2006-09-08 16:30:47 · 10 answers · asked by cubanzgar 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Other - Science
nononononono
I really mean how many colors... not just the main colors but all the colors... every single combination... every single color... how many different colors are there...
2006-09-08 16:35:23 · update #1
interesting question. i would say that there is an infinite amount of colors in the universe. this can easily be compared to a number line, as in mathematics where there is an infinity. you have to consider the numbers in between, such as 8.9 or 8.9999999999 which is much different but sooo close! the same concept applies to color. a red-orange and a slightly more red that orange red-orange differ, and thus are two separate colors. you also have to wonder if humans can even see all colors in the universe. it is possible we cannot detect a wavelength or something. ah... but a question for another day perhaps.
basically, there are an infinite amount of colors. and in case you were wondering, my favorite color is yellow. :)
2006-09-08 16:39:15 · answer #1 · answered by hmbn 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If there is a limit to the number of colors in the spectrum, it's probably the number of colors whose wavelength is an integral multiple of the Planck length. That's an immense number. Add to that colors like brown which are not in the spectrum, but combinations. Still enumarable, but even more immense. If the wavelength of light can be red-shifted or blue-shifted by some amount less than the Planck length, then the infinity answer is probably correct.
2006-09-08 18:35:10 · answer #2 · answered by Frank N 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
White isn't a coloration, it rather is a mix of all hues. in case you define "shade" as an electromagnetic wave to which the human eye is gentle, the a cooling Universe that began gleaming in severe capacity gamma radiation could first attain violet easy as frequencies decreased. Violet easy has the utmost frequency detectable with the help of the human eye.
2016-11-06 22:46:01 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
There are an infinite number of "colors." Your question is much like asking how many numbers there are. Color is a function of wavelength, but you can add as many decimal places as you want.
A more reasonable question is "How many colors can the human eye perceive?" Experts do not agree, but the numbers run from as low as 100,000 to as high as 10 million.
2006-09-08 16:44:11 · answer #4 · answered by Jay S 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
3, red, yellow and blue. From those 3 colors come all other shades and variations. White is not a color, but a light and black is not a color either but that which is lacking light.
2006-09-08 16:33:37 · answer #5 · answered by simplelife_2000 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
as many wavelengths that exist between the high and low portions of the visible light spectrum. If you mean colors that we are able to see.
2006-09-08 16:34:30 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
3, all the other colors are a mixture of them.
2006-09-08 16:35:24 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
in monitor it is 64 bit? by combination only by 3 color
imagine by adding color we can't see
2006-09-08 16:45:46 · answer #8 · answered by Henry W 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Just look at the rainbow.
2006-09-08 16:40:35 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
probably an infinite amount.....
2006-09-08 16:36:33 · answer #10 · answered by That one guy 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