2007-10-17 13:30:00 · 17 answers · asked by Siddhartha Basu 4 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Philosophy
Most objects make no light of their own and are visible only because they reflect some of the light that strikes them. Without sunlight (or any other light source), these passive objects would appear black. Black is what we "see" when there is no light reaching our eyes from a particular direction. The only objects we would see would be those that made their own light and sent it toward our eyes.
The one exception to this rule that objects only reflect the light that strikes them is fluorescent objects. These objects absorb the light that strikes them and then emit new light at new colors. For example, most fluorescent cards or pens will absorb blue light and then emit green, orange, or red light. Try exposing a mixture of artwork and fluorescent objects to blue light. The artwork will appear blue and black: blue wherever the art is blue and black wherever the art is either red, green, or black. But the fluorescent objects will display a richer variety of colors because those objects can synthesize their own light colors.
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2007-10-17 13:46:44 · answer #1 · answered by Goutam 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The same color they always are. The color of an object is not dependent upon light shining upon it. Our perception of the color is what would be absent without light.
Edit: In actuality, the color we perceive is the wavelenght of visible light that is not absorbed by the object. So in that sense, the color we see is actually the one color that the object ISN'T.
2007-10-17 20:44:03 · answer #2 · answered by Gee Whizdom™ 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Black and greys.
Because if there was no sunlight, there will be no way to define nor create colors.
2007-10-17 20:38:35 · answer #3 · answered by cklaighe 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
close your eyes what do you see?
but seriously
there are other sources of light than sunlight
there is fire... there are animals or plants that give off light...
it would depend on the light source spectrum and the object
obviously if the light source was yellow, things would look mighty mighty yellow
if there was only starlight, that still has a little coror
if there was no light... then BLACK.. unless you have a really really strong imagination
2007-10-17 20:39:19 · answer #4 · answered by whirlingmerc 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
well everything would still be the same color. We just wouldn't be able to see them.
although, if there was no sunlight, we probably wouldn't exist.
2007-10-17 20:52:18 · answer #5 · answered by Supai 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would say black!
The only reason we see things in a specific colour is because that's the colour they reflect back and to our eyes and that's picked up by the cones in the eyes!!
Not ice cream cones- The cells in our eyes called cones that pick up light!!
So if there's no light- it would be black!
2007-10-17 20:40:54 · answer #6 · answered by candy 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Black.
Doug
2007-10-17 20:42:59 · answer #7 · answered by doug_donaghue 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
there would be no color... even black is a combination of colors... so not even that I would think... just empty
2007-10-17 20:54:22 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
there is no such thing as color without light
2007-10-17 20:39:35 · answer #9 · answered by allknowing 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Even a blind man can "see" the darkness!
2007-10-17 21:13:56 · answer #10 · answered by Premaholic 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