NIKE, Inc.
STRUCTURALLY-COLORED ARTICLES AND METHODS FOR MAKING AND USING STRUCTURALLY-COLORED ARTICLES

Abstract:

As described above, one or more aspects of the present disclosure provide articles having achromatic structural color, and methods of making articles having achromatic structural color. The present disclosure provides for articles that exhibit achromatic structural colors upon exposure to white light (e.g., sunlight, artificial light, or a combination) through the use of an optical element, where achromatic structural colors are visible colors produced, at least in part, through optical effects (e.g., through scattering, refraction, reflection, interference, and/or diffraction of visible wavelengths of light). The optical element (e.g., a single-layer reflector or single-layer filter or a multilayer reflector or a multilayer filter; inorganic and/or organic material) can include a reflective layer(s) and/or a constituent layer(s).