Black and white (colours)
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The two-colour combination 'black and white' occurs widely both in nature and in the human-created world. The abundance of black-and-white animals is probably due to the camouflage effects of the colour combination and also its implication that the animal is poisonous and therefore dangerous if attacked. The use of the combination in man-made objects and symbols may be due to the simple fact that the heavy contrast between black and white allows any image drawn in one of these colours to stand out strongly from a background of the other. More symbolically, the combination also has connotations of two opposites being brought together to make one whole, or of diversity. The following sections list just some of the appearances of the colour combination black and white.
Flags
- Flag of Brittany
- Saint Piran's Flag (Cornwall)
- Canton of Fribourg, Switzerland
- Jolly Roger (pirate flag)
- Emblem of Magdalen College, Oxford
- Emblem of Exeter College, Oxford
Abstract symbols
Popular culture
- Dominos
- Chess/Othello board
- Dice
- Go (board game)
- Playing cards of the spade or club suits
- Classic polka dots
- KISS
- Cruella De Vil
- Mickey Mouse
- Felix the Cat
- Charlie Chaplin
- Zebra crossings
- Newspapers
Animals
- Penguin
- Panda
- Skunk
- Badger
- Certain breeds of cow
- Magpie
- Zebra
- Sea snake
- Dalmatian (dog)
- Pied Wagtail
- Coot
- Sheep
- Tapir
People associated with the colour combination
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