*black**the “color”*

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*an (absence of?) ‘color’ that does not ’emit’/‘reflect’ (visible?) light*

“true black” is complete ‘absorption’ of ‘visible light’ (energy?) by ‘matter’*

(as in ‘black holes’)

(or the absence of ‘visible light’ to begin with)

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“light”

(the noun)

(not the adjective for ‘not heavy’)

(not the verb for ‘setting a fire’)

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(or “kicking someone’s ass”)

“he lit you up alright!”

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“phlegein”

(TO BURN / SCORCH)

(root of “black”)

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*’black’ is the ‘darkest color’*

*the result of the ‘absence’ or ‘complete absorption’ of ‘visible light’*

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(it is an ‘a-chromatic color’)
(literally a ‘color’ without ‘hue’)

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‘white’
(‘opposite’ of ‘black’)

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‘gray’
(‘median’ of ‘black’)

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(it is often used (‘symbolically’ / ‘figuratively’) to represent ‘darkness’)

(while its opposite – ‘white’ – represents ‘light’)

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(‘black ink’ is the most common color used for printing…)

‘books’

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‘newspapers’

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‘documents’

(…because it has the highest contrast with ‘white paper’ + is the ‘easiest to read’)

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(for the same reason, ‘black text’ on a ‘white screen’ is the most common format used on ‘computer screens’)

(in ‘color printing’, it is used along with the subtractive primaries (‘cyan’ / ‘yellow’ / ‘magenta’, in order to help produce the ‘darkest shades’)

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(‘black’ / ‘white’ have often been used to describe ‘opposites’, particularly…)

‘truth’ / ‘ignorance’

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‘good’ / ‘evil’

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‘the dark ages’ / ‘age of enlightenment’

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(since the ‘middle ages’, ‘black’ has been the ‘symbolic color’ of ‘solemnity’ + ‘authority’)

(…and for this reason is still commonly worn by ‘judges’ + ‘magistrates’)

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(‘black’ was one of the first colors used by artists in ‘neo-lithic cave paintings’)

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(in the ‘1300s’, it began to be worn in ‘europe’ by…)

‘royalty’

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*the ‘clergy’*

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‘judges’

‘government officials’

(in much of ‘europe’)

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(it became the ‘color’ worn in ‘1800s england’ by…)

‘romantic poets’

‘business men’

‘states men’

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(….and was a ‘high fashion’ color in the ‘1900s’)

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(in the ‘roman empire’, it became the color of ‘mourning’…)

(…and over the centuries it was frequently associated with…)

‘death’

‘evil’

‘witches’

‘magic’

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(according to surveys in ‘europe’ + ‘north america’, it is the color most commonly associated with…)

‘mourning’

‘the end’

‘secrets’

‘(black?) magic’

‘force’

‘violence’

‘evil’

‘elegance’

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*TLDR* –>

(in short, just about ‘everything!)

(*”quite a few implications there!”*)

*cue “blackout babies”*

(my baby couldn’t read)

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*WIKI-LINK*

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👈👈👈 ☜ *“COLORS”*

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*“BLACKOUT” (THE PLAYLIST)* ☞ 👉👉👉

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💕💝💖💓🖤💙🖤💙🖤💙🖤❤️💚💛🧡❣️💞💔💘❣️🧡💛💚❤️🖤💜🖤💙🖤💙🖤💗💖💝💘

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*🌈✨ *TABLE OF CONTENTS* ✨🌷*

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🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥*we won the war* 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