Question

Why are all of the pigments not visible in a typical leaf?

Answer 1

The set of Wavelength is absorbed by pigment. So in a typical leaf some pigment can’t be visible.

Explanation:

There are mainly three types of key pigments in photosynthesis.  These three key pigments are Chlorophyll a, Chlorophyll b, and β-carotene. Those set of wavelengths which is not absorbed by pigment and finally it is reflected and that reflected light is what we see as a color.

The reason behind color of plant looking green because it contains huge amount of chlorophyll a and b molecule. It reflects the green light.