You have been shopping for sunglasses for men or women merely for the reason of getting a statement for yourself, enhancing your look, matching its different lens color as your outfit scheme, in short you look at it as fashion accessory and maybe few of you may perceive it as a protection for your eyes when being out in the open environment and being exposed to the sun rays.
Well not only sunglasses act as a protection from sun’s
harmful UV rays but different lens color has different purpose lying behind.
Still confused?
Here we will talk how different color lens will help you in
different environment and why are they used in that particular atmospheric
condition.
What Are
Different Colors for Sunglass Lens
There are many color lenses that will protect your eyes along
with providing the right purpose for your different activities and in different
whether conditions. Before starting let’s list down the different lens color:
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Yellow
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Green
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Blue and Purple
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Brown and Amber
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Pink and Red
·
Gray and Black
Color Lens
and Their Features
1.
Yellow
This lens has the ability to stop glare to a high extent but
not only that, it also helps in filtering out blue light.
A yellow-tinted lens will prevent light to pass through to
such a degree which causes chromatic aberration or in other words color
distortion, due to this reason it works best in low-light conditionslike haze,
snow, fog.
Another reason which makes it more suitable for whether
conditions mentioned above is that it boosts up the sharpness of your eyes
giving high level of clarity
2.
Green
Green color lens is the most common and contains a
distinctive feature of being worn in almost all the whether conditions without
compromising the color perception.
A green-tinted lens will be the best prospect in transmitting
all the colors evenly in almost all whether conditions, might it be a bright sunny
day, rainy day or even a cloudy day. This lens will well reduce the glare while
making shadows brighter.
3.
Blue and
Purple
One of the most high-toned and classy lens that are
cosmetically captivating and worn the most.
These tints will considerably prevent glare to pass through
and will allow the color perception and contours to be enhanced to a great
level. Such lens, due to its feature of blocking glare from any white light, makes
it quite an easy task to navigate through extremely unpleasant whether
conditions like snow, fog and haze.
4.
Brown and
Amber
In whether conditions like sunny and partly cloudy, this lens
can be worn. Due to having a red element in its color the lens cuts out blue
light to quite an amount and allowing contrasts and stereopsis, also known as
depth perception, to be enhanced.
Such lens has the propensity to work perfect in different
light variations.
5.
Pink and
Red
These are great lenses that help your eyes to not be known to
stress and fatigue and are most suitable if worn for longer durations. It provides
a good vision clarity because it refines visual depths and renders contrasts to
a high amount.
Pink and Red tints can be worn in almost all the whether
conditions except of low-lightones such as fog or haze.
6.
Gray and
Black
One of the most important color type that allows protection
of eyes from sun’s harmful UV rays because it is pretty dark making it easy to
cut high amount of glare but most importantly the reflected glare.
This lens may well contain the true perception of color and
can be worn in almost all the whether conditions apart from snow.
Color Lens
and Which Outdoor Activities They Suit
Now that you have learned about the incredible features each
color lens contains, let’s list down the activities that are supported by
suitable color lens.
1.
Computers
and Other Digital Devices:
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Yellow
2.
Cycling:
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Green
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Grey and Black
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Pink and Red
3.
Driving:
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Brown and Amber
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Yellow
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Grey and Black
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Pink and Red
4.
Water
Sports Like Fishing:
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Green
·
Brown and Amber
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Blue and Purple
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Grey and Black
5.
Golf:
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Green
·
Brown and Amber
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Blue and Purple
·
Grey and Black
6.
Shooting
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Brown and Amber
·
Yellow
7.
Soccer/Football
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Green
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Brown and Amber
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Grey and Black
8.
Tennis
·
Green
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Brown and Amber
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Yellow
·
Grey and Black
9.
Outdoor Leisure
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Green
·
Blue and Purple
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Grey and Black