The Best Color Lenses for Shooting Glasses

Crisp vision and clarity are important for target shooting and hunting. Shooting glasses are available in a wide variety of tints and styles for different atmosphere and lighting conditions. Some frames even come with interchangeable lenses in multiple colors.

  1. Yellow Hues

    • Yellow is one of the most popular colors of shooting lenses because they help with contrast by blocking blue light and enhance depth perception for contrast and haze. Target shooters like yellow lenses because the yellow tint helps bring out the orange color of the targets. Orange, amber and amber-brown lenses also block blue light and work well on cloudy days. According to gunnersalley.com, a good rule to follow is that the lower the light, the brighter yellow for the lens color.

    Purple and Red Hues

    • Purple isn't a common cosmetic tint but works well for shooting, especially mixed with a neutral gray color. Vermilion-gray mix is a common shade used for shooting glasses because it brings out the orange in a target, especially when there is background contrast like foliage or trees. By itself, vermilion also highlights and contrasts. It is helpful to test the different versions of purples and reds to see which works best for your needs.

    Additional Colors and Considerations

    • Plain gray works well under some conditions, especially bright sunlight. Gray tint is often used in sunglasses because gray is a neutral color that helps you to see colors without distorting them. Gray also helps to reduces glare but won't improve contrast. Polarization is not a color but polarized lenses help reduce glare. The lenses cut down reflected light off water and flat surfaces outdoors and enhance vision. Polarized lenses are available in any color.