How many colors are there?

[Eli]

was pondering this...

Surely it's more than 16.7 million? lol

 

[BrokenVisage]

infinity?

 

[Kalvin00]

42 billion

 

[Eli]

Originally posted by: BrokenVisage
infinity?

hmm, nah.. I'd think there would have to be a number.

 

[imported_LoKe]

With all the shades, I don't think it'd be possible to calculate them all.

 

[l Xes l]

Originally posted by: BrokenVisage
infinity?

bingo

 

[BrokenVisage]

Originally posted by: Eli

Originally posted by: BrokenVisage
infinity?

hmm, nah.. I'd think there would have to be a number.

Then I think 16.7mil is your answer without getting into complex HDR equations.

 

[AdamSnow]

Originally posted by: l Xes l

Originally posted by: BrokenVisage
infinity?

bingo

:thumbsup:

 

[Hav0k99]

In the US or the world!??! sorry couldn't help it

 

[BW86]

Visible colors? Around 10 million

 

[mrSHEiK124]

A whole shitload

 

[jimbob200521]

32 bits?

 

[Atheus]

Originally posted by: BW86
Visible colors? Around 10 million

How do you figure that? Limitation of the eyes?

 

[l Xes l]

u guys are all wrong.. there are exactly 7 colors..

 

[Eli]

How can it be infinity? There are only a certain number of wavelengths between black and white, and only a certain number of combinations of wavelengths...

Or maybe I'm not looking at it right.

 

[BrokenVisage]

Originally posted by: l Xes l
u guys are all wrong.. there are exactly 7 colors..

Don't you mean 3?

 

[AbAbber2k]

Originally posted by: AdamSnow

Originally posted by: l Xes l

Originally posted by: BrokenVisage
infinity?

bingo

:thumbsup:

:beer:

 

[Atheus]

Originally posted by: Eli
How can it be infinity? There are only a certain number of wavelengths between black and white, and only a certain number of combinations of wavelengths...

Or maybe I'm not looking at it right.

I don't think you are, it's continuous not descrete... unless there's some quantum think that describes a smallest possible change in wavelength.

 

[Bootprint]

Originally posted by: Eli
How can it be infinity? There are only a certain number of wavelengths between black and white, and only a certain number of combinations of wavelengths...

Or maybe I'm not looking at it right.

Light is analog, so in theory the number is very large.

~380 nanometer wavelength to ~740 nanometers, and all numbers between.

 

[yhelothar]

Originally posted by: Bootprint

Originally posted by: Eli
How can it be infinity? There are only a certain number of wavelengths between black and white, and only a certain number of combinations of wavelengths...

Or maybe I'm not looking at it right.

Light is analog, so in theory the number is very large.

~380 nanometer wavelength to ~740 nanometers, and all numbers between.

And colors mixing.. such as 420 mixed with 500 mixed with 733

 

[BigJ]

Originally posted by: virtualgames0

Originally posted by: Bootprint

Originally posted by: Eli
How can it be infinity? There are only a certain number of wavelengths between black and white, and only a certain number of combinations of wavelengths...

Or maybe I'm not looking at it right.

Light is analog, so in theory the number is very large.

~380 nanometer wavelength to ~740 nanometers, and all numbers between.

And colors mixing.. such as 420 mixed with 500 mixed with 733

Color mixing duplicates the color of wavelengths. It's just two different ways to see the same exact color.

 

[DAGTA]

Men can see about 16. Women see about 1 million.

 

[Mrvile]

Originally posted by: DAGTA
Men can see about 16. Women see about 1 million.

 

[AbAbber2k]

Originally posted by: DAGTA
Men can see about 16. Women see about 1 million.

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