Re: Color associations

On Mon, Sep 04, 2000 at 04:32:58PM -0400, Jonathan Chang wrote:
> In a message dated 2000:09:04 12:26:26 PM, hsteoh@QUICKFUR.YI.ORG writes:
>
> >Interesting how black is usually associated with death or termination.
>
>     I have always liked black (especially Opalescent Black)... reminds me of
> pictures of space... nebulae, novas, etc.
>     In my mind, black (presence of all colours possible) seems to be the
> opposite of white (absence of pigment).
[snip]

Now that's a very interesting point-of-view. For me it's the opposite:
black is the absence of color, while white is the presence of all possible
colors. And this interpretation carries through in my conlang, too.

But I guess it depends on how you interpret color combination. If we're
dealing with pigments (paints, etc.) then your POV is the "right" one, but
if we're dealing with mixing colors in light, then my POV would be the
appropriate one. Just shows how brainwashed I am with modern physics, I
suppose :-P  (ya know, elementary colors of light, and all that)


T