Colored text... in the forums. You'll notice that the post used white text, which indeed happens to be a color.
Please don't go around using it if you aren't going to use it constructively, however. Making flames prettier isn't constructive, btw. Limited use for emphasis is the way to go.
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<!--QuoteBegin--MaDMaXX+Jun 20 2003, 01:14 PM--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (MaDMaXX @ Jun 20 2003, 01:14 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> erm, since when was white a colour? <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd--> colors = light (visible electromagnetig rays) in different wavelengths. white = light that includes an even mixture of all visible wavelengths.
<!--QuoteBegin--Ollj+Jun 20 2003, 01:31 PM--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Ollj @ Jun 20 2003, 01:31 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> <!--QuoteBegin--MaDMaXX+Jun 20 2003, 01:14 PM--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (MaDMaXX @ Jun 20 2003, 01:14 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> erm, since when was white a colour? <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd--> colors = light (visible electromagnetig rays) in different wavelengths. white = light that includes an even mixture of all visible wavelengths.
so white in fact is no color its ALL colors! <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd--> yep
Heh.... I still like my Squat chat idea <!--emo&:angry:--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/mad.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='mad.gif'><!--endemo--> <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif'><!--endemo--> And it used colored tags too! <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif'><!--endemo-->
<!--QuoteBegin--Ollj+Jun 20 2003, 01:31 PM--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Ollj @ Jun 20 2003, 01:31 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> <!--QuoteBegin--MaDMaXX+Jun 20 2003, 01:14 PM--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (MaDMaXX @ Jun 20 2003, 01:14 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> erm, since when was white a colour? <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd--> colors = light (visible electromagnetig rays) in different wavelengths. white = light that includes an even mixture of all visible wavelengths.
so white in fact is no color its ALL colors! <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd--> white (dictionary)
The achromatic color of maximum lightness; the color of objects that reflect nearly all light of all visible wavelengths; the complement or antagonist of black, the other extreme of the neutral gray series. Although typically a response to maximum stimulation of the retina, the perception of white appears always to depend on contrast
quote::Although typically a response to maximum stimulation of the retina, the perception of white appears always to depend on contrast::quote
Hence, not a colour <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif'><!--endemo-->
<!--QuoteBegin--MaDMaXX+Jun 20 2003, 03:55 PM--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (MaDMaXX @ Jun 20 2003, 03:55 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> quote::Although typically a response to maximum stimulation of the retina, the perception of white appears always to depend on contrast::quote
Hence, not a colour <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif'><!--endemo--> <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd--> I would argue though that colour refers to a quality of how an object is perceived by the eye. Hence white is a colour <!--emo&::nerdy::--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/nerd.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='nerd.gif'><!--endemo--> (Regardless of how the white comes to be white, it is still perceived by the same mechansim as other 'colours').
So there !! <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif'><!--endemo-->
Also keep in mind the definition of hue:
The property of colors by which they can be perceived as ranging from red through yellow, green, and blue, as determined by the dominant wavelength of the light.
So white may not necessarily have a "hue" but it is still a colour <!--emo&;)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/wink.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='wink.gif'><!--endemo--> (Hence the reason the dictionary defintion describes white as an 'achromatic' colour)
<!--QuoteBegin--Cereal_KillR+Jun 20 2003, 05:47 PM--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Cereal_KillR @ Jun 20 2003, 05:47 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> If white wasn't a color than why are some cars painted white? <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd--> Good point...and if a cop had to ask you the colour of a suspect vehicle and you said 'white'...I doubt he/she would say "but white is not a colour sir" <!--emo&;)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/wink.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='wink.gif'><!--endemo-->
Whether or not white is colour really depends on the context. If you say that something is green and white, you're probably using it as a colour. But if you compare white light to monochromatic light, you're probably not. So it depends.
<!--QuoteBegin--Cereal_KillR+Jun 20 2003, 11:47 PM--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Cereal_KillR @ Jun 20 2003, 11:47 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> If white wasn't a color than why are some cars painted white? <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd--> Er, yeah, cars are painted black as well, thats not a colour either
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Please don't go around using it if you aren't going to use it constructively, however. Making flames prettier isn't constructive, btw. Limited use for emphasis is the way to go.
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colors = light (visible electromagnetig rays) in different wavelengths.
white = light that includes an even mixture of all visible wavelengths.
so white in fact is no color its ALL colors!
colors = light (visible electromagnetig rays) in different wavelengths.
white = light that includes an even mixture of all visible wavelengths.
so white in fact is no color its ALL colors! <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
yep
black = no color
colors = light (visible electromagnetig rays) in different wavelengths.
white = light that includes an even mixture of all visible wavelengths.
so white in fact is no color its ALL colors! <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
white (dictionary)
The achromatic color of maximum lightness; the color of objects that reflect nearly all light of all visible wavelengths; the complement or antagonist of black, the other extreme of the neutral gray series. Although typically a response to maximum stimulation of the retina, the perception of white appears always to depend on contrast
Hence, not a colour <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif'><!--endemo-->
Hence, not a colour <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif'><!--endemo--> <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
I would argue though that colour refers to a quality of how an object is perceived by the eye. Hence white is a colour <!--emo&::nerdy::--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/nerd.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='nerd.gif'><!--endemo--> (Regardless of how the white comes to be white, it is still perceived by the same mechansim as other 'colours').
So there !! <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif'><!--endemo-->
Also keep in mind the definition of hue:
The property of colors by which they can be perceived as ranging from red through yellow, green, and blue, as determined by the dominant wavelength of the light.
So white may not necessarily have a "hue" but it is still a colour <!--emo&;)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/wink.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='wink.gif'><!--endemo--> (Hence the reason the dictionary defintion describes white as an 'achromatic' colour)
Good point...and if a cop had to ask you the colour of a suspect vehicle and you said 'white'...I doubt he/she would say "but white is not a colour sir" <!--emo&;)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/wink.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='wink.gif'><!--endemo-->
Er, yeah, cars are painted black as well, thats not a colour either