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Color:
Obsidian


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Colors with the same hue:
Deep Sea Green
Elm
Luminous Silver
Pale blue
Pale turquoise
Celeste
Mist
Similar colors:
Anthracite
Onyx
Outer Space
Deep Sea Green
Gunmetal
Seaweed
Dark green
Holly
Ming
Skobeloff
Elm
Teal
Seal
Charcoal
Cadet
Feldgrau
Evergreen
Thundercloud
Tropical rain forest
Bottle Green
Viridian
Ink
Patina
Concrete
Aegean
Marine
Steel Gray
Parsley
Dusky
Chromium
Words evoked by this color:
unheard,  untouchable,  unexplored,  oblique,  recondite,  unknown,  carbon,  magazine,  oakley,  wicked,  villainy,  malefic,  strangulation,  portent,  emo,  necromancy,  necromancer,  conjuring,  cabal,  nether,  obsidian,  ebony,  ebon,  onyx,  schwarz,  negro,  schwartz,  schipperke,  visigoth,  erie,  bogeyman,  wellington,  plotting,  writhing,  venom,  encrypted,  encrypt,  hornblende,  carcinogen,  fearsome,  depraved,  ungodly,  macabre,  creepy,  demented,  dreadful,  scaring,  scary,  scare,  frightening
Literary analysis:
In literary descriptions, "obsidian" often serves as a vivid metaphor for a deep, reflective black that carries both beauty and mystery. Authors describe landscapes and objects using obsidian to evoke a sense of inky darkness and sleek, glass-like texture—for example, vast masses “composed of obsidian, pure, and black as jet” create an atmosphere of impenetrable night [1]. Similarly, natural formations are rendered with a dramatic flourish, as cliffs are imagined “as though they had been carved from obsidian,” emphasizing their smooth, enigmatic surfaces [2]. Occasionally, writers even hint at subtle variations in this tone, as in depictions of “dark green obsidian” that add an unexpected layer of richness to the color [3]. Through such images, obsidian becomes more than a mere stone—it transforms into a powerful literary symbol of dark, captivating allure.
  1. Great, black masses in the heights about us intensify the darkness; they are composed of obsidian, pure, and black as jet.
    — from Armenia, Travels and Studies (Volume 2 of 2) The Turkish Provinces by H. F. B. (Harry Finnis Blosse) Lynch
  2. It was a huge saucer, level at the bottom, rimmed by low cliffs which looked as though they had been carved from obsidian.
    — from First on the Moon by Jeff Sutton
  3. The dark green obsidian of the uppermost beds was glittering in the sun.
    — from Armenia, Travels and Studies (Volume 2 of 2) The Turkish Provinces by H. F. B. (Harry Finnis Blosse) Lynch


Colors associated with the word:
Black
Onyx
Charcoal
Graphite
Coal
Raven
Sable
Ink
Pitch
Ebony
Shadow
Dark gray 
Gunmetal
Smoke
Carbon
Words with similar colors:
back,  void,  lack,  lash,  tarry,  sabled,  erebus,  raven,  ebony,  spade,  swarth,  blackout,  panther,  darkness,  caw,  kohl,  atramentous,  hades,  ebon,  stygian
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