Views Through Different Hues

Let these hints give your eyes a better understanding of tint 

For quite a long while, you’ve been taking the same route to the office every day.  Before you back out of the driveway, you pop on your trusty pair of sunglasses that you’ve had for years; until one day, they fall out of your pocket and shatter. After purchasing a brand new pair of shades, you notice the same scenery you’re used to seeing appears to have a different hue. Then you notice your sunglasses appear to have a distinct tint to them as well. As you happily soak in the brightly tinted landscape, you wonder how things would have looked if you chose the brown-tinted lenses instead.  Today, Sunglasses Avant Garde will uncover viewing life through different colored lenses.

One of the major differences in non-prescription lenses is the color of the tint. Here are a few different ways colored hues and tones can affect your view:

Red-tinted lenses

With red tinted lens, darker objects may appear more profound and vibrant. This especially goes for red objects.

Blue-tinted lenses

When looking through a blue-tinted lens, certain things may appear paler or washed out. A blue-tinted lens can also make reddish objects appear slightly violet or grey.

Green-tinted lenses

Lenses with a green tint will have a similar affect as a blue tint. Skin tones may appear lighter.

Yellow-tinted lenses

A yellow –tinted lens can intensify any sort of red and yellow pigments.

The chart below can give you an idea of even more color differences. Of course with the transparency factor of lenses, hues will be a lot less dramatic!

COLOR OF PIGMENT	COLOR OF LIGHT
	Violet	Blue	Blue-green	Green	Yellow	Orange	Red	Purple
Violet	Deep violet	Dark violet	Dark violet	Violet	Dark brown	Dark brown	Dark gray	Dark violet
Blue	Light blue	Deep blue	Light bluish gray	Light blue	Dark bluish gray	Black	Gray	Blue
Blue-green	Dark blue	Very dark blue	Dark bluish gray	Dark green	Greenish blue	Dark greenish brown	Black	Dark blue
Green	Bluish brown	Light olive green	Light greenish gray	Intense green	Bright green	Dark green	Dark gray	Dark greenish brown
Yellow	Scarlet	Greenish yellow	Greenish yellow	Greenish yellow	Intense yellow	Yellow-orange	Red	Orange
Orange	Scarlet	Light brown	Light brown	Light brown	Orange	Intense orange	Intense orange-red	Scarlet
Red	Scarlet	Purplish black	Dark maroon	Maroon	Bright red	Orange red	Intense red	Red
Purple	Reddish purple	Dark violet	Maroon	Purplish violet	Light brown	Maroon	Reddish brown	Deep purple

Table courtesy of rosco.com

Sunglasses Avant Garde has a variety of tinted shades as well. Check out our selection of hues and view the world in your favorite color!

 

Brown tinted lens from on TAG Heuer Curves 2S series

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~Charlene Marie