2006-12-04 11:13:22 · 10 answers · asked by Suzanne M 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Visual Arts ➔ Painting
black is not a color...it's a non-color...
2006-12-05 01:40:07 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
Black is NOT a color. It is the ABSENCE of all light. We can use hues to create the representation of the absence of light---which is black. The "colors of the rainbow" do not have black.
ROY G BIV
R ed
O range
Y ellow
G reen
B lue
I ndigo
V iolet
These are the "colors" of the rainbow. Black is not!
2006-12-08 16:19:50 · answer #2 · answered by whadda-dingo-gal 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Black is the combination of all color that is why all light rays are obsorbed by it, (hence black car gets hot in sun) where as whites is the absence of all color, and therefore it absorbs no light (hence stays cool in sun).
The second guy is a moron!
2006-12-05 23:55:09 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
black is the total absence of color and white is all the colors together.
2006-12-07 20:52:32 · answer #4 · answered by litlbigdg 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Color is the way you "see" certain wavelengths of light. Since color is light, and everything is black when there is no light, then black cannot be technicaly considered a "color"...
2006-12-04 20:44:09 · answer #5 · answered by fxb9500 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Although some people will not admit it is, it is! But if it is 100% pure it is not considered a color, people that paint always asks these type of questions, they can just grab color mixing books and they will tell you.
2006-12-05 00:08:25 · answer #6 · answered by Lol Man 360 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Black is a combination of all colours, so you can't isolate it as a colour. White is the absense of colour so strictly speaking it is not a colour either. If you mix pure primary colours together you will get black.
2006-12-05 04:26:15 · answer #7 · answered by Joy 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
black is not a color it's a shade and so is white
2006-12-04 19:26:16 · answer #8 · answered by momo n 1 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Officially, no, unofficially, yes. I'd like to see someone make a painting without black.
2006-12-04 23:05:42 · answer #9 · answered by spunk113 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
actually, black is the absence of colour, that is why every colour in the spectrum of light is absorbed by it.
2006-12-04 20:29:21 · answer #10 · answered by captsnuf 7 · 1⤊ 2⤋