Gothic color begins with architecture, not clothing. Black fills the deep recesses, while Dark Slate Gray gives columns, walls, and carved stone their weight. Gainsboro appears only where daylight finds a pale edge.
Dark Red and Indigo belong to stained glass, where color enters the building as light rather than paint.
Dark Goldenrod marks the smaller glints of metal and gilded detail. The interior feels dark because its brightest colors are held inside shadow.
