In regard to colored light transmitted through a filter, the degree of brilliance is called?

In regard to colored light transmitted through a filter, the degree of brilliance is called?

• A. Hue
• B. Intensity
• C. Saturation
• D. Brightness

Answer: (D)

Brightness is the perceptual quality that describes how luminous a color appears when light is transmitted through a filter. The filter determines which wavelengths pass and, consequently, how bright the resulting color looks to the eye. Hue identifies the color itself, saturation describes how pure or vivid the color is, and intensity refers to the physical amount of light energy rather than how bright it seems to an observer. So the degree of brilliance, as perceived after the light passes through the filter, is brightness.

Brightness is the perceptual quality that describes how luminous a color appears when light is transmitted through a filter. The filter determines which wavelengths pass and, consequently, how bright the resulting color looks to the eye. Hue identifies the color itself, saturation describes how pure or vivid the color is, and intensity refers to the physical amount of light energy rather than how bright it seems to an observer. So the degree of brilliance, as perceived after the light passes through the filter, is brightness.