Why do we see different colors?

The answer

Colors are not inherent properties of objects but perceptions created by our brains. Objects absorb certain wavelengths of light and reflect others; the reflected wavelengths stimulate three types of cone cells in our retinas, each sensitive to different ranges (red, green, blue). Our brain interprets the combination of signals as a specific color. This means color is entirely a neurological construct - a mantis shrimp with 16 types of color receptors perceives a world we cannot imagine.