What color is solitude?

A plurality say solitude is black.
Click a color to add your vote.

“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 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.”

“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.”

“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.”

“Green reminds me of the gentle quiet of nature—solitude from people that brings you peace.”