rainbow effect
Light spectrum phenomenon
Rainbow effect describes an unwanted visual artifact where colors separate or shimmer inappropriately.
In displays—particularly older DLP projectors—viewers may perceive brief flashes of red, green, and blue, especially during quick eye movements or in high-contrast scenes.
The term also applies to color banding in compressed images or the prismatic distortion seen through certain lenses.
Some people are more sensitive to the rainbow effect than others.
- prismLight-splitting optical element
- color spectrumVisible wavelength continuum
- iridescentShowing shifting spectral colors
- spectrumContinuous range of values
- shimmerTremulous, wavering light
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rainbow effectmonochromatic
Of one hue
monochrome · achromatic · grayscale · black and white · colorless
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