darks
Not the whites
Darks are dark-colored clothing items, especially as a laundry category: Wash the darks separately from the whites.
In art and photography, darks are the shadowed or low-light areas of an image that create contrast and depth: The painter emphasized the darks to give the portrait more drama.
Darkest possible hue
- charcoalBurned wood residue
- ebonyDense dark tropical wood
- jetForced fluid stream
- onyxLayered black-white gemstone
sable · ink · raven · pitch · coal · midnight · obsidian · graphite
Dark areas from blocked light
- twilightLight after sunset
- nightfallOnset of darkness
- midnightTwelve o'clock at night
- nocturnalActive during darkness
moonless · starless · blackout · dusk · gloom · murk · dimness · unlit
Pervasive dimness or dejection
- melancholySubdued, lasting sadness
- despairTotal absence of hope
- sorrowDeep emotional distress
- bleaknessQuality of being dreary
dreariness · brooding · somber · heaviness · pessimism · foreboding · ominous · sinister
State of being unprotected
- underexposedInsufficient light recorded
- contrastNotable difference between things
- shadowLight blocked by object
- lowlightLeast impressive moment
tonal · print · darkroom · negative · chiaroscuro · silhouette · histogram · levels
black
Darkest possible hue
onyx · sable · ink · raven · pitch · coal · midnight · obsidian · graphite · slate
shadows
Dark areas from blocked light
nocturnal · moonless · starless · blackout · dusk · gloom · murk · dimness · unlit · shade
gloom
Pervasive dimness or dejection
- melancholySubdued, lasting sadness
- despairTotal absence of hope
- sorrowDeep emotional distress
bleakness · dreariness · brooding · somber · heaviness · pessimism · foreboding · ominous · sinister · morbid
exposure
State of being unprotected
- underexposedInsufficient light recorded
- contrastNotable difference between things
- shadowLight blocked by object
lowlight · tonal · print · darkroom · negative · chiaroscuro · silhouette · histogram · levels · crushed
secrets
Concealed information
obscured · enigma · arcane · occult · cryptic · inscrutable · shadowy · clandestine · covert · veiled
wash
Clean using liquid
sorting · colors · whites · bleach · dye · fade · bleed · stain · machine · detergent
- laundromatwasher, washers, dryer, dryers, washing machines
- color schemesmonochromatic, complementary, analogous, triadic, neutral
- shading termsshadows, highlights, gradients, values, lights
- tonal rangehighlights, shadows, midtones, contrast, brightness
- laundrywashing machine, wash, dryer, clothes dryer, fold
- laundry caremachine wash, hand wash, delicate cycle, permanent press, spin cycle
darkslights
Sources of illumination
brights · illuminations · glows · brightnesses · gleams
- in the darkUninformed about something
- after darkDuring nighttime hours
- dark chocolateCocoa-heavy candy variety
- shot in the darkAttempt lacking any basis
- dark sideHidden negative aspect
- dark blueDeep shade of azure
dark, darkness, darken, darkest, darkly, darker, darkening, darkener