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Colors of noise

Noise has different colors because it has different sounds. For example, white noise sounds like a rushing waterfall and has a hissing sound. Pink noise has tones that sound like a low roar, like a waterfall combined with thunder. Brown noise is deeper and resembles a rumbling thunderstorm. Gray noise is soft and hissing like the sound of rain.
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