“The absence of color is black.”
No, the absence of color is white.
(The absence of light is black. Indeed, something truely black absorbs all colors. Whatever color something is is the color it does not absorb, but rather reflects.)
I WAS thinking about the absence of light. I wish I were more articulate.
*sigh*
I was wondering why all humans, and primates have light colored palms and soles.
Having been employed in “color,” the graphic arts, all my professional life, it depends upon whether you’re talking about luminance or reflectance, as far as which one is the absence of color, with the other being the totality. White is the totality with luminance. Think of red, green and blue pixels on a computer monitor. Black is the totality with reflectance. Think of printed matter.