States between Transparent, Translucent and Opaque
I started creating a color palette for a side project and I was thinking what words would fit the best to describe alpha (transparency) of color.
Imagine we have 0 for totally clear (every light passes through) and 7 for absolutely opaque (nothing passes through). 4 can be translucent, 6 could be hazy or foggy.
How would you name states between Transparent > Translucent > Opaque?
Not a native English speaker.
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I started creating a color palette for a side project and I was thinking what words would fit the best to describe alpha (transparency) of color.
Imagine we have 0 for totally clear (every light passes through) and 7 for absolutely opaque (nothing passes through). 4 can be translucent, 6 could be hazy or foggy.
How would you name states between Transparent > Translucent > Opaque?
Not a native English speaker.
single-word-requests colors
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What about "semi-translucent" and "semi-opaque" ?
– Centaurus
Jan 5 at 1:15
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If a modestly technical classification is needed it's generally the case to assign some numerical value to the "degree" of transparency.
– Hot Licks
Jan 5 at 1:36
Technically, translucent is not halfway between transparent and opaque. Both translucent and transparent pass light; opaque does not. A 50% translucent object would pass the same amount of light as a 50% transparent one. Only in ordinary speech is translucent considered a synonym of semi-transparent.
– michael.hor257k
Jan 5 at 6:14
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I started creating a color palette for a side project and I was thinking what words would fit the best to describe alpha (transparency) of color.
Imagine we have 0 for totally clear (every light passes through) and 7 for absolutely opaque (nothing passes through). 4 can be translucent, 6 could be hazy or foggy.
How would you name states between Transparent > Translucent > Opaque?
Not a native English speaker.
single-word-requests colors
edited Jan 5 at 2:53
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asked Jan 5 at 0:41
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I started creating a color palette for a side project and I was thinking what words would fit the best to describe alpha (transparency) of color.
Imagine we have 0 for totally clear (every light passes through) and 7 for absolutely opaque (nothing passes through). 4 can be translucent, 6 could be hazy or foggy.
How would you name states between Transparent > Translucent > Opaque?
Not a native English speaker.
single-word-requests colors
single-word-requests colors
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What about "semi-translucent" and "semi-opaque" ?
– Centaurus
Jan 5 at 1:15
2
If a modestly technical classification is needed it's generally the case to assign some numerical value to the "degree" of transparency.
– Hot Licks
Jan 5 at 1:36
Technically, translucent is not halfway between transparent and opaque. Both translucent and transparent pass light; opaque does not. A 50% translucent object would pass the same amount of light as a 50% transparent one. Only in ordinary speech is translucent considered a synonym of semi-transparent.
– michael.hor257k
Jan 5 at 6:14
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1
What about "semi-translucent" and "semi-opaque" ?
– Centaurus
Jan 5 at 1:15
2
If a modestly technical classification is needed it's generally the case to assign some numerical value to the "degree" of transparency.
– Hot Licks
Jan 5 at 1:36
Technically, translucent is not halfway between transparent and opaque. Both translucent and transparent pass light; opaque does not. A 50% translucent object would pass the same amount of light as a 50% transparent one. Only in ordinary speech is translucent considered a synonym of semi-transparent.
– michael.hor257k
Jan 5 at 6:14
1
1
What about "semi-translucent" and "semi-opaque" ?
– Centaurus
Jan 5 at 1:15
What about "semi-translucent" and "semi-opaque" ?
– Centaurus
Jan 5 at 1:15
2
2
If a modestly technical classification is needed it's generally the case to assign some numerical value to the "degree" of transparency.
– Hot Licks
Jan 5 at 1:36
If a modestly technical classification is needed it's generally the case to assign some numerical value to the "degree" of transparency.
– Hot Licks
Jan 5 at 1:36
Technically, translucent is not halfway between transparent and opaque. Both translucent and transparent pass light; opaque does not. A 50% translucent object would pass the same amount of light as a 50% transparent one. Only in ordinary speech is translucent considered a synonym of semi-transparent.
– michael.hor257k
Jan 5 at 6:14
Technically, translucent is not halfway between transparent and opaque. Both translucent and transparent pass light; opaque does not. A 50% translucent object would pass the same amount of light as a 50% transparent one. Only in ordinary speech is translucent considered a synonym of semi-transparent.
