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In many Western and European societies, the colors gold and white are associated with goodness and divinity. White and gold invoke images of Heaven and angels and [[WhiteIsPure embody purity]] and incorruptibility. White shines brighter than any other light, and in modern times we know it to be a pure combination of all other shades, while gold never tarnishes, rusts, or corrodes; is associated with the sun; and of course, is one of the most valuable minerals on Earth, especially in ancient times. The color white is also associated with the other big precious metal, {{silver|HasMysticPowers}}.

Thus in works of media, you're likely to see divine beings clad in white and gold. As white and gold can represent the sky as part of their association with Heaven, [[HeavenlyBlue blue]] may also be featured. The deities may be associated with the colors beyond clothing, and thus have silver/white or [[HairOfGoldHeartOfGold golden]] hair, with pale or bronze skin. Even with [[LightIsNotGood gods that are not good]], the colors still reflect their divinity. The colors may also feature on their relics. Mortals who are connected to the gods, or wish to [[AGodAmI appear as divine figures]], will also wear white and gold.

A SubTrope of GoodColorsEvilColors and ColorCodedForYourConvenience.

Compare ColorCodedPatrician, LightIsGood, LightIsNotGood, EtherealWhiteDress, GoldColoredSuperiority, GoldenSuperMode, HeavenlyBlue. Contrast WhiteAndRedAndEerieAllOver, RedAndBlackAndEvilAllOver, EvilWearsBlack, VillainInAWhiteSuit.

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[[folder:Anime & Manga]]
* ''Manga/AhMyGoddess'': The signature colors of Belldandy's goddess "uniforms" are blue, white, and gold. As depicted in TheMovie, the Heavens consist of futuristic white marble buildings with gold trim and lots of trees throughout.
* ''Manga/BlueExorcist'': Arthur Auguste Angel, the current Paladin of the True Cross Order, dresses in white and has blond hair... [[SubvertedTrope and is probably one of the jerkiest characters in the series]].
* ''Anime/CuteHighEarthDefenseClubLove'': The StudentCouncil, who wear white and gold {{Custom Uniform}}s, play with this. They not only view themselves as a rarefied elite, but seem to be viewed in the same way by most of the students. When they transform into their [[MagicalGirl Magical Boy]] forms, they become EvilWearsBlack.
* ''Anime/DevilmanCrybaby'': [[spoiler:Rio]] was born into a tribe of dark-skinned South American natives but has pale skin and blonde hair due to being reincarnated from an angel. This might be kinda racist, but then again, that angel ''is'' [[spoiler:Lucifer]].
* ''Franchise/{{Digimon}}'': Numerous Angel Digimon are colored white, gold, and blue. Angemon and Angewomon are probably the most famous.
* ''Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventure'': Made In Heaven is a Stand that resembles a two-legged, two-armed centaur with a white and gold aesthetic. [[spoiler:It's also, fittingly enough, a priest's Stand, namely, that of Enrico Pucci (who is anything but a saint), and its existence is a vital piece in his plan to reach "Heaven" using its ludicrously powerful ability to speed up time until it resets the universe.]]
* ''VisualNovel/KamigamiNoAsobi'': In this CrossoverCosmology [[HaremGenre "reverse" harem]] series, Apollon and Balder both have white and gold costumes in their god forms. It fits them, as the God of the Sun and God of Light, respectively, but it isn't true across the board. Dionysus, God of Wine, has a purple costume; Susano'o, God of the Sea, has a blue costume; Hades and Anubis, Gods of the Underworld, have black costumes; etc. However, their school uniforms are mostly white and gold -- not that all of them wear the right uniform (Susano'o and Loki wear mostly-black athletic jackets).
* ''Franchise/LyricalNanoha'': Knight Carim Gracia, {{High Priest}}ess of the [[SaintlyChurch Saint Church]] with a magic color of gold.
* ''Anime/OhSuddenlyEgyptianGod'': The cast are all Egyptian gods, as the name implies, and their designs all share the same color palette of gold, white and black.
* ''Manga/OnePiece'': Enel dresses in mostly white while having a lot of gold around him (including his bo staff), in addition to being blond, and rules a Sky Island called Skypeia as its "God". While it's later revealed that "God" is merely a title for Skypeia's administrative head by the previous God (who doesn't wear the associated colors, out of modesty), Enel -- [[ShockAndAwe having vast electrokinetic abilities]], deluded himself into being [[AGodAmI a literal one]]. One of his regular duties is [[BoltOfDivineRetribution smiting outsiders or anyone that "blasphemes" against him]]. He's also technically [[ResurrectiveImmortality immortal]], which doesn't help matters.
* ''Anime/PuellaMagiMadokaMagica'': [[spoiler:Madoka's Magical Girl forms have always had a white motif, but becoming a goddess lands her a pair of SupernaturalGoldEyes on top of it.]]
* ''Franchise/SailorMoon'':
** As the daughter of Queen Serenity (who was known as Selene on Earth) and her own [[PhysicalGod personal power]], Usagi has definitely this in both of her "Serenity" forms. She wears a white dress with a gold collar, along with having blond hair.
** Sailor Venus is the only one of the Sailor Senshi to be regularly called a goddess (specifically, she's been alternatively referred as the Goddess of {{Love|Goddess}} and [[WarGod War]]), and is notable for wearing a mostly white outfit while being blonde and and carrying golden weapons.
* ''AudioPlay/SaintBeast'': The head god Zeus wears a white chiton with gold accessories while the angels dress in a variety of colours in comparison.
%%* ''Manga/SaintSeiya'': The Gold Saints, who as their name implies wear golden armour. Divine? Definitely. Good? Well, not all of them. (Administrivia/ZeroContextExample; their name aside, in what way are they divine, more specifically?)
