what color is a mirror?

Answer 1

Silver.

Answer 2

You have to be careful with questions like this, because how something looks is a combination of a variety of factors. Here the smoothness of the surface can be particularly confusing--smooth surfaces generally reflect everything better.

The apparent color of anything is a sort of reflection--it is largely distinguishable from shininess or roughness, though this can affect the perception of color because what you see depends on what light you are bouncing off of it. The standard was of talking about it is to send in white light--the same intensity at every frequency--and see what you get back.

Within this framework, it depends on the particular material the mirror is made of. Gold mirrors tend to be yellowish, because they reflect better toward the red end of the spectrum; silver mirrors reflect more blue light, so they appear "silvery."

Answer 3

If it is a conventional silvered mirror, then it is yellow.

This is because silver is a yellow metal, so though it reflect most light, it is better at reflecting the yellow part of the spectrum.

To see this, look inside a silver cup or bowl where the multiple reflections intensify the colour.

Answer 4

Silver

Answer 5

Silver

Answer 6

silver

A mirror is simple a piece of transparent glass (no colour) painted at the back with a highly reflective base (traditionally mercury). The colour is silver, although you can have mirrors in other colours.

Answer 7

I'm not sure a mirror can have a "color" but looking at it's lighted imperfections you will see a rainbow effect.

Answer 8

a mirror is no color itself, so it takes on whatever color hits it. and that why you see a reflection

Answer 9

Its not a color, its a reflection of a liquid, YES GLASS is a SLOW moving liquid. So says the US Gov't.

Answer 10

Silver grey.