Well, let me tell you, this whole color thing, it’s a real head-scratcher. They say it ain’t what it seems. It’s all about what bounces back at ya, not what’s really there. Like, that red apple ain’t really red. It just throws the red light back at your eyes and gobbles up all the other colors. Shifty, ain’t it?
Colors, Colors Everywhere
And black, oh honey, that’s a whole other story. That’s the color of secrets and hiding. You got something to keep under wraps? Black’s your friend. Keeps everything bottled up tight, like grandma’s preserves. Hides you from all the fuss and bother of the world, that’s what black does.
Then there’s all them eye colors. Blue, green, brown, hazel… you name it. It’s all about that melanin stuff, they say. Some folks got more, some got less. Just like how some folks got more sense than others, I reckon. And some people even got different colors in the same eye! Can you believe it? Like a patchwork quilt in their peepers.
Light and Shadows
Light hits something, and some of it sticks, and some of it bounces. That’s how we see colors, they tell me. And it changes depending on the time of day, too. Like how the sun makes everything look different in the morning than it does at night. It’s all a trick of the light, I suppose. Just don’t try to go telling me my favorite red dress is just some kinda light trick!
They say the human eye can see a whole mess of colors, way more than them seven in the rainbow. Red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, violet. That’s what we learned in school. But there’s more to it than that, I hear. Like how that green-yellow color from Pantone is the same as Android or something. I dunno. It is a big mess to me.
What’s the Real Color?
So, is color just something on the outside of things? If it is, then what’s on the inside? I am so confused. Is it really so hard to tell what color something is? Makes you wonder, don’t it?
- Red ain’t in the apple, they say.
- Black hides everything away.
- Eye colors are like a mixed-up stew.
- Light changes everything, it’s true.
- They are saying Super Bowl colors tell you who is gonna win. Crazy!
More Than Meets the Eye
And don’t even get me started on them scientists. They got all these fancy studies about how we see colors. Mice and cones, I read something about them, but I don’t really understand it. Says our eyes don’t see as much color as we think. Well, I see plenty of color, thank you very much. Maybe their eyes are different. They should come on out here, to the good life, with all the pretty flowers. They are all kinds of colors. They should come and have a look.
This whole world of marketing is crazy, too. They use colors to trick ya. Just like the light. They know what colors make you happy, what colors make you sad, what colors make you want to buy things. It’s all a big scheme, I tell ya. Just like how black can make you seem all mysterious and closed off. But you gotta have some mystery, don’t you?
Color Conspiracy
I heard on the TV that some folks think the Super Bowl, you know, that big football game, they think the colors of the logo tell you who’s gonna win. Now ain’t that a hoot? Like the colors know something we don’t. It’s a color conspiracy, I reckon. A big ol’ color conspiracy!
Maybe there is a color conspiracy. What do I know? They say a lot of things. All these colors, and all these rules. Red, blue, green, yellow, black, white. It is hard to keep track of. What is real, and what ain’t? What’s just bouncing back, and what’s really there? I’m beginning to think I don’t know nothing about colors at all. But the good lord made them, so they must be good, I suppose. And he made my eyes to see ’em, so I guess I’ll just keep on looking.
But I’ll tell you one thing, that red dress of mine? It’s red. And that’s all there is to it.
