nonblack

Not the darkest

Nonblack describes people or things that are not Black—used in contexts discussing race, demographics, or policy: nonblack voters, nonblack neighborhoods.

The term appears most often in statistical or sociological writing where racial categories are being compared or contrasted: The study examined outcomes for Black and nonblack participants.

demographic

white

Absence of pigment

  • HispanicOf Spanish-speaking origin
  • LatinoLatin American by heritage
  • AsianOf the largest continent

Indigenous · Native · Arab · multiracial · biracial · mixed-race · immigrant · minority · ethnic · nonwhite

light

bright

Emitting or reflecting light

  • paleLacking color intensity
  • lightVisible electromagnetic radiation
  • fairImpartial and unbiased

pastel · faded · washed · bleached · muted · soft · luminous · radiant · glowing · brilliant

chromatic

white

Absence of pigment

  • grayNeutral achromatic hue
  • silverLustrous white precious metal
  • creamRich milk fat

beige · ivory · brown · red · blue · green · yellow · orange · purple · pink

achromatic

white

Absence of pigment

  • grayNeutral achromatic hue
  • silverLustrous white precious metal
  • creamRich milk fat

ivory · alabaster · pearl · bone · chalk · ash · slate · charcoal · smoke · dove

Opposites
color classification

nonblackblack

Darkest possible hue

jet-black · pitch-black · coal-black · ebony · inky

racial/ethnic classification

nonblackBlack

African descent identifier

African American · Afro-Caribbean · Afro-Latino

Family

black, blacken, blackness, blacks, blackish, blackened, blackens, blackening, blackly

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Everyday, not technical · Rated G