Eli5: When we see colors it’s because a light is reflecting off of it and the other colors are absorbed, how does this apply to mirrors. What light is reflecting off them

Question

Colors are either reflected or absorbed, usually one color is reflected and the rest are absorbed but with a mirror or any type of reflection it shows multiple colors, why?

In: Biology

Answer 1

Mirrors reflect nearly all light. They are ‘white’. If a mirror were less smooth, it would appear white. White objects do not *reflect* light – they scatter it.