Black And White

Reflecting none, yet absorbing all light, black is not a color; it is a shade. And it is perceived by our sense of sight as gradients of a varying grade. White's all the visible spectrum combined, and yet, the absence of pigments in paint. You can't describe color to one born blind without knowing light; that notion seems quaint. It's true; colors don't include black or white; mixed-up wavelengths cause visual mayhem. Black and white are scrambled spectrums of light; at least, that is how physics describes them. Though both black and white are tethered to light, they are as different as day and night.