The optical illusion of colored balls and its scientific explanation: this is how the Bezold effect works

Optical illusions are visual images that trick our brain into seeing something or perceiving something differently than it actually is. An optical illusion has recently gone viral on Reddit. The image had the following caption: “All four balls are the same color”. However, at first glance, it doesn't seem like it. One looks pink, another is blue, another is violet and the other is silver.Each of them is located on a background of a different col…