* ''Manga/{{Saiyuki}}'': Genjyo Sanzo has golden hair and dresses in white, as did his mentor Koumyou Sanzo, and his previous incarnation Konzen Douji. None of them are exactly traditional in their divinity, but a Sanzo priest is the highest rank there is, and Konzen was a minor noble in Heaven.
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[[folder:Arts]]
* ''Art/TheApotheosisOfWashington'': The palette of the heavenly sky here is divided into yellowish clouds in the center and the outer white clouds on which the states and the ladies sit.
* ''Art/TheBirthOfVenusBotticelli'': LoveGoddess Venus has long golden hair, and the only article of clothing she's wearing (a ribbon to tie is back) is white.
* Creator/AlexandreCabanel's ''Art/TheFallenAngel'': {{Downplayed}}. It's not very notorious but the region of the sky where the divine angels are flying is dominated by a pale background and sports yellowish clouds, which contrasts with the darker clouds that surround the fallen [[{{Satan}} Lucifer]]. Furthermore, the angels themselves have white wings -- The blackened parts of Lucifer's partially corrupted wings don't have any gold or yellow tinges, while the still-white parts do.
* ''Art/{{David}}'': Greco-Roman {{sculptures}} are white because the paint faded with time. Creator/MichelangeloBuonarroti's ''David'', however, was never meant to be colored. Its all-white appearance, instead, is there to further highlight David's holiness as one of God's chosen ones.
* ''Art/SevenVirtues'': "Faith's" clothes are predominantly golden and white, and she just so happens to symbolize faith in God.
* Art/SistineChapel:
** While the rest of the field is shrouded in darkness, the victory of the small but just David over the towering villain Goliath is framed against a white and gold tent. This is in a tradition of associating David's victory with the divine victory of Christ over sin.
** The two keys to the kingdom of Heaven, both in Perugino's ''Delivery of the Keys'' and Michelangelo's ''The Last Judgement'', are respectively gold and silver to represent their power from Heaven and their authority on Earth.
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[[folder:Audio Drama]]
* In the ''AudioPlay/BigFinishDoctorWho'' audio ''[[Recap/BigFinishDoctorWhoTLSS1E5Paradise5 Paradise 5]]'', Paradise 5 is a holiday resort space station with a heavenly theme (and, this being ''Series/DoctorWho'', a [[TownWithADarkSecret Dark Secret]]). The uniforms, fixtures and fittings are all done up in immaculate white with gold highlights, at least "front of house".
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[[folder:Comic Books]]
%%* For the first time in decades, ComicBook/IronFist switched the colours of his suit towards the end of the first arc of ComicBook/NewAvengers Vol 2. It was made gold and white, rather than the green and yellow that it usually is. Note that this isn't entirely explained in-universe. (Administrivia/ZeroContextExample; how is he divine?)
* [[LightIsNotGood The White Martians]] in ''ComicBook/WarlordOfMars'' consider themselves as divine beings, intermediaries between their goddess Issus and the other Martian people, and are associated with these colors, but in reality, [[GodGuise neither of them are divine]].
* Franchise/WonderWoman:
** During her stint as the Goddess of Truth in ''ComicBook/WonderWoman1987'', she trades in her signature red, white, and blue swimsuit for a white Grecian dress and her silver bracers for gold ones.
** A ComicBook/{{Superman}}[=/=]Wonder Woman tie in to ''ComicBook/TheNew52FuturesEnd'' sees her taking on a white and gold outfit after becoming the Goddess of Peace.
* Phoenix in ''ComicBook/XMen''. Normally green and yellow (same colors as ComicBook/JeanGrey's outfit immediately prior to becoming Phoenix in the comics), [[TurnsRed turning red]] when she becomes [[EvilCostumeSwitch Dark Phoenix]]. However, the most perfect melding of Phoenix Force and host is the "White Phoenix of the Crown", in which the suit becomes white and gold. This form is only seen on ''extremely'' rare occasions, [[spoiler:at least until after her [[AscendToAHigherPlaneOfExistence permanent bonding with the Phoenix]], when this becomes her default form]]. When Emma Frost gains a piece of the Phoenix in ''ComicBook/AvengersVsXMen'', her costume consists of a golden LeotardOfPower and white boots, gloves, and a cape.
* Some outfits in ''Media/XsOmnibus'', especially Michael Dassion's, are intended to have a godly aesthetic due to their main palette of white and gold.
* After his HeelFaceBrainwashing, the [[Characters/MarvelComicsNormanOsborn Green Goblin]] became the ComicBook/GoldGoblin, decked out in white and gold armor.
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[[folder:Fan Works]]
* ''Fanfic/ChildOfTheStorm'' depicts future versions of Harry (who is the demigod son of ComicBook/TheMightyThor) wearing these colours, and his dress robes for the Yule Ball are white (threaded with silver and mother-of-pearl) and embroidered around the edges and cuffs with gold, along with a gold crown of ivy set with a gem of white starlight. The effect startles him for a few moments, before he comes to terms with it -- he is a demigod Prince, after all, and this is just another part of him [[ModestRoyalty (even if he is generally more comfortable in scruffy jeans and a t-shirt)]]. The clothes are also worn by [[spoiler:Lily Potter as the White Phoenix of the Crown]].
* In the ''Franchise/{{Tron}}'' fanfic series ''[[http://archiveofourown.org/series/46436 Endgame Scenario,]]'' BenevolentAI [[VideoGame/TronTwoPointOh [=Ma3a=]]] is described as having gold and white robes and a gold mask covering her face. Fitting, as she's something of TheHighQueen of the Encom system [[spoiler:and even ''more'' fitting, as she's technically Lora Baines-Bradley, a [[DigitizedHacker human trapped in the system]], and technically a PhysicalGod over the Programs]].
