[Protect the Bill of Rights]

I am going back to 8 th grade art. Long time ago. :) I thought black absorbed all colors while white reflected colors

[Road Warrior ‘04]

I am going back to 8 th grade art. Long time ago. :) I thought black absorbed all colors while white reflected colors

Black is the absense of light. Color does not exist without light. So black is the absence of color.

[steve86]

" I thought black absorbed all colors while white reflected colors"

You are 100% correct with respect to the behavior of light. Confusion comes about depending whether one is discussing light or pigments, which act differently.