Symbolism Which Can Help in Understanding the Scriptures
ColorsSymbolism
white purity; righteousness; exaltation (Example: Revelation 3:4)
black evil; famine; darkness (Example: Revelation 6:5)
red sins; blood (Example Revelation 6:4; D&C 133:51)
blue heaven; godliness
green life; nature (Example: Revelation 8:7)
amber sun; light
scarlet royalty (Example: Daniel 5:29; Matthew 27:28-29)
silver worth, but less than gold (Example Isaiah 48:10)
gold the best; exaltation (Example: Revelation 4:4)
[David J. Ridges, The Book of Revelation Made Easier, preface]