A plurality say solitude is grey. Click a color to add your vote.
Solitude is grey because…
“Because your are not white, in the light, and not black, in the shadow—you are in the middle of everything and nothing at the same time.”
“Gray is depressing and sad and lonely—just like solitude.”
“It reminds me of cloudy days and rain' the days when being alone feel most magical to me.”
“It’s bad but not horrible.”
“Solitude us grey because grey is in between white and black. Solitude is neither good nor bad; in some cases it may be peaceful and quiet, in other cases the silence left is loud and piercing.”
“Fog, cloudy days—a lonely world without colour is what solitude feels like.”
“People think grey is depressing. Plus it’s the color of fog which means it’s harder to see other people.”
“Gray is dull and boring, which is what it can be like being isolated for extended periods of time.”
“The grey makes me feel alone. It’s a color that holds so much loneliness because it’s never chosen by people. It is like the one left out.”
“Grey is a dull color, and solitude is dull.”
“Between the sightless of black and the light of white is a shade that is neither sightless nor seen. It is the state of existence void of perception and unperceived; a prison which prevents seeking, and constricts exposure. It is a desolation of vain and silence.”
“Solitude reminds me of standing on a mountain, with nothing around except for grey rock.”
Solitude is black because…
“Solitude is empty. Black is void. Void is solitude.”
“Black can be comforting to people who want solitude. It’s an absence of light, and sometimes that’s what people seeking solitude need.”
“Grey contains all the colours, but black contains no colours. It is the absence of light. And in absence of everything, one is truly solitary.”
“Loneliness feels depressing and depression is often associated with the shade of black.”
“Black is the lack of light, like solitude is the lack of people.”
“Black is the absence of colour, the absence of people.”
Solitude is blue because…
“It’s like the early morning hours, waiting for the world to wake up.”
“It makes me think of a place where the sea meets the sky and there’s nothing ahead and nothing behind except for sky and ocean.”
“Solitude feels akin to being sad or cold or quiet, and all of those feel blue to me.”
“It’s the color of cold, and most people that prefer solidarity are at least somewhat of a ‘cold’ person.”
“It’s calm.”
“Blue can be sad like being lonely or calming like being alone.”
“Blue represents solitude because it’s calm, deep, and reflective, like being alone with your thoughts in peace.”
Solitude is white because…
“Solitude is a refreshing cleansing time that creates purity, like the colour white.”
“because white is clean color, pure, full of grace and it could be a solitude.
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“There is nothing in white, it is blinding yet empty.”
“Solitude is white because it reminds me of those white rooms with padded walls for solitary confinement in movies.”
“Calm nothingness.”
“Snow. Isolation.”
“White is peace and quiet, so it’s the color of solitude.”
“Solitude is white because it’s the only color that isn’t made by combining many more colors.”
Solitude is green because…
“Green reminds me of the gentle quiet of nature—solitude from people that brings you peace.”
Solitude is brown because…
“It is dark enough to convey sadness but rich enough to convey the pleasure in solitude.”