* ''Fanfic/HarryPotterAndTheBoilingIsles'' has the clergy of Titan-worship on the Boiling Isles, from preachers to the five [[HighPriest High Priests]] take after Emperor Belos, who is seen as the greatest of the Titan's prophets, and dress in robes of white and gold.
* When the [[ComicBook/LegionOfSuperHeroes group]] [[ComicBook/{{Shazam}} of]] [[ComicBook/{{Supergirl}} heroes]] meets up with Zeus at the end of ''Fanfic/HellsisterTrilogy'''s first story arc, he is wearing white robes and sitting on a golden throne.
-->On a golden throne with thunderbolt-carved armrests atop a tier of marble stairs sat Zeus, red-bearded and white-robed, the force of his presence daunting even at a distance.
* Latius from ''Fanfic/{{Kaleidoscope}}'' has blond hair and wears a white costume. His namesake is Zeus, the top god of Myth/ClassicalMythology, and his costume is patterned after ''Anime/YuriOnIce'''s Agape costume.
-->'''Victor:''' Agape... unconditional love. Like God's love.
* In ''Fanfic/NeitherABirdNorAPlaneItsDeku'', Nana Shimura becomes Lady Inanna in ''A World of Smiles'', wearing gold, white, and silver as the world's Symbol of Peace and answering to the name of an ancient goddess of war.
* ''Fanfic/TheNightUnfurls'': Celestine's blonde hair and [[ModestRoyalty modest]] white robe compliments her status as [[CrystalDragonJesus the Goddess Reborn]].
* ''Fanfic/QueenOfShadows'': For the ceremony to create new Shadowkhan, Jade is dressed up in white clothes and white body paint as per tradition, all designed to make the Queen look divine, in opposition to the decay of the Underworld that Kagehime ([[MonsterProgenitor the first Queen]]) escaped from.
* In ''Fanfic/RainbowDoubleDashsLunaverse'', gold and to a lesser extent white are the colors associated with [[MadGod Corona]], and are hence all but universally rejected.
* The Heralds of Dawn and their apprentice Coera in ''Re:Flection Scenario'' all wear white outfits trimmed with gold, including Souzi's TwentyFourHourArmor. "Holiness" is an important motif of their's, and it establishes them as visual {{foil}}s to other villains like [[DarkIsEvil Organization XIII]].
* In ''Fanfic/ThroughDarknessAndMirrors'', Elena's "White Rabbit" attire in Act 5 has her in a white flowing dress with golden trim and two golden "rabbit ears" perched on her head.
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[[folder:Film -- Animation]]
* In ''WesternAnimation/ThePrincessAndTheFrog'', the voodoo priestess [[BigGood Mama Odie]] wears a [[http://disney.wikia.com/wiki/Mama_Odie white dress with gold jewelry,]] and her home and song sequence use a lot of golden light. WordOfGod says that the gold was chosen for her because [[ItsAlwaysMardiGrasInNewOrleans it's one of the Mardi Gras colors]] (with the others, green and purple, being used for the main couple and BigBad, respectively).
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[[folder:Film -- Live Action]]
* ''Film/BladeRunner'': In his final scene and the film's climax, Roy Batty gives an enlightened monologue and is established as a divine, pure being -- despite being a replicant -- because of his understanding of the world. Whilst he gives it, he is bathed in very bright, white light.
* ''Film/ClashOfTheTitans2010'': Used as a costume aesthetic for the gods, especially Zeus's sparkly getup.
* ''Film/Constantine2005'': Inverted. Lucifer (generally defined by specifically ''not'' being God) wears an all-white suit, making him a VillainInAWhiteSuit.
* ''Film/{{Dogma}}'': Music/AlanisMorissette as God wears a white and silver outfit.
* ''Film/ElizabethTheGoldenAge'': Clad only in a white chemise (dress-shaped undergarment traditionally made from linen), Queen UsefulNotes/ElizabethI walks out on a windy cliffside and views the burning wreckage of the Spanish Armada with a thankful/rapturous look on her face, while heavenly music plays in the background. The following scene is filmed as a looping 360 degree tracking shot, with the queen clad in a highly elaborate white and gold gown, bathed in heavenly light with the music still playing.
* ''[[Film/GodzillaKingOfTheMonsters2019 Godzilla: King of the Monsters]]'': [[Characters/MonsterVerseMothra Mothra]], the only monster besides Godzilla who doesn't submit to [[The Usurper King]] [[SatanicArchetype Ghidorah]], emits brilliant, golden-white light when she appears in the sky over the Bermuda sea.
* ''Film/JurassicPark'': John Hammond wears white and has a white beard and hair, and is playing god by bringing to life, and trying to control, an extinct species.
* ''Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse'':
** ''Film/GuardiansOfTheGalaxyVol2'': The Sovereign are a race of gold-colored people who consider themselves superior to everyone else. In one scene they make a grand entrance on a winter planet, wearing [[PimpedOutCape gold capes]] with [[PrettyInMink white fur]]. However, it turns into a FailedAttemptAtDrama.
** ''Film/ThorLoveAndThunder'': Zeus and his attendants are dressed in this color palette.
* ''Film/TheMiracleWoman'': Florence Fallon wears white to invoke this trope, and make others believe that she's a saintly person. [[spoiler:She's anything but.]]
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[[folder:Literature]]
* ''Literature/AscendanceOfABookworm'': The robes of the High Bishop, the highest religious authority in any given duchy, are white with gold trimmings and decorations.
