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The retina consists of a large number of photoreceptor cells. In humans, there are three types of photoreceptor cell: spec­ial­ised gang­lion cells; rod cells (also known as rods); and cone cells (also known as cones).

Cones mitigate the perception of colour. There are about 6 million cones in the human eye; they are densely concentrated in the fovea and gradually become more sparse towards the outer edges of the retina.

In typical trichromat humans, there are three types of cone cell. The sensitivity ranges of these dif­fer­ent cones over­lap, to provide a con­tin­uous per­cep­tion of colour across the entire visible spectrum. They are also able to detect fine details and rapid changes in the field of view.

The colours displayed in an effective cam­ouf­lage pattern are usually derived from the colours that dominate any given tactical en­viron­ment. Appropriate colours help a cam­ouf­lage pattern to blend with its sur­round­ings.

However, it is not enough simp­ly to choose appropriate colours. Because there is a close relationship between the perception of colour and visual acuity, the colours must also be organised into a pattern that mimics the shapes and spatial frequencies found in the tactical environment. This mimetic element of a cam­ouf­lage pattern is called a micropattern.

All Roggenwolf digital camouflage patterns in­corp­orate palettes and micro­patterns that have been determined by computer-aided analyses of representative environments. Moreover, high and low contrasts between colours, coun­ter­shad­ing, dithering, and other filtering technologies are used to design micropatterns that display more complexity at closer ranges; in this way, they also contribute to the disruptive effect of a camouflage pattern.