Brown Needs a Bright Context

Light which appears yellow in a dark context appears brown in a bright context. Some of the image elements which appear brown on the right side of this color block emit the same light as corresponding elements on the left side.
Click on the image to see which are the corresponding elements.
Also note that light which is interpreted as coming from an illuminated surface in a bright context may appear to come from a self luminous surface in a dark context.

Images © by Hans Irtel. May be distributed freely as long as the source is mentioned.


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