White is the lightest color and is achromatic (has no tint). It is the color of objects such as snow, chalk and milk, and is the opposite of black. White objects fully reflect and scatter all visible wavelengths of light.
White, an inherently positive color, is associated with purity, virginity, innocence, light, goodness, heaven, safety, brilliance, illumination, understanding, purity, faith, beginnings, sterility, spirituality, possibility, humility, sincerity, protection, softness, and perfection.
Words to Describe White
Following are common adjectives used for describing white color:
Abbey | Latte Froth |
Abstract | Marshmallow |
Acoustic | Milk |
Atrium | Moon |
Bright | Night |
Brilliant | Off |
Broken | Pacific Pearl |
Cardboard | Painter’s |
Cascading | Paper |
Ceramic | Pearl |
Cloud | Photon |
Coconut | Polar Bear |
Butter | Refined Mint |
Cotton | Shadow |
Ball | Shiroi |
Delicate | Snow |
Feather | Swan |
Foundation | chalk |
Ghost | Heat |
Glamour | Porcelain |
Grim | Smoke |
Igloo | Whale |
Indigo | Whitecap Foam |
Insignia | Whitest |
Skin | Whitewash |
Your feelings about color are often deeply personal and rooted in your own experience or culture. For example, while the color white is used to represent purity and innocence in many Western countries, it is considered a symbol of sadness in many Eastern countries.
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