– michael.hor257k
Jan 5 at 6:14
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Translucency and opacity are usually considered antonyms of practically opposing values. Here is a description as applied to HTML. http://www.dev-hq.net/html-css/20--opacity-transparency
Both are usually given in percent thus fully transparent is 100% translucent or 0% opacity
Conversely fully opaque is 100% opacity and 0% translucency.
The scale is sometimes reduced to points such that equal opacity and translucency would be a value of 0.5 each.
I have not seen a scale of 7 points, however I think there was one ranking a number of words, for example inks are graded as :-
Transparent
Semi-transparent
Semi-opaque
and Opaque
for a better description of the relativity of these terms see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transparency_and_translucency
answered Jan 5 at 2:24
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You are mixing transparency and translucency; the two are not interchangeable: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transparency_and_translucency
– michael.hor257k
Jan 5 at 6:17
@michael.hor257k Agreed I had already linked to the article where it shows "Translucency (also called translucence or translucidity) is a superset of transparency" thus not the same, but as its not a discussion on the science I had left my common mixing of the two. Feel free to edit my answer to clarify your take on which words are misleading.
– KJO
2 days ago
Given the context of the question, I think it would be best to stick to the "scientific" terms (which are known to most people who deal with color in media (e.g. art directors and graphic designers). See also my comment to question: english.stackexchange.com/questions/479945/…
– michael.hor257k
2 days ago
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Translucency and opacity are usually considered antonyms of practically opposing values. Here is a description as applied to HTML. http://www.dev-hq.net/html-css/20--opacity-transparency
Both are usually given in percent thus fully transparent is 100% translucent or 0% opacity
Conversely fully opaque is 100% opacity and 0% translucency.
The scale is sometimes reduced to points such that equal opacity and translucency would be a value of 0.5 each.
I have not seen a scale of 7 points, however I think there was one ranking a number of words, for example inks are graded as :-
Transparent
Semi-transparent
Semi-opaque
and Opaque
for a better description of the relativity of these terms see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transparency_and_translucency
answered Jan 5 at 2:24
KJOKJO
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You are mixing transparency and translucency; the two are not interchangeable: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transparency_and_translucency
– michael.hor257k
Jan 5 at 6:17
@michael.hor257k Agreed I had already linked to the article where it shows "Translucency (also called translucence or translucidity) is a superset of transparency" thus not the same, but as its not a discussion on the science I had left my common mixing of the two. Feel free to edit my answer to clarify your take on which words are misleading.
– KJO
2 days ago
Given the context of the question, I think it would be best to stick to the "scientific" terms (which are known to most people who deal with color in media (e.g. art directors and graphic designers). See also my comment to question: english.stackexchange.com/questions/479945/…
– michael.hor257k
2 days ago
add a comment |
Translucency and opacity are usually considered antonyms of practically opposing values. Here is a description as applied to HTML. http://www.dev-hq.net/html-css/20--opacity-transparency
Both are usually given in percent thus fully transparent is 100% translucent or 0% opacity
Conversely fully opaque is 100% opacity and 0% translucency.
The scale is sometimes reduced to points such that equal opacity and translucency would be a value of 0.5 each.
I have not seen a scale of 7 points, however I think there was one ranking a number of words, for example inks are graded as :-
Transparent
Semi-transparent
Semi-opaque
and Opaque
for a better description of the relativity of these terms see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transparency_and_translucency
answered Jan 5 at 2:24
KJOKJO
2,880419
You are mixing transparency and translucency; the two are not interchangeable: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transparency_and_translucency
– michael.hor257k
Jan 5 at 6:17
@michael.hor257k Agreed I had already linked to the article where it shows "Translucency (also called translucence or translucidity) is a superset of transparency" thus not the same, but as its not a discussion on the science I had left my common mixing of the two. Feel free to edit my answer to clarify your take on which words are misleading.
– KJO
2 days ago
Given the context of the question, I think it would be best to stick to the "scientific" terms (which are known to most people who deal with color in media (e.g. art directors and graphic designers). See also my comment to question: english.stackexchange.com/questions/479945/…
– michael.hor257k
2 days ago
add a comment |
Translucency and opacity are usually considered antonyms of practically opposing values. Here is a description as applied to HTML. http://www.dev-hq.net/html-css/20--opacity-transparency
Both are usually given in percent thus fully transparent is 100% translucent or 0% opacity
Conversely fully opaque is 100% opacity and 0% translucency.
