In and around totality — the brief moments during a total solar eclipse when the moon fully hides the sun — the sudden shift from light to darkness can profoundly change color perception ...

In and around totality—the brief moments during a total solar eclipse when the moon fully hides the sun—the sudden shift from light to darkness can profoundly change color perception.

As a solar eclipse approaches totality and our eyes adjust to dimming light, our color vision changes. It’s called the Purkinje effect.

Eclipses change the light around us, leading to unusual sights. Monday's solar eclipse also brings a chance to see crescent shapes in shadows and pinholes, as the moon moves in front of the sun.

Start digging in the closet, because according to a scientific phenomenon, the colors you wear during the eclipse matter.