How do we know the exact color we see when we close our eyes? (Eigengrau #16161D)
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Eigengrau isn’t the color you see when you close your eyes, it’s the color you see in total pitch blackness whether you have your eyes open or closed. Basically that fuzziness you see if you are in a room with no windows and absolutely no light. It’s caused because your perception of brightness is based on the difference between light and dark areas, and with no light areas your retina starts to pick up just random fluctuations in your light sensitive cells.
The color isn’t exact either, it’s just an approximate that people agree based on what they remember pitch blackness looking like.
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