Аннотация:In this theoretical study, absorption spectra of carotenoids (lutein and zeaxanthin) in two solvents (acetone and methanol) were simulated applying the multimode stochastic theory of the linear optical response. Adding the overtones of V1 and V2 vibronic mode (vibrations of single and double carbon bonds in the carbon chain) to the spectral density allowed obtaining a good agreement between the experimental and calculated data in all combinations of carotenoids and solvents.