About Color Vision
Make a whole rainbow by mixing red, green, and blue light. Change the wavelength of a monochromatic beam or filter white light. View the light as a solid beam, or see the individual photons.
How to play Color Vision
Everything is hands-on: drag, click and experiment — the simulation reacts instantly. Make a whole rainbow by mixing red, green, and blue light.
Questions & answers
- What is Color Vision?
- Color Vision is a free interactive simulation from PhET Interactive Simulations (University of Colorado Boulder) that you can play right in your browser on crumble.lol — no downloads and no sign-up. Make a whole rainbow by mixing red, green, and blue light. Change the wavelength of a monochromatic beam or filter white light.
- What can kids learn from Color Vision?
- It helps kids explore: determine what color the person sees for various combinations of red, green, and blue light. describe the color of light that is able to pass through different colored filters.
- What age is Color Vision good for?
- It is designed for elementary school (roughly ages 5–10) up to university, and curious kids outside that range can absolutely enjoy poking around it too.
- Is Color Vision free to play?
- Yes — Color Vision is completely free on crumble.lol and runs fully in your browser on computers and tablets.