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WHAT IS COLOR?

“The word color  as it is used in ordinary speech…has many diferent meanins!"

# R"$ %&ans

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a" Co*or is a )roperty o+ $ateria*s# The co*or o+ a certain o,-ect is dependent on its composition"# The true co*or o+ an o,-ect is its co*or in ,road day*iht"

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'" An Orane ,ein co*or orane"

0" A ripe tomato is red"," Co*or is a )roperty o+ Liht

# Co*or ,ein part o+ the composition o+ *iht itse*+ # Liht on*y has a sin*e co*or

%.amp*e/'" A red tra1c *iht emits on*y red *iht"

0" 2reen tra1c *iht emits on*y reen *iht"0" WHAT COLOR IS# “Co*or is a property o+ *iht rather than o+ ,odies" It is not an

entity ,ut a sensation con&eyed to the mind throuh the media

o+ the eyes3 the diferent co*ors seen ,ein due to the &ariation

in the optica* sensations produced ,y the *iht#wa&es o+ diferin

wa&e*enths and +re4uencies3 when the eyes a,sor, them and

pass these diferent &i,rations o+ *iht#wa&es to the ,rain"!5" CHARACT%RISTICS O6 COLOR

a" Huei" The most ,asic characteristic o+ co*or which is o+ten mista7en

+or the “co*or! itse*+"ii" )resent on*y in percei&ed co*ors"

o Chromatic co*ors 8 percei&ed co*ors that possess a certain

hueo Achromatic co*ors 8 hue#*ess co*ors

," Saturation or Chromai" Re*ati&e amount o+ hue component in the co*orii" Re+ers to the purity3 intensity3 and hue concentration o+ a

certain co*orc" Co*or+u*ness

i" A,so*ute amount o+ hue component in the co*orii" Irrespecti&e o+ the amount o+ achromatic co*or present

d" 9a*ue or Luminosityi" Lihtness or dar7ness o+ a co*or

o Liht 8 Tint

o :ar7 8 Shade

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