g., sunlight).
• Pure Colors: Contain no white light; located on the outside of a color tree representation.
• Adding White Light: Moving closer to the center of a color tree indicates more white light added to a single wavelength, resulting in pastel colors from deep colors.

Brightness

• Light waves with greater amplitude produce brighter light.