{"id":40657,"date":"2025-01-21T18:47:19","date_gmt":"2025-01-21T18:47:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/idea.membrane.com\/songwriter\/?p=40657"},"modified":"2025-01-21T18:58:03","modified_gmt":"2025-01-21T18:58:03","slug":"colors-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/2025\/01\/21\/colors-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Colors"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/kingarthur.com\/MegaEpix-Enormous\/multimedia\/X\/Colors-Encore.mp3\"> Colors-Encore.mp3<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/kingarthur.com\/MegaEpix-Enormous\/multimedia\/X\/Colors-Encore.mp4\"> Colors-Encore.mp4<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/kingarthur.com\/MegaEpix-Enormous\/multimedia\/X\/Colors-I.mp3\"> Colors-I.mp3<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/kingarthur.com\/MegaEpix-Enormous\/multimedia\/X\/Colors-I.mp4\"> Colors-I.mp4<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/kingarthur.com\/MegaEpix-Enormous\/multimedia\/X\/Colors-Prequel-1.mp3\"> Colors-Prequel-1.mp3<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/kingarthur.com\/MegaEpix-Enormous\/multimedia\/X\/Colors-Prequel-1.mp4\"> Colors-Prequel-1.mp4<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/kingarthur.com\/MegaEpix-Enormous\/multimedia\/X\/Colors-Prequel-2.mp3\"> Colors-Prequel-2.mp3<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/kingarthur.com\/MegaEpix-Enormous\/multimedia\/X\/Colors-Prequel-2.mp4\"> Colors-Prequel-2.mp4<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/kingarthur.com\/MegaEpix-Enormous\/multimedia\/X\/Colors-intro.mp3\"> Colors-intro.mp3<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[Intro]<br \/>\nFull-spectrum colors<br \/>\n(So wonderful)<br \/>\nFrom violet to red<br \/>\n(Spread colorful)<\/p>\n<p>[Verse 1]<br \/>\nOn a continuous spectrum<br \/>\n(Without distinct boundaries)<br \/>\nWatch one run into the other one<br \/>\n(Separation difficulties)<\/p>\n<p>[Chorus]<br \/>\nFull-spectrum colors<br \/>\n(So wonderful)<br \/>\nFrom violet to red<br \/>\n(Spread colorful)<\/p>\n<p>[Bridge]<br \/>\nBut to me&#8230;<br \/>\n(I only see three)<br \/>\nRed, green, and blue<br \/>\n(True colors, true)<\/p>\n<p>[Verse 2]<br \/>\nCould it be infinite<br \/>\n(More than one by quite a bit)<br \/>\nThrough millions of shades<br \/>\n(My mind wades)<\/p>\n<p>[Chorus]<br \/>\nFull-spectrum colors<br \/>\n(So wonderful)<br \/>\nFrom violet to red<br \/>\n(Spread colorful)<\/p>\n<p>[Bridge]<br \/>\nBut to me&#8230;<br \/>\n(I only see three)<br \/>\nRed, green, and blue<br \/>\n(True colors, true)<\/p>\n<p>[Chorus]<br \/>\nFull-spectrum colors<br \/>\n(So wonderful)<br \/>\nFrom violet to red<br \/>\n(Spread colorful)<\/p>\n<p>[Outro[<br \/>\nRed, green, and blue<br \/>\n(True colors, true)<\/p>\n<p>A SCIENCE NOTE<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Art and Design<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>In color theory, <strong>full-spectrum colors<\/strong> refer to those that include a wide range of hues and tones, often used in lighting, painting, and photography to create natural-looking environments.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The number of colors that exist depends on how color is defined and perceived. Here are different perspectives on the number of colors:<\/p>\n<h3><strong>1. Physical Spectrum (Physics Perspective)<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>The <strong>visible spectrum<\/strong> of light consists of wavelengths ranging from approximately <strong>400 nm (violet) to 700 nm (red)<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>In terms of pure spectral colors (single wavelengths), there are <strong>an infinite number<\/strong>, as light exists on a continuous spectrum without distinct boundaries.<\/li>\n<li>The traditional seven spectral colors in a rainbow are:\n<ul>\n<li>Red<\/li>\n<li>Orange<\/li>\n<li>Yellow<\/li>\n<li>Green<\/li>\n<li>Blue<\/li>\n<li>Indigo<\/li>\n<li>Violet<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong>2. Human Perception (Biology Perspective)<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>The human eye has three types of cone cells sensitive to different ranges of wavelengths (red, green, and blue light).<\/li>\n<li>Our brain interprets combinations of these signals to perceive <strong>millions of colors<\/strong> (scientists estimate humans can distinguish about <strong>10 million colors<\/strong>).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong>3. Digital and Art (Technology Perspective)<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>In digital displays (RGB model), colors are typically created by mixing <strong>red, green, and blue (RGB)<\/strong> in varying intensities.<\/li>\n<li>The standard <strong>24-bit color<\/strong> representation in computers allows for <strong>16.7 million colors<\/strong> (256 shades of red \u00d7 256 green \u00d7 256 blue).<\/li>\n<li>In print and painting, colors are mixed using the <strong>CMYK model<\/strong> (cyan, magenta, yellow, black), which allows a wide but finite color range.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong>4. Cultural Perspective<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Different cultures classify colors differently. Some languages have only a few basic color terms, while others, like English, have hundreds of named colors (e.g., &#8220;turquoise,&#8221; &#8220;chartreuse,&#8221; &#8220;maroon&#8221;).<\/li>\n<li>Psychological and cultural interpretations of colors also affect how people categorize and name colors.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong>5. Beyond Human Vision<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Some animals (such as mantis shrimp) can perceive a much wider range of colors than humans, including <strong>ultraviolet (UV) and infrared (IR)<\/strong> light, which are invisible to the human eye.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong>Conclusion<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>In summary, the number of colors is:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Infinite<\/strong> in terms of physics (continuous spectrum of light).<\/li>\n<li><strong>Millions<\/strong> in terms of human perception.<\/li>\n<li><strong>16.7 million<\/strong> in standard digital representation.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Subjective and culturally influenced<\/strong> when it comes to color naming and recognition.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>From the album &#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/idea.membrane.com\/songwriter\/tag\/full-spectrum\/\">Full Spectrum<\/a>&#8221; by <a href=\"http:\/\/kingarthur.com\/Daniel\/\">Daniel<\/a><\/h3>\n<h2><a href=\"http:\/\/kingarthur.com\/MegaEpix-Enormous\/multimedia\/X\/\">MegaEpix Enormous<\/a><\/h2>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Colors-Encore.mp3 Colors-Encore.mp4 Colors-I.mp3 Colors-I.mp4 Colors-Prequel-1.mp3 Colors-Prequel-1.mp4 Colors-Prequel-2.mp3 Colors-Prequel-2.mp4 Colors-intro.mp3 [Intro] Full-spectrum colors (So wonderful) From violet to red (Spread colorful) [Verse 1] On a continuous spectrum (Without distinct boundaries) Watch one run into the other one (Separation difficulties) [Chorus] Full-spectrum colors (So wonderful) From violet to red (Spread colorful) [Bridge] But to me&#8230; (I only [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[9,14,3955],"tags":[4085,546,563],"class_list":["post-40657","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-daniel","category-lyrics","category-megaepix-enormous","tag-full-spectrum","tag-mp4","tag-music-videos"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40657","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=40657"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"http:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40657\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":40672,"href":"http:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40657\/revisions\/40672"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=40657"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=40657"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=40657"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}