colored light

Hued beam source

Colored light is light of a particular wavelength or hue, as opposed to white light which contains all visible wavelengths.

Stage productions use colored lights for mood and effect: The club was bathed in colored light.

In physics, colored light results from filtering white light or from sources that emit specific wavelengths.

Related
  • spectrumContinuous range of values
  • prismLight-splitting optical element
  • rainbowRefracted light arc
  • neonInert illuminating element
  • neon signIlluminated gas-tube lettering

glow · hue · tint · beam · filter · stained glass · tinted windows · laser · LED · luminous · radiance · iridescent · aurora · kaleidoscope · refraction · vibrant · fluorescent · wavelength

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spectral composition

colored lightwhite light

All wavelengths combined

clear light · daylight · natural light · sunlight · pure light

presence of light

colored lightdarkness

Total absence of light

blackness · shadow · dark

Family

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G