Scientists have demonstrated a technique that allows humans to perceive a previously unseen, intensely saturated blue green ...

The internet may not see eye to eye on the colour of "The Dress." But what about the experts? Brandwatch, which tracks social media hashtag activity, saw more than 1.5 million mentions of the ...

Anyone who's ever stared in desperation at a paint colour chart will know that telling shades apart is not always the easiest task. Due to our biological differences, some people seem to have no ...

We live in a world ablaze with colour. Rainbows and rainforests, oceans and humanity, Earth is the most colourful place we know of. But the colours we see are far more complex and fascinating than ...

It turns out it's easier to identify a certain shade when it's placed next to others THINK you can spot the difference between two different shades? It turns out Brits are pretty divided when it comes ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

Metal nanostructures can be designed to scatter different colours depending on the polarization of the incident light. Such spectral control is attractive for applications such as high-density optical ...

Is there a sufficiently reliable way to get an acceptable measure of the actual colour temperature of the the light generated by an LED bulb, using generic hardware and/or software? Maybe there's an ...

Faced with a glorious spectrum of colour, songbirds, just like humans, look for the big picture. They can lump nearby hues in the colour spectrum into categories, such as shades that are generally red ...

With Living Colour currently off the road, guitarist Vernon Reid has assembled a jazz-rock/fusion supergroup called Spectrum Road; the group will release a self-titled LP on June 5th through Palmetto ...

In the UK, Cadbury has exclusive rights to its trademark colour purple on confectionery packaging. Now it is seeking similar rights in New Zealand. Cadbury says it’s protecting its heritage; smaller ...