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We usually do not see bright colors in dim light.

This is because photoreceptors are sensitive to light. The photoreceptor rods, contain the pigment rhodopsin that allows us to see in dark/ dim light but they do not help in detecting color. The photoreceptor cones, contain the pigment iodeosin that allows us to detect different color but it works only in bright light. Hence, we usually do not see bright colors in dim light.


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