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7	[[caption-width-right:350:[[Creator/MaureenOHara "In the beginning it was all black and white."]]\
8	[-''Mechano Faktur'', Henryk Berlewi-]]]
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11	->''"You can't go wrong mixing classic graphics in black and white. It's very Parisienne."''
12	-->-- '''Brad Goreski'''
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14	Black and white, respectively, the darkest and lightest values in visible light. While not being true colors, they contrast better than any pairs of actual contrasting colors, be it [[RedGreenContrast red and green]], [[OrangeBlueContrast blue and orange]], or [[YellowPurpleContrast yellow and purple]] (though these last two ''are'' considered the most similar to the black/white contrast in terms of color space). Consequently, black contrasted against white has a long history in symbolism. How this symbolism generally works varies from culture to culture-- western societies generally view black as malevolent and white as benevolent, while in East Asia white typically has a more somber connotation. Regardless, the contrast between the two values is a universal source of symbolism, and as such is rife for trope fodder in media.
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16	Similar to the RuleOfIndex caveat, just because "black" and "white" appear together in the name of the trope does not mean they fit this index. Nevertheless, for indexes of tropes relating to the black and white colors individually, see TropesInBlack and TropesInWhite, respectively. Compare GrayTropes, GoodAndEvilForYourConvenience and GoodColorsEvilColors. Not to be confused with the separate BlackIndex and WhiteIndex, which (though there ''is'' overlap) are about people of... color.
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18	!!Tropes
19	[[index]]
20	* AloofDarkHairedGirl: A calm, aloof girl with dark hair. (Fits here if she's pale-skinned.)
21	* AstralCheckerboardDecor: Contrasting Black and White squares evocative of board games.
22	* BlackAndWhiteMorality: When the morality spectrum of a story is unambiguously split between clear-cut heroes[[note]]The “White” side[[/note]] and clear-cut villains.[[note]]The “Black” side[[/note]]
23	* BlackAndWhiteInsanity: When someone is completely incapable of understanding the concept of moral ambiguity.
24	* BlackAndWhiteMagic: In an RPG group, one magic user specializes in defensive and/or healing magic while another specializes in offensive/harmful magic.
25	* CartoonPenguin: A simple black-and-white penguin of no particular species.
26	* {{Chiaroscuro}}: In a visual medium, a single light source casts everything else in shadow.
27	* EeriePaleSkinnedBrunette: A creepy character with pale, sometimes ghastly skin and brown or black hair.
28	* RavenHairIvorySkin: A beautiful character with [[Literature/SnowWhite hair as black as ebony and skin as white as snow]].
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30	[[/index]]

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