* ''Literature/TheChroniclesOfNarnia'':
** ''Literature/TheLionTheWitchAndTheWardrobe'': Upon their meeting at the Stone Table, the golden face of Aslan and the stark white face of Jadis are contrasted by the narrator. Although not strictly "divine" (in-universe she is descended from {{Myth/Lilith}}), Jadis serves as an allegorical stand-in for {{Satan}} -- in contrast to Aslan being an incarnation of {{UsefulNotes/Jesus Christ}} -- thus the trope's meaning is split between two contrasting figures.
** ''Literature/TheVoyageOfTheDawnTreader'': As the protagonists reach the end of the known world, they encounter a white lamb, who is later revealed to be Aslan in all his golden, leonine glory.
* ''Literature/TheDivineComedy'': A griffin is identified with UsefulNotes/{{Jesus}} by its gold and white coloring. The eagle's skyward-facing wings are gold to represent Christ's kingship as {{God}}, while his white body touching the Earth represents Jesus of Nazareth's IncorruptiblePurePureness as a sinless man.
* ''Literature/TheEmpiriumTrilogy'': The colors for Rielle's Sun Guard are gold and white, and those that support her tend to use those colors. Though Rielle isn't a goddess, she is ''the'' most powerful elemental around; there doesn't seem to be any limit to her power, seeing as she was able to bring back the Queen of Celdaria from death.
* Concord, a AnthropomorphicPersonification from ''Literature/TheFaerieQueene'', is said to wear a golden dress and crown of white pearls as a sign of the authority the Almighty granted on her to keep harmony between Heaven and Earth.
* Played with in the ''Fallen'' series by Creator/LaurenKate. {{Fallen Angel}}s that since their fall have chosen [[{{God}} Throne]] have wings tinged with silver while the ones that have sided with [[{{Satan}} Lucifer]] have wings tinged with gold, and only the ones that remained without allegiance have wings that are purely white.
* In "Literature/IronShadowsInTheMoon", the [[HalfHumanHybrid demi-god]] and [[PhysicalGod god]] Olivia [[DreamingOfTimesGoneBy dreams]] of are blond and pale-skinned:
-->''They were pressing about one bound to a pillar: a slender white-skinned youth, with a cluster of golden curls about his alabaster brow. His beauty was not altogether human--like the dream of a god, chiseled out of living marble.''
* The standard outfit for [[OurAngelsAreDifferent angels]] in ''Literature/DerMuenchnerImHimmel'' consists of a white gown and [[WingedHumanoid a pair of white wings]], and if an angel is given a harp like Aloisius, it's golden. Being a recently deceased citizen of UsefulNotes/{{Munich}}, especially seeing as [[HellOfAHeaven there is no beer in Heaven]], Aloisius ends up [[FallenAngel not quite]] [[ClusterFBomb divine]], though.
** [[AvertedTrope God himself wears blue in the animated adaptation]], by the way.
* ''Literature/TheRiftwarCycle'': In Tsurani culture, the Emperor (known as the Light of Heaven) has White and Gold as his house colours. Expanded on in the Empire trilogy co-written with Creator/JannyWurts.
%%** Ashen-Shugar is a being of divine power, but in his case this is not an indication of his morality, him being a member of an AboveGoodAndEvil ProudWarriorRace who only gained traits beyond bloodlust and greed after a MindMeld with a human. And even then his more positive traits are an extension of his greed -- he will fight to protect what he sees as his because nobody else is allowed to have it. (Administrivia/ZeroContextExample; how is he associated with gold and white?)
* ''Literature/TheSatanicVerses'': After Ayesha of Titlipur receives a revelation from the [[ArchangelGabriel Archangel Gibreel (Gabriel)]], her hair changes colour to white flecked with gold, and she is surrounded at all times by golden butterflies. Ultimately though, she serves as an example of LightIsNotGood, as she increasingly veers towards ruthless and insane [[TheFundamentalist fundamentalism]].
* ''Literature/TheSilmarillion'': Telperion ("Silver Tree") and Laurelin ("Golden Tree"), the Two Trees of Valinor, provided light before the Sun and Moon were created and are treated in-universe as lost symbols of extreme beauty and of a more innocent age, given that they were destroyed by the setting's BigBad.
* ''Franchise/StarWarsTheHighRepublic'': The Jedi of this era wear ivory and gold robes, partly to show that this is an era of the greatest peace and prosperity for the Republic, where the Jedi are diplomats and helpers, not the Republic government enforcers of the Clone Wars era or the Sith killing {{KnightTemplar}}s of the Old Republic era.
* ''Literature/TheStormlightArchive'': Played with. One of the three [[AnthropomorphicPersonification Shards]] that serve as Roshar's gods, the one who uses these colors as his motif is... [[ThePowerOfHate Odium]], the BigBad, resulting in a serious case of LightIsNotGood (though Odium's appearance and demeanor seem calculated to invoke classic GrandpaGod imagery [[FauxAffablyEvil to put the people he's manipulating more at ease]]). Of the other two Shards on Roshar, [[TheFettered Honor]] favors blue and [[TheChessmaster Cultivation]] prefers green in their motifs.
* ''Literature/TheSupervillainySaga'': This is the uniform of Supergirl {{Expy}} Ultragoddess. Given that she replaces her father ([[SupermanSubstitute Ultragod]]) as the BigGood of the setting, this is appropriate.
* ''The Unexpected Enlightenment of Literature/RachelGriffin'': The colors of the Eternal Flame, tended by Vestal Virgins and harming only the wicked.
