University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Advantage of Color Vision

The Advantage of Color Vision

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Click on the buttons above to look at three different images in color and grayscale

How well can you see without the advantage of your color vision? This activity illustrates why different types of vision may have evolved.

Part of the curriculum unit: 
Do you see what I see?