
Abbey White#ebe5d0
Abstract White#ede9dd
Acoustic White#efece1
Aircraft White#edf2f8
Atrium White#f1eee4
Bright White#f4f5f0
Brilliant White#edf1fe
Broken White#eeebe3
Cake Batter #f0eddb
Cardboard White#f7f7f7
Cascading White#f7f5f6
Ceramic#fcfff9
Cloud White#f2f2ed
Coconut Butter #f2efe1
Coconut White#e9edf6
Commercial White#edece6
Cotton Ball #f2f7fd
Delicate White#f1f2ee
Feather White #e7eae5
Foundation White#eeeeff
Ghost White#f8f8ff
Glamour White#fffcec
Grim White#f6f1f4
Igloo#fdfcfa
Indigo White#ebf6f7
Insignia White#ecf3f9
Latte Froth #f3f0e8
Marshmallow#f0eee4
Milk#fdfff5
Moon White#eaf4fc
Night White#e1e1dd
Off White#ffffe4
Pacific Pearl #e8eae6
Painter's White#f2ebdd
Paper White#f7fcfe
Pearl White#f3f2ed
Photon White#f8f8e8
Polar Bear #eae9e0
Refined Mint #f1f9ec
Shadow White#eef1ea
Shiroi#ebf5f0
Snow#fffafa
Swan White#fcfcfc
White#ffffff
White Chalk#f6f4f1
White Heat#fdf9ef
White Porcelain#f8fbf8
White Smoke#f5f5f5
White Whale#edeeef
Whitecap Foam#dee3de
Whitest White#f8f9f5
Whitewash#fefffc
Why White is a Color
It is sometimes argued that white isn't a color because it doesn't correspond to a specific wavelength of light. This is a flawed argument because almost all colors that exist in nature include more than one wavelength of light. For example, there are hundreds of unique hues that people identify as red but most of these colors aren't pure wavelengths of red light. Likewise, colors such as brown don't have a wavelength of their own but are composites of primary colors. Human color perception is more than a simple detection system for wavelengths of light as wavelengths are blended in different ways by the brain to produce color. As such, white is considered a color according to common definitions. In optics, it is considered a non-spectral color.Overview: White Color | ||
Type | Non-spectral Color | |
Example Composition | Red + Green + Blue in equal parts | |
Primary Color | No | |
Positive Associations | PurityGoodnessCleanlinessNewnessNeutrality | |
Negative Associations | Associated with aging i.e. white hair.Historically associated with funerals, mourning and ghosts. | |
Complementary Color | Black | |
Color Temperature | Neutral | |
Special Uses | Often used as a background for text in both digital and physical formats such as a book. | |
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