* Darken Rahl, the BigBad from ''[[Literature/TheSwordOfTruth Wizard's First Rule]]'', wears white with a narrow band of gold, and a knife in a golden scabbard. He's worshiped like a god, tries to obtain godlike powers through an ancient artifact, and [[DealWithTheDevil serves the devil]].
* ''Literature/{{Worm}}'': Scion, the first superhero, is a golden figure wearing a white jumpsuit. [[spoiler:We later learn that "he" is actually an extraterrestrial interdimensional alien who took that form to invoke the trope.]]
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[[folder:Live-Action TV]]
* In ''Series/{{Angel}}'', the local direct agents of ThePowersThatBe are at one point represented by gold-fleshed humanoids in white togas.
* Aziraphale in ''Series/GoodOmens2019'' dresses in pale blues and tans, but when he's [[FightingAShadow discorporated]] and involuntarily returned to Heaven, he ends up wearing a pure white replica of his usual suit. Complete with bow tie. The angelic robe we see him wearing in Eden is also white with gold trim.
* In ''Series/HouseOfTheDragon'', the dominant color of Rhaenyra Targaryen's female dragon Syrax is gold, and her name is based off a goddess of Old Valyria.
* In ''Series/KamenRiderWizard'', the White Wizard's color scheme is gold and... well... [[ColorCharacter white]]. While the White Wizard isn't by any means a God, his power compared to the other Wizards and Phantoms is incomparable. [[spoiler:[[LightIsNotGood Goodness on the other hand...]]]]
* ''Series/KamenRiderRevice'': Daiji Igarashi's Rider outfit as Kamen Rider Live is gold and white, and he is one of the three sibling heroes. Also serves as GoodColorsEvilColors, as his Inner Demon, Kagerou, had a black and green suit as Kamen Rider Evil.
* ''Series/TheLordOfTheRingsTheRingsOfPower'': The Elves of Lindon are mostly dressed in {{Ethereal White Dress}}es with golden applications. Lindon itself is surrounded by a forest of birch trees with leaves that are golden all the time.
* Chuck from ''Series/{{Supernatural}}'', [[spoiler:who is confirmed to be ''the'' God by... well, WordOfGod]], wears a pristine white suit in his most important appearance.
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[[folder:Music Videos]]
* "Music/HoldingOutForAHero" by Music/BonnieTyler: The angelic backup singers dance around wearing white dresses with a bit of gold around the collars and the edges in the music video.
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[[folder:Mythology and Religion]]
* Literature/TheBible:
** The original expression, "a land flowing with milk and honey", is a reference in the Hebrew Bible to the agricultural abundance of the Land of Israel. The phrase is used by God in the Literature/BookOfExodus during Moses's vision of the burning bush (Exodus 3:1–22). Another name for Israel is the Promised Land or Holy Land, and since milk is white and honey is gold...
** The figure named "Lord of Lord and King of Kings" ([[Literature/BookOfRevelation Revelation 19:15-16]]) along with the angels in the Book of Revelation are also dressed in white. Most interpret the figure as UsefulNotes/{{Jesus}} himself after his SecondComing.
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[[folder:Tabletop Games]]
* in ''TabletopGame/DungeonsAndDragons'', yellow, gold, and white are the favored colors of [[ThePowerOfTheSun Pelor]], the most generically good of the various good-aligned gods.
* The Unconquered Sun and his chosen Solar heroes in ''TabletopGame/{{Exalted}}'' tend to radiate a lot of [[MemeticMutation Glorious Golden Power]]. That said, this game subverts almost all of the preconceptions of a standard fantasy world, so expect plenty of LightIsNotGood, GoodIsNotNice, GoodIsNotSoft, and other such tropes in play. Also, there's much more variation in the coloring; Solar auras include not just gold and white, but also the reds and violets of sunrise and sunset.
* In ''TabletopGame/HaltEvilDoer'', the local Superman-expy is Divinos, who has a gold-and-white costume and a bit of an angelic theme.
* In ''TabletopGame/MagicTheGathering'', Angels, humanoid manifestations of (normally white) mana, tend to favor gold and white clothing. Angels with different mana alignment tend to have more varied outfits.
* In ''TabletopGame/Warhammer40000'', the man known only as TheEmperor of Mankind plays with this trope and its implications in many ways.
** Back in his days among the living, the Emperor wore an ornate suit of golden [[PoweredArmor power armor]], and many parts of the Imperium of Man took the same aesthetic. He was so powerful that he even ''[[PowerGlows glowed]]'' gold, artwork often depicting it as a [[HolyHalo halo]]; though when he needed to make an impression, he was known to turn it up bright enough to ''permanently blind'' certain populations.
** As for how this trope was ZigZagged, he certainly used his look and aura to invoke an air of majesty and power. However, it warped into a holy motif [[AGodIAmNot much against his wishes]]. Also, the Emperor was a coldly pragmatic and ruthless man, utterly dedicated to preserving humanity at any cost; and for all of his knowledge, power, and experience, he was still fallible, at times tragically so. With humanity's ultimate fate at stake, he couldn't be concerned with ethics and morals or his own sense of humanity, and he firmly straddled the line between MessianicArchetype and DarkMessiah.
** Eventually, the Emperor was struck down during [[Literature/HorusHeresy a civil war]] and interred on the Golden Throne, a mysterious device retrofitted into a life support machine. Among other very important things, the throne artificially keeps him alive, and should it fail, the Imperium would effectively end in multiple, simultaneous ways. Though the good news is that his soul is exercising its power to support the Imperium wherever and however it can, [[{{irony}} effectively becoming the deity of the Imperium]]. Having become the GodEmperor of Mankind, he's now the silent, nominal leader of a bloody empire that's still humanity's best hope in a galaxy trying to snuff them out.
