Colours of screens and design
Websites, apps, film and anything lit from behind.
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White
The lightest colour, seen in snow, milk and chalk, and opposite to blackBasic colour
White
Zinc oxide
A white inorganic powder used in pigments, ointments, ceramics and electronicsPigment · 🇮🇳 India +2
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Ivory
A soft off-white shade with a hint of yellow, named after animal tusksNamed shade
White
Titanium dioxide
A brilliant white pigment made from titanium, used in paints, food and sunscreenPigment · 🇨🇳 China +5
White
Barium sulfate
A dense, white mineral used in pigments, X-rays, and industryPigment
Photo credits on this page
The small pictures above come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences. Some are cropped to fit.
- Ivory: By Aaron Logan, CC BY 1.0, source
- White: Steve Snodgrass, CC BY 2.0, source
- Titanium dioxide: The original uploader was Walkerma at English Wikipedia ., Public domain, source
- Zinc oxide: Andrew Silver, USGS, Public domain, source
- Barium sulfate: de:Benutzer:the-viewer, CC BY-SA 3.0, source