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      • In this context the term ‘sensitivity of the eye’ refers to the varying response of the rods and cones in the human eye to different wave lengths of light. The diagram illustrates the varying response of the eye to wavelengths between approximately 380 and 700 nanometres (nm). These are the wavelengths of the visible colour spectrum.
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  1. When fully light-adapted, the human eye features a wavelength response from around 400 to 700 nanometers, with a peak sensitivity at 555 nanometers (in the green region of the visible light spectrum).

  2. In this context the term ‘sensitivity of the eye’ refers to the varying response of the rods and cones in the human eye to different wavelengths of light. The diagram illustrates the varying response of the eye to wavelengths between approximately 380 and 700 nanometres (nm).

  3. Aug 10, 2016 · The visible light spectrum is the segment of the electromagnetic spectrum that the human eye can view. More simply, this range of wavelengths is called visible light. Typically, the human eye can detect wavelengths from 380 to 700 nanometers.

  4. The human eye is sensible to light wave which wavelength is roughly between 400 nm (violet) and 700 nm (red). Wavelengths shorter than 400 nm (ultraviolet, UV) or longer than 700 nm (infrared, IR) are not visible.

  5. An object that is emitting or reflecting light to our eye appears to have a specific color as the result of the eye-brain response to the wavelength. So technically, there is really no such thing as yellow light.

  6. In general, eye sensitivity to light increases exponentially with the decrease in light intensity, with the wavelength of peak sensitivity shifting from ~550nm in day-light conditions, to ~510nm in total darkness.

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  8. Under daylight conditions, the average normal sighted human eye is most sensitive at a wavelength of 555 nm, resulting in the fact that green light at this wavelength produces the impression of highest "brightness" when compared to light at other wavelengths.

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