* ''TabletopGame/YuGiOh'': The Monster card "Guardian Angel Joan" (a play on the saintly {{UsefulNotes/Joan Of Arc}}) wears a white dress with gold accents. The dress also has two strips of fabric coming out of it that are a lighter gold shade.
%%** Many Fairy-type and Light-attribute monsters in, including high-ranking Fairies "The Splendid Venus", "Athena", "Tethys Goddess of Light", and the "Airknight Parshath" line. (Administrivia/ZeroContextExample; how do they use gold and white, and how is the last one divine?)
%%** The "Lightray" archetype is designed around the idea of Good Counterparts of existing monsters (an earlier archetype featured {{Evil Counterpart}}s), and their outfits are recolored white, gold and blue. (This trope specifically refers to divinity, not generic goodness. Do they still fit that description?)
%%** The "Lightsworns" feature white armor with gold details. (How are they divine?)
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[[folder:Theatre]]
* ''Theatre/CesareIlCreatoreCheHaDistrutto'':
** Holy Roman Emperor Heinrich VII appears in a scene depicted the way Creator/DanteAlighieri saw him, as the perfect divinely-appointed savior of Italy, in pearlescent robes and a shining golden crown. Dante sings the scene from ''Paradiso'' where he describes the seat in heaven reserved for Heinrich, which appears on stage in pure white. However, as Dante goes on to describe what Heinrich would have done had he lived longer -- namely, brutally crushing all opposition -- the [[HistoricalHeroUpgrade inaccuracy of Dante's version]] becomes clear.
** Giovanni de'Medici wears a white robe when he graduates from school and becomes a cardinal. In order to do so, he has to defend his purity from sin (namely, the sins of his family's bank).
* Creator/CirqueDuSoleil has used this a few times.
** ''Theatre/NouvelleExperience'' and ''Theatre/{{Alegria}}'' both have sets of characters known as "Angels"; each set wears gold-and-white outfits.
** Another character in ''Alegria'', the friendly, clownish Tamir, also wears gold and white; his sinister {{Foil}} Fleur is RedAndBlackAndEvilAllOver.
** In ''Theatre/{{Dralion}}'', the Ame-Force singers (representations of harmony) dress in white for Act One and gold for Act Two. The Little Buddha, who will eventually become an Ame-Force, is always dressed in gold.
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[[folder:Toys]]
* ''Toys/{{Bionicle}}'':
** PhysicalGod Mata Nui provides the most literal version of this trope in the series: he has entirely gold and white armor in ''The Legend Reborn'''s novelization. In all other depictions, though, he has gold and ''black'' armor.
** Takanuva is basically the Matoran Universe's Jesus (HeroicSacrifice, BackFromTheDead, and all) and is clad in white and gold armor. It helps that he not only wields the power of light but was also a member of the Av-Matoran, who were the prototypes for all other kinds and had more powers than the usual Matoran.
** [[PrimalFear Irnakk]], a figure from Skakdi folklore, is an evil example of this trope. His golden head and spine are his most recognizable features, and he's essentially the Devil of their mythology, to the point that the Piraka Hakann goes into a [[OhCrap panic attack]] when he realizes that the monster that's coming towards him has the same colors as a being from myth.
%%** Subverted with the Matoran tribe of Light; they too have natural white-and-gold armor but can use their power over light to change how it appears, making it look any color ''but'' white and gold. (Once again, how are they divine?)
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[[folder:Video Games]]
* [[spoiler:[[BigBad Chakravartin]]]] from ''VideoGame/AsurasWrath'' [[spoiler:usually takes on a form clad in golden robes, fitting his status the [[{{God}} divine ruler of Gaea and creator of the universe]]. Midway through the FinalBoss fight against him, however, he sheds this appearance and takes on his "Creator" form, a form with a heavy [[RedAndBlackAndEvilAllOver red and black]] coloring, befitting his [[GodIsEvil true nature]]]].
* Angels and Lumen Sages in ''VideoGame/{{Bayonetta}}'' generally use predominantly white and gold color schemes. Doesn't stop them from being [[LightIsNotGood evil]] at times, though.
* Sirius, your one ally for most of ''VideoGame/Bomberman64'', wears white and gold armor, and he completes the angelic look by housing his [[JetPack rockets]] in a set of mechanical wings. [[spoiler:It turns out that he wants the Omni Cube for himself to gain godlike powers for real.]]
* ''Franchise/BreathOfFire'':
** In ''VideoGame/BreathOfFireIII'' and ''IV'', Ryu ends up with blonde hair and white-clothing whenever he transforms into his "final" form (Kaiser in ''III'' and God-Ryu in ''IV'', respectively).
** Infinity in ''VideoGame/BreathOfFireIV'', [[spoiler:Fou-Lu's transformation if he absorbs Ryu]], is a palette-swap of Tyrant Dragon, with white and gold skin, and blue divine wings.
%%*** Fou-Lu counts if he [[spoiler:absorbs Ryu in the non-canonical ending]]. (Administrivia/ZeroContextExample)
* ''VideoGame/CastlevaniaDawnOfSorrow'': The animation for using the Erinys's soul's Holy Ray is a blonde, extremely long-haired, WingedHumanoid in a gold-trimmed white dress spreading her wings and emitting SpeedStripes.
* ''VideoGame/Cyberpunk2077'': [[DaddysLittleVillain Hanako Arasaka]], the daughter of the most powerful man on the planet, [[spoiler:who has unlocked the secret to immortality]], sports a white dress and has gold trimmings on her hands and arms.
