2006-12-17 07:31:35 · 15 answers · asked by knuckle_duster000 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Visual Arts ➔ Painting
Technically, it's not. Although many people say that neither black nor white are colors (or conversely that both are), white actually reflects all the colors of the spectrum, whereas black absorbs them all.
2006-12-17 07:36:25 · answer #1 · answered by Dorian V. 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Black is the absence of color and white is the blending of all color -- I know this sounds wrong, but it's true when you're dealing with light. (A prism can help you understand this).
The opposite is true when dealing with paint- white is the absence of color, black is the combination of all colors (an easy demonstration- mixing a solid blue red and yellow together creates a warm black).
So no. They're not colors. They're effects of colors.
2006-12-17 15:46:53 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Zoltar is right. Black is the absence of all color. White is the combination of all colors in the spectrum, red, orange, yellow, green,blue,indigo and violet.
2006-12-17 08:07:40 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Black is the absence of color.
2006-12-17 11:39:12 · answer #4 · answered by peggy 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Black is the shade of objects that do not reflect light of any parts of the visible spectrum.
Strictly speaking, black is not a colour; a black object absorbs all the colours visible spectrum and reflects none of them, and sometimes is described as an "achromatic colour".
2006-12-17 07:35:00 · answer #5 · answered by Katie 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes. Do not listen to any poppycock about it not, because it is simply all colors mixed together, or that white is not a color, but the absence of color. They are both true colors to us, no less than any other colors. Period.
2006-12-17 07:35:25 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
if you really want to know read a colour theory book and there should be no debate. black and white are classed as tones are are used to make lighter or darker shades of a colour. there are only three true colours ( primary), these are red, yellow and blue. the rest of the colours are secondary, tertiary etc as they are made by mixing two or three primary colours to make other colours such as orange, green and purple.
2006-12-17 08:41:11 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Black is the absence of colour and white is all the rainbow colours mixed together. Kitty Purr is wrong but its okay to be wrong. That's how one learns what is right.
2006-12-17 07:51:03 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I think TECHNICALLY no, its not, because black signifies the absense of light as it is absorbed by the object.
2006-12-17 07:35:40 · answer #9 · answered by Cheez_Mastah 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
According to the crayon box, that's a big yes.
2006-12-17 07:33:56 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