White is an achromatic color, meaning it lacks a hue. It has been a staple of art, history, and culture for many eras. It is recorded as the first color ever used in art, with Paleolithic artists using white calcite and chalk to draw.
White is considered the symbolic opposite of black, with the two colors forming symbols of good and evil, night and day, light and dark, etc.
In Western cultures, white is the classic color of wedding dresses, symbolizing innocence and purity, whereas in many Asian cultures white is the color of mourning, grief, and loss.
