Black is the most misunderstood color. A black tie dinner is very formal and elegant. Women can wear that "must have little black dress" to the black tie dinner. Yet the bad guys wear black hats. Black symbolizes death in some cultures. Native Americans thought black was good because it was the color of soil, which gives life. Saturday's color is black.Black is not a color, strictly speaking. It is the absence of all color. When people speak of opposites, it is usually in terms of black and white. Black, and its opposite white, represent polarities. Black absorbs all aspects of light. While white reveals, black conceals. It has come to mean hidden, fearful or bad experience. It is linked to the unknown or the unseen.
Black is a neutral background for many colors. In Feng Shui, black is a yin, water color, and fortunate for money or career. It is seen as sophisticated, adult and mysterious, but is also associated with mourning and sadness. Black along with subtle or metallic colors usually means “elegance.” Black used with brightly contrasting colors (such as white, red, or yellow) is often seen as playful, especially when used in vivid patterns. A black contrast makes pastel colors, such as pink, seem more sophisticated.
Cultural Examples:
China: Color for young boys
Western: Funerals, death, Halloween (with orange), bad guys, rebellion
European : Funerals, death, mourning, rebellion, cool, restfulness
China : Colour for young boys
Thailand : Bad luck, unhappiness, evilJudaism : Unhappiness, bad luck, evil
Australian Aboriginals : colour of the people, ceremonial ochre
Feng Shui : Yin, Water, money, income, career success, emotional protection, power, stability, bruises, evil
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