Most of the green reflectance is an illusion because the human retina amplifies green light as much as 25× more than red (think of a green 5mw laser vs red). O

Most of the green reflectance is an illusion because the human retina amplifies green light as much as 25× more than red (think of a green 5mw laser vs red). On the other hand, leaves do absorb green light: nearly 75% is absorbed, in contrast to 85% of non-green light. See https://www.researchgate.net/figure/Reflectance-spectra-of-green-black-solid-line-and-yellow-red-dashed-line-leaves-of_fig2_348057657 https://www.researchgate.net/figure/Reflectance-spectra-of-g...