TIFO: The Sun's Color is #fff5f2

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TIFO: The Sun's Color is #fff5f2

Post by RJN » Wed Mar 10, 2010 11:34 pm

http://www.todayifoundout.com/index.php ... ot-yellow/
For you graphics people or web developers out there, the exact color of the sun is #fff5f2. The reason the Sun looks yellow to us on Earth is that our atmosphere scatters light from the Sun; so the apparent color of the sun changes.
Commentary from BA: http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badas ... ar-colors/

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Re: TIFO: The Sun's Color is #fff5f2

Post by bystander » Thu Mar 11, 2010 12:06 am

That information comes from Mitchell Charity at Vendian.org

What color are the stars?

He also says that the color of the universe is #ffe1d1 (#FFE1D1) and not Cosmic Latte (#FFF8E7)

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