The scale is sometimes reduced to points such that equal opacity and translucency would be a value of 0.5 each.
I have not seen a scale of 7 points, however I think there was one ranking a number of words, for example inks are graded as :-
Transparent
Semi-transparent
Semi-opaque
and Opaque
for a better description of the relativity of these terms see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transparency_and_translucency
answered Jan 5 at 2:24
KJOKJO
2,880419
Translucency and opacity are usually considered antonyms of practically opposing values. Here is a description as applied to HTML. http://www.dev-hq.net/html-css/20--opacity-transparency
Both are usually given in percent thus fully transparent is 100% translucent or 0% opacity
Conversely fully opaque is 100% opacity and 0% translucency.
The scale is sometimes reduced to points such that equal opacity and translucency would be a value of 0.5 each.
I have not seen a scale of 7 points, however I think there was one ranking a number of words, for example inks are graded as :-
Transparent
Semi-transparent
Semi-opaque
and Opaque
for a better description of the relativity of these terms see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transparency_and_translucency
answered Jan 5 at 2:24
KJOKJO
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You are mixing transparency and translucency; the two are not interchangeable: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transparency_and_translucency
– michael.hor257k
Jan 5 at 6:17
@michael.hor257k Agreed I had already linked to the article where it shows "Translucency (also called translucence or translucidity) is a superset of transparency" thus not the same, but as its not a discussion on the science I had left my common mixing of the two. Feel free to edit my answer to clarify your take on which words are misleading.
– KJO
2 days ago
Given the context of the question, I think it would be best to stick to the "scientific" terms (which are known to most people who deal with color in media (e.g. art directors and graphic designers). See also my comment to question: english.stackexchange.com/questions/479945/…
– michael.hor257k
2 days ago
add a comment |
You are mixing transparency and translucency; the two are not interchangeable: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transparency_and_translucency
– michael.hor257k
Jan 5 at 6:17
@michael.hor257k Agreed I had already linked to the article where it shows "Translucency (also called translucence or translucidity) is a superset of transparency" thus not the same, but as its not a discussion on the science I had left my common mixing of the two. Feel free to edit my answer to clarify your take on which words are misleading.
– KJO
2 days ago
Given the context of the question, I think it would be best to stick to the "scientific" terms (which are known to most people who deal with color in media (e.g. art directors and graphic designers). See also my comment to question: english.stackexchange.com/questions/479945/…
– michael.hor257k
2 days ago
You are mixing transparency and translucency; the two are not interchangeable: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transparency_and_translucency
– michael.hor257k
Jan 5 at 6:17
You are mixing transparency and translucency; the two are not interchangeable: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transparency_and_translucency
– michael.hor257k
Jan 5 at 6:17
@michael.hor257k Agreed I had already linked to the article where it shows "Translucency (also called translucence or translucidity) is a superset of transparency" thus not the same, but as its not a discussion on the science I had left my common mixing of the two. Feel free to edit my answer to clarify your take on which words are misleading.
– KJO
2 days ago
@michael.hor257k Agreed I had already linked to the article where it shows "Translucency (also called translucence or translucidity) is a superset of transparency" thus not the same, but as its not a discussion on the science I had left my common mixing of the two. Feel free to edit my answer to clarify your take on which words are misleading.
– KJO
2 days ago
Given the context of the question, I think it would be best to stick to the "scientific" terms (which are known to most people who deal with color in media (e.g. art directors and graphic designers). See also my comment to question: english.stackexchange.com/questions/479945/…
– michael.hor257k
2 days ago
Given the context of the question, I think it would be best to stick to the "scientific" terms (which are known to most people who deal with color in media (e.g. art directors and graphic designers). See also my comment to question: english.stackexchange.com/questions/479945/…
– michael.hor257k
2 days ago
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What about "semi-translucent" and "semi-opaque" ?
– Centaurus
Jan 5 at 1:15
2
If a modestly technical classification is needed it's generally the case to assign some numerical value to the "degree" of transparency.
– Hot Licks
Jan 5 at 1:36
Technically, translucent is not halfway between transparent and opaque. Both translucent and transparent pass light; opaque does not. A 50% translucent object would pass the same amount of light as a 50% transparent one. Only in ordinary speech is translucent considered a synonym of semi-transparent.
– michael.hor257k
Jan 5 at 6:14