ahh Ernie beat me to it..just cause you cant see it doesnt mean its not a color :P and im going to say it anyways even if earnie beat me to it..is air not something you breathe just cause you cant see it..? hope you get my poiny
Clear is not a color itself. It becomes the color of whatever is next in line behind it from your perspective. Clear lets you see colors through it, not a color on itself. Anyone who thinks clear is a color has to be a complete idiot.
I did some research, and found another def. of clear:
[quote]pure in hue: pure in color or hue a clear red[quote]
That is a dictionary definition of clear, there are many others. So, clear can be a color when you are using it to describe a color, such as the above "a clear red".
That is a dictionary definition of clear, there are many others. So, clear can be a color when you are using it to describe a color, such as the above "a clear red".
Except he seems to be asking about transparent/the opposite of opaque. At least that will explain his water example.
In which case, as everyone else has said: No, clear/transparent is not a colour. It does not reflect light, it does not suck in light either. Instead it lets light pass through, so there is no colour to perceive. Thus, if your favourite colour is clear, you have no favourite colour. If you say clear is your favourite because you assume it is all colours, you might as well change it to either black or white, which either is an absorption of all colour, or a reflection of all colour. Even if some say black and white is merely shades, it's still more correct than saying transparent is a colour.
Clear is not a color, just something people say is a color like black. Clear has no color and i can prove it. Take a clear glass stick it in front of some blue paper and it looks blue but, put it in front of some red paper and it looks red. Now, we both know it is not blue or red. It is just arranged to where you could see through it.
Except he seems to be asking about transparent/the opposite of opaque. At least that will explain his water example.
My last post came out wrong. In "A clear red", clear is an Adjective describing red, saying the color red is pure, undefiled by other hues. In conclusion, clear can be an adjective, an adverb, an verb, but cannot be used as a color in the form of a noun. Clear still can be a noun, such as "The deer stood in the clear", referring to where the deer are standing, in the clear. Clear, as a noun, can be a place, but never a color.
Clear, transparent, or colourless is not a colour. While water appears colourless to the human eye in small amounts, such as in a glass, pure water has a slight blue tint that becomes a deeper blue as the thickness of the observed sample increases. Much like your oceans and lakes.
