Color Theory in Sports

One of the fundamental classes for any artist is Color Theory. In this post, I'm going to apply its principles to sports.

During the Wimbledon tournament, players are required to wear white clothing on the court. The reason behind this is it create contrast to the green grass. Players can easily see each other, especially boosting peripheral vision. Imagine how difficult it would be if one player wore white and the opponent wore a shade of green that matched the grass. The green player would appear to be invisible to the white player. This rule should really apply to all tennis tournaments. That way the match can be determined by purity of skill... no handicaps and distractions.

There's a similar case in basketball too. Sometimes you'll see all of the home fans coordinate wearing white. This allows the home team to blend in with the background and appear invisible. It also makes the away team really stick out.