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• A white flag is the universal symbol for truce.
• White means mourning in China and Japan.
• Angels are usually depicted wearing white robes.
• The ancient Greeks wore white to bed to ensure pleasant dreams.
• The Egyptian pharaohs wore white crowns.
• The ancient Persians believed all gods wore white.
• A “white elephant” is a rare, pale elephant considered sacred to the people of India, Thailand, Burma, and Sri Lanka; in this country, it is either a possession that costs more than it is worth to keep or an item that the owner doesn't want but can't get rid of.
• It's considered good luck to be married in a white garment.
• White heat is a state of intense enthusiasm, anger, devotion, or passion.
• To whitewash is to gloss over defects or make something seem presentable that isn't.
• A “white knight” is a rescuer.
• A white list contains favored items (as opposed to a blacklist).
• A “whiteout” occurs when there is zero visibility during a blizzard.
• A white room is a clean room as well as a temperature-controlled, dust-free room for precision instruments.

• The ancient Egyptians and Romans used black for mourning, as do most Europeans and Americans today.
• The “Blackshirts” were the security troops in Hitler's German army, also known as the S.S.
• Black often stands for secrecy.
• Black humor is morbid or unhealthy and gloomy humor.
• In China, black is for little boys.
• A “blackhearted” person is evil.
• If a business is “in the black,” it is making money.
• In cultures, such as the Maasai tribes of Kenya and Tanzania, the color black is associated with rain clouds and is thus a symbol of life and prosperity
• A “blacklist” is a list of persons or organizations to be boycotted or punished.
• Black is associated with sophistication and elegance. A “black tie” event is formal.
• A black belt in karate identifies an expert.
• A black flag in a car race is the signal for a driver to go to the pits.
• A blackguard is a scoundrel.
• The ancient Egyptians believed that black cats had divine powers.
• Black lung is a coal miner's disease caused by the frequent inhaling of coal dust.
• Blackmail is getting things by threat.
• Black market is illegal trade in goods or money.
• A black sheep is an outcast.
• When you “black out,” you temporarily lose consciousness.

• A grey area is a term for a border in-between two or more things that is unclearly defined.
• Like black, grey is used as a color of mourning as well as a color of formality.
• Along with blue suits, grey suits are part of the uniform of the corporate world.
• Grey tuxedos are common for men at weddings.

• The vast majority of the world's people have brown eyes.
• Un Brown a slang term in England for the drug heroin.

• The term originates from beige cloth, a woolen fabric left in its natural color. It has since come to be used for a range of light shades chosen for their neutral or cool appearance, and is often (mis)used of light brown shades.
• Beige shades have often been used for personal computer cases, so much so that beige box is a term for a generic PC.
• In some cultures, beige garments might symbolize piety or simplicity.
• Traditional Saudi Arabia dress include a flowing floor-length outer cloak (bisht) made of wool or camel hair in black, beige, brown or cream tones.
• "Beige" is sometimes used as a symbol or metaphor for blandness or boringness.
• The Beige Book is a report released in USA by the Federal Reserve Board eight times each year. It is a general report on economic conditions.
• Beige was the main color of 1920's fashion.

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