(July 22, 2013 at 11:51 pm)Rahul Wrote:(July 22, 2013 at 8:25 pm)Chuck Wrote: Actually, neither black, nor white, nor any shade of true gray is in any way whatsoever the absence of color. In fact, they all consist of the equal presence of all three primary colors. Where they differ is in TONE, not in COLOR.
Well in art there are colors, non-colors, shades, and pastels.
White and Black are considered non-colors.
I'm sure scientists don't define it that way, though.
From memory, white is a colour. Black isn't, because it is the absence of light. And light is what is being measured.
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