2006-07-26 06:16:51 · 16 answers · asked by tjc 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Physics
Black.
No light, no color.
2006-07-26 07:47:30 · answer #1 · answered by beedaduck 3 · 2⤊ 3⤋
Technically, it would have no color (therefore it would be black). Why? Becuase when the paint canis closed, light can not enter it. What is color? The reflection of certain wavelengths of light! So, if no light can get in the can, then the paint would have no color.
HOWEVER..... if you have a clear paint can, then the light can enter, despite the fact that the can is sealed. Therefore, it would be the same color as it is after you open it. Light will enter the can and you will see its true color.
BUT...... what if the can is transparent, but with a colored tint to it? Then your paint might be a different color becuase only certain frequencies of light are able to get through the can.
THEREFORE...... your paint may change color dependant on the light that hits it.
Horray for science!
2006-07-26 13:37:34 · answer #2 · answered by M 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Would you like a practical answer, or a physics answer?
Practical: It is the same color as it is after it is opened. The act of sealing an object, includig paint, within a container does not change its color. This is easily shown by using a transparent container, or installing a camera within a (large enough) container.
Physics: It has no color. The effect of color is that of specific frequences of light reflecting from the object (or substance), so any object in the dark has no color due to the lack of any photons in the visible spectrum with which to perceive any color.
2006-07-26 13:24:30 · answer #3 · answered by stellarfirefly 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you get custom colors mixed then before color is added to it paint is white or a variation of white. Some of them are more cream colored. It depends on the sheen.
2006-07-26 13:24:34 · answer #4 · answered by Christina 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
even though it is not reflecting light at the time, paint would still have the same color in the can.
2006-07-26 13:20:55 · answer #5 · answered by down in atl. 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Absolutely no color - Because there's no light to reflect. Color comes when light falls on the object.
2006-07-26 13:34:26 · answer #6 · answered by meetultra 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The question is inherently meaningless. It's like asking, "What does my dog's bark sound like when he's not barking?" With no light and no observer, even if your paint had a colour it could not possibly have any relevance to anything else.
2006-07-26 13:24:02 · answer #7 · answered by Doctor Why 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
What does it say on the paint tin?
Even there is no light to reflect it,i wonder where did the manufacturer get the colour they put on the tin.
2006-07-26 15:05:09 · answer #8 · answered by mamanoelia 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
White.
2006-07-26 13:21:05 · answer #9 · answered by Danny B 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the same color after it is opened
2006-07-26 13:19:42 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
it can be shades of white (off-white, cream, etc) it depends on the effect you want to have when the color is mixed in.
2006-07-26 13:20:48 · answer #11 · answered by water_bearer87 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