. Why the colour of an object cannot be considered as its intrinsic property?
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I would say no. But it depends how you define colour.
Imagine you put two physically identical samples next to each other; one on a yellow background and one in a blue background. The one on the blue background will look yellower (and probably a little lighter) and the one on the yellow background will look bluer (and probably a little darker). The question is: are these two samples the same colour?
Many would say, they are the same colour, but they look different in colour because of contrast with the background. However, in this phrase we have the problem. It should really be phrased as: they are the same (physical) colour but they look different in (perceptual) colour becausebof contrast with the background. People use the word colour - often in the same sentence - to mean two different things.
When I use the word colour, I am referring to perceptual colour. This is because, practically, it is of much more interest. Having worked with colour for 35+ years, I have rarely come across a situation where physical colour is of more concern than perceptual colour.
So, for me, if two things look different in colour, they are different in colour. And hence colour - according to my definition- exists only in our brains.
Imagine you put two physically identical samples next to each other; one on a yellow background and one in a blue background. The one on the blue background will look yellower (and probably a little lighter) and the one on the yellow background will look bluer (and probably a little darker). The question is: are these two samples the same colour?
Many would say, they are the same colour, but they look different in colour because of contrast with the background. However, in this phrase we have the problem. It should really be phrased as: they are the same (physical) colour but they look different in (perceptual) colour becausebof contrast with the background. People use the word colour - often in the same sentence - to mean two different things.
When I use the word colour, I am referring to perceptual colour. This is because, practically, it is of much more interest. Having worked with colour for 35+ years, I have rarely come across a situation where physical colour is of more concern than perceptual colour.
So, for me, if two things look different in colour, they are different in colour. And hence colour - according to my definition- exists only in our brains.
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Color is not intrinsic property of matter because it is a function of method by which it is examined.
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- Intrinsic property of matter are its texture,density,solubility,melting point etc.
- Color is not an intrinsic property of an object because it is a function of method by which it is examined.
- Color happens because certain object absorb a certain portion of visual spectrum of light and reflects other.
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