Accidental colour

{
  "id": "MLC-T-IND-000064",
  "term": "Accidental colour",
  "field": "Industrial and trades",
  "definition": "A subjective color sensation perceived after prolonged viewing of a specific color, resulting in an afterimage of the complementary color. This phenomenon is due to the fatigue of specific photoreceptor cells in the eye. For example, staring at a red object may produce a green afterimage.",
  "subject": "Optics and imaging",
  "references": [
    "The Principles and Practice of Ophthalmic Surgery (Internet Archive / Wikimedia Commons)"
  ],
  "translations": {
    "de": "Kontrastfarbe",
    "es": "color accidental",
    "fr": "couleur accidentelle"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/industrial/accidental-colour/"
}