According to the opponent processing theory,when we stare at a particular color and look away,the opposing color is seen as an afterimage.This is due to cells firing in response to a particular wavelength and stopping when the wavelength is removed.Accepting this phenomenon as fact and knowing that blue and yellow are opposing colors,why don't you see your blue dress as yellow under certain lighting,and your yellow shirt as blue under others?

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Color constancy is the phenomenon that explains why an object's perceived color remains relatively constant under varying illumination conditions. It's why a blue dress looks blue and a yellow shirt looks yellow under different lighting conditions, rather than their colors appearing as their opposing colors.

According to the Opponent Processing Theory,when We Stare at a Particular