artisnotsubjective t1_j2d13nt wrote on December 31, 2022 at 9:36 AM

Reply to comment by NolanSyKinsley in TIL The darkest color in the world doesn't have a name, it has the ability to absorb 99.995% of light and has been used to cover a diamond worth 2 million dollars for an "artistic project" by mic3ttaa

Texture doesn't remove color. The absence of light does. No light equals no color.

mic3ttaa OP t1_j2d3jhx wrote on December 31, 2022 at 10:10 AM

Black does not reflect any light. A surface is called a reflective black surface if it has practically no diffuse reflection but a small amount of specular reflection. If you illuminate it with a small light source it will appear mostly black but will show a dim image of the light source.