colour sequence perceived by human

[rich apollo]

For example, why does our back hair curve into our spine while the fur on the backs of other apes is straight?

Gordo, I now feel that I know too much.

I had learned that our color discrimination abilities centered around a) the predominant spectra from the sun (red to yellow) and b) the appearance of skin. As I heard it, our eyes are built to answer two questions:

Can I eat it?

Can I breed it?

[gordo]

I had learned that our color discrimination abilities centered around a) the predominant spectra from the sun (red to yellow) and b) the appearance of skin. As I heard it, our eyes are built to answer two questions:

Can I eat it?

Can I breed it?

Hadn't heard that one.

The "can I eat it" lines up with with what the zoologist Desmond Morris says about our color discrimination being greatest in the blue-greens to yellow-greens.
But I don't see any connection with color vision and the appearance of skin. Maybe a color blind forum member could comment on their breeding ability?

best, (not a zoologist) gordo

[Lukas Engqvist]

Actually was an interesting program about prehistoric zooplangton that had light sensors where they evolved to go Deep in the sea during the day and only surface in the morning and evening. Is this why we blush and associate red with passion, anger or other emotions near the surface whilst blue is the deep, calm, within?

[Magnus]

You might want to check out this documentary: Do You See What I See? | Watch Free Documentary Online

[Wolfie66]

There's also a great documentary on the subject called "Cracking the Colour Code". My late wife is in the film. She was a colorist in the fashion industry and appears with a group of colorists and color consultants going through process of color trend forecasting. The film walks through the nature of color, the business of color and the science of color.

You can watch it here: Cracking the Colour Code | DocumentaryStorm - Stream Full Documentaries

Mike