A good mirror produces a specular reflection of most of the light that hits it, in which case it should look as if it is whatever colour it is reflecting. But somehow it looks silver-ish(for a silvered mirror). Why?

I think this about the way that lights hits metallic surfaces

when we say silver I guess we just mean something that reflects light

wookiemeister said:

I think this about the way that lights hits metallic surfaces

when we say silver I guess we just mean something that reflects light

or reflective down to that matt grey tone

This royal throne of kings, this scepter’d isle, This earth of Majesty, this seat of Mars, This other Eden, demi-paradise; This fortress built by Nature for herself, Against infection and the hand of war, This happy breed of men, this little world, This precious stone set in the silver sea,