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The spectrum of visible light is often considered objectively real, but metaphysically, one may ask how these frequencies translate to subjective color experiences.

Color blindness raises metaphysical questions about the veridicality of color perception and if there is a 'true' color experience.

Color qualia pertain to the subjective experience of color, which challenges the notion of an objective color reality that is the same for everyone.

Color irrealism suggests that colors are not physical properties but rather subjective products of the mind.

Color relationalism posits that colors are constituted by the relations between objects, viewers, and lighting conditions, thus questioning the independent existence of colors.

This theory identifies certain colors as fundamental; metaphysically, one might question if such 'primary' distinctions exist in reality or are merely human categorizations.

Considering colors as secondary qualities implies they are not directly perceived properties of objects but are instead a result of the interaction between objects and our sensory apparatus.

Color constancy is the ability to perceive stable colors under varying lighting, which leads to metaphysical inquiry about the persistent nature of color despite changing external conditions.

Primitivism suggests that colors cannot be reduced to physical properties or configurations, positing them as fundamental aspects of our experience.

Color realism posits that colors are physical properties or relations that exist in the world, independent of perceivers.

This debate explores whether colors would cease to exist without conscious observers or if they are inherent attributes of objects.