Is white a color?

Answer 1

It depends upon whom you ask. Scientists consider black to be the absence of color and white to be the presence of all colors. Fine artists, on the other hand, believe the complete reverse: white is the absence of color.

Answer 2

White is a color (more accurately, it contains all the colors of the visible spectrum and is sometimes described as an achromatic color—black is the absence of color) that has high brightness but zero hue. The impression of white light can be created by mixing (via a process called "additive mixing") appropriate intensities of the primary color spectrum: red, green and blue, but it must be noted that the illumination provided by this technique has significant differences from that produced by incandescence.

Answer 3

it's a color generally speaking but in the "art world" other terminology is used. Colors are refered to as hues, so white is not a hue. It's considered a tint and black is also not considered a hue, it's considered a shade. White is the presence of all color (as proven by holding a prism, white light passes through and separates into a rainbow) Black is the absence of color.

Some peeps have it backwards.

White is presence of all colors
Black is absence of all color.

White reflects because it has all the colors in it, black absorbs because it's lacking.

Not to be confused by how we make the shade of black, which would include combining all three primary hues, red, blue and yellow.

Answer 4

White is the combination of all colors. That makes it a color.

Answer 5

Actually, it is the combination of all colors. White light has the complete spectrum. If you take a prism and shine pure white light through it, it will divide the light into bands of color like a rainbow. Of course you will see only the visible part of that spectrum. It also contains colors we cannot see with our eyes but which can be detected with instruments.

If you go into a totally dark environment, you will see no color. Black, therefore, is the absense of color.

Answer 6

I agree with shark7777 that white is not a color but an absence of color.

Answer 7

White is a combination of all the colors of the spectrum. Black is the absence of color. See link below for demonstration.

Answer 8

White contains all the colors. So my answer is that white is the only color.

Answer 9

actually it is not a color
white is actually a reflection of NOTHING because all of the colors are perfectly absorbed. scary isnt it
so white is basically the "non existent" color we can see

black is a perfect bind of all of the colors in the spectrum
so black is every color combined into one

we see a box is blue because it is the LAST color not combined

Black absorbs
White reflects
so my guess is black Absorbs all the colors
White Reflects all of it away

Answer 10

white is an absence of color, it is the opposite of black which is all colors on the spectrum being showed at once.