ʻO nā manaʻo nani ʻo Light Academia a me Dark Academia ua kaulana loa i waena o nā mea hoʻohana pūnaewele ʻōpio, no laila ʻaʻole pono lākou e hoʻolauna. Huli ka manaʻo nani Dark Academia a puni nā kumuhana koʻikoʻi a kaumaha, ʻoiai kona kaikuaʻana nani, ʻo Light Academia, e lawe i kahi ala like like, akā koho ʻo ia e hāpai i nā kumuhana maikaʻi, e kia ana i ka poʻe mele a me ke ʻano. I ka pili i ke ʻano lole, hele pū mai ʻo Dark Academia a me Light Academia me ka papa kala like, akā i nā ʻokoʻa saturation a me nuances. Hoʻopili ka manaʻo nani Dark Academia i nā kala ʻeleʻele ʻeleʻele, hina, a me ka ʻeleʻele, ʻoiai ʻo Light Academia e hili i nā ʻano ʻoi aku ka mālamalama a ʻōlinolino o nā kala ʻeleʻele, beiges, a me nā pastels.