White (#FFFFFF)
| White | |
|---|---|
| Color coordinates | |
| Hex triplet | #FFFFFF |
| sRGBB (r, g, b) | (255, 255, 255) |
| CMYKH (c, m, y, k) | (0, 0, 0, 0) |
| HSV (h, s, v) | (0°, 0%, 100%) |
| Source | By definition |
| B:Normalized to (byte) H:Normalized to (hundred) |
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White is a color, the perception of which is evoked by light that stimulates all three types of color sensitive cone cells in the human eye in equal amounts and with high brightness compared to the surroundings. A white visual stimulation will be void of hue and grayness. White is the lightest possible color.
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Famous quotes containing the word white:
“Would you ascend to Heaven and bodiless dwell?
Or take your bodies honorless to Hell?
In Heaven you have heard no marriage is,
No white flesh tinder to your lecheries,”
—John Crowe Ransom (1888–1974)
“(The black stream, catching on a sunken rock,
Flung backward on itself in one white wave,
And the white water rode the black forever.”
—Robert Frost (1874–1963)
“Loveliest of trees, the cherry now
Is hung with bloom along the bough,
And stands about the woodland ride
Wearing white for Eastertide.”
—A.E. (Alfred Edward)