Is white or black the absence of color?

Question

what about the absense of light?

Anonymous · Accepted Answer

** yeh

toocoolringlady · Answer

White
Black

wood_vulture · Answer

Black is the absence of color.  And here's why:

Light is white, and white is the combination of all colors in the visible spectrum.  They are Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue, Indigo and Violet (ROYGBIV).

In light, a white object reflects all of these colors equally.  A blue object reflects primarily blue and absorbs all other colors.

Where there is no light, there is no color.  So there is blackness.

Hope that helps.

1781 · Answer

Black is absence of color

white is combination/sum of all colors

? · Answer

White is every color combined. 

Black is the absence of color. 

Try it, if you have a red, yellow, and blue flashlight and you point them all at the same spot, you'll get white light.  If you turn off all the lights you'll get black. :)

Brian · Answer

I think the absence of color is clarity. The windshield of your car has no color. It is neither black or white, it is clear. Though it may have a slight blue tint, it has no color, it is clear.

ashwin g · Answer

Definately, White

Nunya B · Answer

White is the absence of color visually, but is all colors in the light spectrum.  Black is all colors visually, and the absence of light on the spectrum.

I think i just popped a brain cell on that one.

Lauren · Answer

Black is the absence of color (It absorbs all 7 colors)
White is the absense of light

Kelly · Answer

Black is the absence of colour and light, and white is the exact opposite. White happens when there is too much colour and light and the image becomes over saturated.

Of course, without light, everything is black. So...black trumps white. Hehe.

Martyna · Answer

Black is the combination of all,
white is the absence.

White reflects all colors, so you see nothing,
black absorbs all colors, so you see everything.

Is white or black the absence of color?

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