What's this about white, black, etc armor?

[Striker]

I logged onto open B.net a couple of weeks ago and people were talking about some armors/items that corresponded to a color (white armor, black armor, etc).  What's that all about?

I think that it has something to do with the actual colors of the item in question. Armor is easy to spot, of course, and I think the weapons would look somewhat black on the display screen. I have never seen these, though, so I'm not totally sure.

As for the other items that don't show up (jewelry, gloves, boots, and belts), I think it has to do with the fact that the item "name" is done with white font only. Like gold for uniques, yellow for rares, etc. I've also seen screenies of the "white" ring.

These people are so creative in naming their items. <_<