Why does the math node change the noise texture's color output to B/W?

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Could someone please tell me why plugging a color into a math node (in this case set to subtract) makes the output black and white?

score 9 · Accepted Answer · edited Apr 13 '17 at 12:57

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This is because the math node only deals with single scalar values (note the gray sockets).
See What is the meaning of the color of the node sockets in the node editor?

If you use a node with yellow sockets (Color > MixRGB), it will maintain all the color channels:

edited Apr 13 '17 at 12:57

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answered Nov 11 '15 at 21:09

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