Sometimes I'm Square


Sometimes I am square, sometimes I am not. 
I help to keep you dry, and sometimes to keep 
you from getting hot. 
I am in the color you want me to be, 
And am there for the whole world to see. 
What am I? 
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Answer:
An umbrella or a Roof.