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IN connection with recent correspondence in NATURE it may be worthy of remark that I have often noticed the appearance of strong complementary colours in water from contrast-effects, in the case of a wave, breaking on the shore. If the water is properly illuminated so as to be of a decidedly green tinge, the crest of the wave often appears of a delicate pink, and this even in strong sunlight. The purplish hue of cloud-shadows on the ocean is also a familiar example of the phenomenon under discussion.
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CROSS, C. Complementary Colours. Nature 27, 150 (1882). https://doi.org/10.1038/027150b0
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