* In ''VideoGame/{{Darksiders}}'', this is the color scheme of most of the angels and their angelic gryphon mount that the protagonist steals from them.
* ''VideoGame/DarkSoulsI'':
** Gwynevere, Princess of Sunlight, appears as [[StatuesqueStunner giant, beautiful woman]] with bronze skin, clad in elegant (if [[{{Fanservice}} revealing]]) white clothing trimmed in gold. [[spoiler:Whether this is what she actually looks like or if it's an idealized version her shaped through Gwyndolin's illusion is subject to debate.]]
** Knight Lautrec of Carim wears the Armor of the Embraced, a set of golden armor that represents Fina, the goddess said to possess "fateful beauty". [[spoiler:Lautrec is anything but noble, and Fina herself is implied to be a few shades darker than her title suggests.]]
* ''VideoGame/DCUniverseOnline'' has the Celestial powerset, which comes in different colors depending on your faction. For heroes, the powers are colored gold and white, very much invoking LightIsGood and other angelic and celestial imagery.
* The High Heavens of the ''VideoGame/{{Diablo}}'' universe primarily have a gold-and-white motif, and many angels have a gold-and-white motif to their armor or weapons.
%%* Most angels of the ''Franchise/{{Disgaea}}'' series. (Administrivia/ZeroContextExample; in what way do they use the colours?)
* ''VideoGame/DivinityOriginalSinII'': The spiritual bodies of the [[PhysicalGod Seven Gods]] and the PhosphorEssence of the [[DeityOfHumanOrigin Divine]] are both pure gold, unlike the teal of ordinary ghosts and SoulPower.
%%* The Maykrs in ''VideoGame/DoomEternal'', from their design to architecture, make liberal use of white, red, and gold. (Administrivia/ZeroContextExample; how are they divine?)
* The Omniknight from ''VideoGame/Dota2'' is a pious paladin in service to an all-seeing God. Not only is he dressed primarily in white with golden hair, all his spells are also colored either white or gold.
* In ''VideoGame/EldenRing'' Gold, and white by association, is ''heavily'' associated with the holy: the [[WorldTree Erdtree]] has a golden bark and gold-yellow leaves, the 'grace of gold' associated with the blessing of the Erdtree took the form of shining golden eyes, almost all Holy spells have a golden color, the primary religious group/order of scholars/world order is called the Golden Order, and so on and so forth. Unusually, GodEmpress Marika actually wore a ''black'' outfit with golden linings.
* ''Franchise/TheElderScrolls'':
** Zig-Zagged by the White-Gold Tower on the Imperial City Isle in central Cyrodiil. How it plays this trope depends on the time period in question and the in-universe point of view. One of eight metaphysical "[[TheTower Towers]]" constructed by the ancient [[OurElvesAreDifferent races of Mer (Elves)]] in emulation of the Adamantine Tower (itself constructed by the surviving [[OurGodsAreDifferent Aedra]] to hold "convention" after creating the mortal world), the White-Gold tower was constructed by the Ayleids ("Wild Elves") of Cyrodiil using the "Chim-el-Adabal" (said to have been created from the crystallized blood of [[GodIsDead Lorkhan]], collected as it traveled across Tamriel to its resting place in Morrowind) as their "Stone". Following the Alessian Revolt (a [[SlaveLiberation revolt of their human slaves]]), the tower would be taken by the Nedes ([[{{Precursors}} ancestors to most of the modern races of Men in Tamriel]]). After capturing the Tower, Alessia, leader of the Nedes, would forge a pact with Akatosh, the TopGod of the Aedra and Dragon God of Time. Akatosh gave to Alessia and her descendants the Amulet of Kings (whose centerpiece was the Chim-el Adabal), as well as the Dragonfires of the Imperial City. So long as the Empire maintained its worship of Akatosh and his kin, and [[BarrierMaiden so long as Alessia's heirs bore the Amulet of Kings]], Akatosh and his divine kin would maintain a strong barrier protecting Mundus. The White-Gold Tower itself would serve as the Imperial Palace of all the various Cyrodiilic Empires in Tamriellic history. Though not without its flaws, the Cyrodiilic Empires have generally been [[TheGoodKingdom rather liberal and well-meaning]] (though [[HumansAreBastards don't get]] most of the races of Mer [[TheEmpire talking about them]]). This came to an end during the [[VideoGame/TheElderScrollsIVOblivion Oblivion Crisis]], when Martin Septim, last in Alessia's metaphysical line, [[spoiler:shattered the Amulet of Kings and sacrificed himself to end the Crisis]]. The White-Gold Tower itself still serves as the palace of the Mede Dynasty, which holds together the [[VestigialEmpire last vestiges of Septim Empire before it]].
** In ''[[VideoGame/TheElderScrollsVSkyrim Skyrim]]'', the driving force behind the CivilWar between the Imperial-supporters and the secessionist Stormcloaks is the White-Gold Concordat, the name given to the peace treaty that was forged between the Imperials and the [[ANaziByAnyOtherName Thalmor]], which, as part of the agreement, stipulates that the Imperials needed to outlaw the worship of [[DeityOfHumanOrigin Talos]]. The Thalmor do consider themselves to be a superior, divine race, charged with [[WouldBeRudeToSayGenocide the extinction of every other race]], be they human, elf or beast.
* fine of ''VideoGame/EnsembleStars'' usually wear white outfits with gold accents and have a heavenly, angelic theme, reflecting both their image as a good and pure idol unit [[FaceOfAnAngelMindOfADemon (despite the reality being very different)]], as well as their enormous level of power.
