Why do colors have numbers, and what does each color repersent?
Colors have numbers to facilitate communication. Our assignments of numbers help people communicate more precisely (and accurately) about color than they could with names alone. Colors, by themselves, don’t represent anything. Sometimes they are put in a context that gives them some meaning, however (like signal lights). Q: Why do colors fade? Q: What color fades fastest in sunlight? A: Colors fade because of chemical reactions that break down the colorants in the object. Colorants are the various chemical compounds that interact with light to produce colored perceptions. The causes of the breakdown of colorants can be from exposure to light, to heat, to other chemicals (such as air), etc. It is very hard to say which colors will fade faster because it depends on the specific colorants, the object, and the environment it is exposed to. Q: What does it mean when the moon is an orangy color? A: It doesn’t mean anything. What causes it is that the moon is low in the sky, near the horizon
