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[[File:Black.png|right|thumb]]In light, '''black''' is the absence of all [[color]]. It is a shade.  In [[painting]], however, the black [[pigment]] is the combination of all colors. In [[heraldry]], black is called "sable". It is the opposite of [[white]].
==Black in science==
In science, an object that is black absorbs the light that hits it. Because these objects do not reflect any light, the human eye can't see any color coming from that object. The [[brain]] then sees these objects as black.

A way to create black objects is to mix [[Pigment|pigments]]. A pigment works by reflecting only the color of the pigment. For example, a blue pigment absorbs all colors except blue. By mixing pigments in the right quantities, black can be made. In sunlight, black objects become warm more quickly than other colored objects because they absorb more light.

==Meaning of black==
Black is associated with power, elegance, formality, [[safety]], birth, male, evil and mystery{{fact|date=April 2024}}. Black is a dark color, the darkest color there is{{Citation needed|date=April 2024}}. 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 (black holes). 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 power. It can be a formal, elegant and high-class color (black tie, black Mercedes).
==Related pages==
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* [[List of colors]]
* [[Atomic physics]]
* [[Blackbody radiation]]
* [[Quantum mechanics]]
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