Black

In light, black is the absence of all color. It is a shade. In painting, however, black pigment is the combination of all colors. In heraldry, black is called "sable". It is the opposite of white. No color can have the same level of dark pigmentation without turning itself into black. It appears as a dark shade that can reflect light into the rainbow.

Black in science and related

A way to create black objects is to mix pigments. A pigment works by reflecting only the color of other colored objects because they absorb more light.

Meaning of black

Black is associated with a range of concepts, from power, elegance, formality, safety, birth, and male to death, crime, female, evil and mystery^[source?]. Black is the darkest color there is. Black, along with gray and white, is a neutral color. This means that it is not a hot color or a cool color.

Black is a color seen with fear and the unknown. It can have a bad meaning (blackbird, black bunny) or a good meaning ('in the black', 'black is beautiful'). Black can stand for strength and boldness. It can be a formal, elegant and high-class color (black tie, black Mercedes)^[source?].

Related pages

• List of colors
• Atomic physics
• Blackbody radiation
• Quantum mechanics
• Vantablack