The Ultimate Guide to Sunglass Tints!
With so many tints to choose from, how do you know which sunglasses tints are best for your lifestyle?
From biking to baseball and fishing, our guide to sunglass tints breaks down the benefits of each lens for your favorite outdoor and indoor activities.
Dark colors (brown/gray/green) are ideal for everyday use and outdoor activities. Darker tints cut through the glare and reduce eyestrain in moderate-to-bright conditions. Gray and green lenses won’t distort colors, while brown lenses cause minor distortion.
Light colors (yellow/gold/amber/rose/vermillion): These colors excel in moderate to low-level light conditions. They are great for skiing, snowboarding and other snow sports. They provide excellent depth perception, enhance contrasts in tricky, flat-light conditions, improve the visibility of objects and make your surroundings appear brighter.
Polarized lenses: Polarized lenses substantially reduce glare. Polarization is a great feature if you enjoy water sports or are especially sensitive to glare.
In some instances, polarized lenses react with the tints in windshields, creating blind spots and diminishing the visibility of LCD readouts. If this occurs, consider mirrored lenses as a glare-reducing alternative.
Here are the most common sunglass tints & their features
Blue
Blue is a contrast lens and reduces glare from visible white light (light reflected from mist, fog, snow, water).
Endorsed by the USPTA for tennis professionals
Amber
Orange + Yellow = Amber
Good at blocking blue light such as on a cloudy day.
Improve contrast and depth perception
Great for tennis, golf, skiing or other sports requiring acute visual perception & contrast differentiation.
Yellow
Increases contrast in hazy, foggy or low-light conditions.
Makes objects appear sharper both indoors and outdoors but can also cause color distortion.
Best for snow activities and indoor ball sports.
Aviator tint G 15
A combination of both grey and green
Great option for sunglasses
reduce glare considerably, and reduce eyestrain in bright sunlight.
G-15 is the inspired RayBan tint