KEY MOTIFS:
European/British, scholarly, old books, long corridors, fields of grass surrounded by woods, the hills, art, the classics.

KEY COLOURS:
Beige, cream, light brown, white, plaid, dim shades.

KEY VALUES:
Positivity, academics, the classics, poetry/literature.

Light Academia is an academic aesthetic and emotionally positive and visually lighter counterpart of Dark Academia.

Dark Academia typically involves intense and emotionally negative themes, including literary tragedy, discussion of the meaning of life, heartbreak, oppression, escapism, and death. Light Academia’s themes, in contrast, are generally emotionally positive, focusing on optimism, sensitivity, joy, gratitude, friendship, motivation, and happy endings