color
That property of an object which is dependent on the Wavelength of the light it reflects or, in the CASE of a luminescent body, the wavelength of the light it emits. If, in either case, this light is of a single wavelength, the color seen is a pure spectral color, but, IF the light of two or more wavelengths is emitted, the color will be mixed. White light is a balanced mixture of all the visible spectral colors.
Related Terms
Color Code,
color composite multiband imagery,
primary color,
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