The Science of Light

YOUR BODY RUNS ON SUNLIGHT.

For millions of years, one light set your internal clock: the sun. Its color changes across the day and your brain listens to every shift.

Each TrueDark lens is engineered to match one phase of that cycle. Letting through only the colors of light the sun would give you at that time of day.

DAYTIME LIGHT.

Mid-morning – early evening

Midday sun is rich in every color. But your screens and overheads push far more harsh blue than the sun ever would. Daylights filter most of that excess blue while letting the energizing colors of daylight through.

Violet 380–450nm
Filtered
Blue 450–495nm
Filtered
Green 495–570nm
Let in
Yellow 570–590nm
Let in
Orange 590–620nm
Let in
Red 620–750nm
Let in

Daylights lenses pass green, yellow, orange, and red light — the make-up of natural daytime sun — while filtering the harsh blue that drives eye strain and fatigue.

SUNSET LIGHT.

Early evening

As the sun drops, blue and green light fade and the sky turns amber and red. That shift is the signal that starts your wind-down. Sunsets recreate it, no matter what lights are on around you.

Violet 380–450nm
Blocked
Blue 450–495nm
Blocked
Green 495–570nm
Filtered
Yellow 570–590nm
Let in
Orange 590–620nm
Let in
Red 620–750nm
Let in

Sunsets lenses shut out blue and violet light, hold back most green, and pass the warm amber and red of a natural sunset — cueing melatonin to rise.

TWILIGHT.

30 min before bed

After sundown, your body expects near-darkness. Only the faint red of firelight. Twilights recreate that darkness for your brain even with every light in the house on.

Violet 380–450nm
Blocked
Blue 450–495nm
Blocked
Green 495–570nm
Blocked
Yellow 570–590nm
Blocked
Orange 590–620nm
Filtered
Red 620–750nm
Let in

Twilights lenses block blue, green, and violet light almost completely, passing only red — the one color that lets melatonin flow and brainwaves shift toward deep-sleep delta.

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JUNK LIGHT DOESN'T FOLLOW THE SUN.

Screens, LEDs, and overhead lighting blast the same blue, green, and violet light all day and all night. At 11pm, your phone is telling your brain it's noon.

What your screen emits — at any hour
Violet 380–450nm
Blue 450–495nm
Green 495–570nm
Red 620–750nm

That constant junk light suppresses melatonin and keeps your brain in "go mode." Blocking it before bed matters most — which is why Sunsets and Twilights, worn for just a few hours each night, do some of the heaviest lifting for your sleep.

Your brain listens to light. It's time to change the message.