Tinted lenses can serve a far greater function than fashion -- they can have a huge impact on your performance as an athlete, spectator, and lover of the great outdoors. Tinted lenses can reduce glare, improve contrast, and provide enhanced depth perception. When performance is your top priority, the right lens tint can give you the results you want.
GREEN
Benefits
- Transmits all colors evenly
- Good for general purpose use
- Dims glare while brightening shadows
Sport/Activity
- All outdoor activities
Weather Conditions
- Good in rain or shine
BROWN & AMBER
Benefits
- Improves contrast
- Contains a red element to enhance depth perception
Sport/Activity
- Golf, tennis, high-altitude sports, fishing, boating/sailing, or any sport where distance needs to be judged
Weather Conditions
- Partly cloudy to sunny conditions
YELLOW
Benefits
- Provides greater clarity in fog, haze, and other low-light conditions
- Filters out blue light that can make focusing difficult
Sport/Activity
- Skiing, mountain biking, hunting, aviation, tennis, and target shooting
Note: may cause color distortion
Weather Conditions
- Good for first and last light. Also good in foggy or hazy conditions
BLUE, PURPLE, & DOUBLE GRADIENT
Benefits
- Fashionable
- Cosmetically appealing
- Reduces glare
- Helps to see contours
- Improves color perception
Sport/Activity
- Spectator and golf
Weather Conditions
- Good in misty, foggy and snowy conditions
GREY
Benefits
- Good for general purpose use
- Anti-fatigue
- True color perception
- Dark enough to provide overall protection
- Reduces glare, especially off water
Sport/Activity
- Driving, baseball, tennis, football, soccer, water sports, and all other outdoor activities
Weather Conditions
- Good variable weather tint-sunny or overcast days
PINK & RED
Benefits
- Enhances visual depth
- Reduces eye strain
- Provides good road visibility
- Comforting to the eyes
- Helps adjust contrast
Sport/Activity
- Cycling, racing
Weather Conditions
- Good in most weather conditions, especially in snow.
A big thanks to the folks at VSP lab for providing this great information!