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Color Symbolism
In iconography there are two distinct categories of colors. First there is white, red, green and blue, used to
express life, purity, peace and goodness. The second category of colors is black, brown, grey and yellow, and they
are used to express danger and impurity.
White: is the color that represents eternal life and purity.
Blue: represents celestial beings, God's dwelling place, the sky.
Red: symbolizes activity, life, health, fire and the Last Judgment.
Purple: is the symbol of royalty, wealth, power, and priestly dignity.
Green: represents nature and vegetation, growth and fertility. It is used for the robes of martyrs and prophets.
Brown: represents density and lack of radiance. Depicts soil, rocks and buildings and for the dark garments of ascetics.
Black: represents absence of life, the void.
Yellow: representing sadness is used in the icon of the Savior being placed in the tomb.