* ''Franchise/FinalFantasy'':
** The [[http://images3.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20110706094529/finalfantasy/images/5/57/Dissidia-HeavenEmperor.png "Light Emperor"]] of ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyII'' represents the "good half" of BigBad Emperor Palamecia, rules over Heaven, and wears light yellow and gold robes with lavender and white details, a gold crest, and white wings. [[spoiler:Turns out [[LightIsNotGood he's no more good than his other half]]]].
** Cecil of ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyIV'' has, DependingOnTheArtist, gold, white, and blue armor as a Paladin.
** ''VideoGame/CrisisCore'' has Minerva, the game's {{Superboss}}, who appears as an angelic woman clad in gold, blue, and white armor. Her exact nature is unclear, but she has some connection to TheLifestream, and Genesis at the very least believes her to be a goddess.
** In ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyXIII'', Galenth Dysley wears a white robe with gold and blue colorings. His title in the Japanese version of the game is even "Great Pope", and so he looks the part. [[spoiler:Zigzagged by his true form Barthandelus, which at first appears almost entirely black with sparse white and gold details, but lightens to silver and white with more prominent gold colorings in subsequent battles.]]
%%*** In the same game, Orphan appears as a gold and white being. (Administrivia/ZeroContextExample; how is the character divine?)
%%*** [[spoiler:Hope]] wears the same colors in ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyXIII2'', probably as a conscious decision by the character designers to denote he serves a similar role in society. (What divine role does he serve?)
** The [[AngelicAbomination sin eaters]] in ''[[VideoGame/FinalFantasyXIV Final Fantasy XIV: Shadowbringers]]'' are overwhelmingly white, and the more powerful among them also have golden highlights to further emphasize their "holy" appearance.
** ''VideoGame/DissidiaFinalFantasy'':
*** Page picture provided by Cosmos, the game's BigGood and Goddess of Harmony.
*** Cosmos's protector and leader of the heroes and all-around shining paragon of light, the Warrior of Light, wears primarily blue armor with khaki and white.
* In ''Franchise/FireEmblem'':
** Manaketes of the [[http://fireemblem.wikia.com/wiki/Divine_Dragon Divine Dragon tribe]] are either white or gold in their dragon forms. Some of them are: [[VideoGame/FireEmblemShadowDragonAndTheBladeOfLight Gotoh, Tiki, Xane]], [[VideoGame/FireEmblemMysteryOfTheEmblem Naga]], [[spoiler: [[VideoGame/FireEmblemGaiden Mila, Duma]]]], [[VideoGame/FireEmblemTheBindingBlade Fae, Idoun]], [[VideoGame/FireEmblemAwakening a Female!Morgan mothered by Tiki]], etc. It's not confirmed whether Nowi and Nah belong here too, but the fandom assumes they do.
** ''VideoGame/FireEmblemPathOfRadiance'':
*** The royal family of the herons have long gold hair, white wings, and dress exclusively in white and gold. They are compared to and framed as angels more than once. The tribe has been said to be closer to the goddess than others.
*** In a more subtle example, [[spoiler:Micaiah's combination of [[MysticalWhiteHair silver hair]] and [[SupernaturalGoldEyes gold eyes]] are a sign of her ability to wake the goddesses and act as the vessel for one of them]].
** ''VideoGame/FireEmblemFates'':
*** Queen Mikoto has a special customized Priestess sprite with a gold and white color scheme (and if Sakura promotes into Priestess, she'll have a similar one).
*** Duke Izana has white-blond hair and a golden hair clip, and has the ability to directly talk to the Gods.
%%** The prince and princess of ''VideoGame/FireEmblemHeroes'' dress this way, and they are able to summon a hero who can summon all the heroes from all the games, making their world a PortalCrossroadWorld. Likewise, it would appear that the prince and princess in ''VideoGame/FireEmblemWarriors'' are similar. (Administrivia/ZeroContextExample; how do they "dress this way", and in what way are they divine?)
** ''VideoGame/FireEmblemThreeHouses'':
*** Rhea, Archbishop of the Church of Seiros, wears entirely white, gold, and dark blue. [[spoiler:In actuality, she is Seiros herself, the saint who ''founded'' the church, and the daughter of mother goddess Sothis.]]
*** Sothis, a mysterious figure with no memory of herself, wears mainly dark blue, but her outfit also includes gold and white, with pink ribbons in her hair. [[spoiler:This being almost the same as Rhea hints at a connection between them.]]
*** Main character Byleth gains access to the Enlightened One class over the course of the game as [[spoiler:Sothis grants them her power as a goddess]]. Their outfit in this class shares the white, gold, and dark blue color scheme associated with the Church.
** ''VideoGame/FireEmblemEngage'':
*** Queen Lumera, main character Alear's mother and the ruler of the Divine Dragons, wears primarily white and gold, with blue and pink accents. She is the BigGood of the game and responsible for sealing away the BigBad a thousand years prior to the events of the game.
*** Her child Alear also wears white, gold and blue (though a darker shade than Lumera), but with red instead of pink, and with the inclusion of black as an accent color. While their mother's primary outfit colors are white and gold, Alear's primary colors are red and blue. [[spoiler:The difference between them is foreshadowing that unlike Lumera, Alear was ''not'' born a Divine Dragon, but a Fell Dragon. They switched sides during the war between the Divine and Fell dragons, falling into a coma when the war was won. Lumera, having adopted them as her child during this, chose to transfer her power to Alear while they slept, slowly turning their red hair into mixed red-and-blue in the process.]]
* ''VideoGame/GodOfWar'':
** Zeus wears a white robe with gold armor.
** Helios is an interesting case in that he normally wears a golden armour complimented by a white toga, but he has [[FireIsRed a crimson cape]] as well.
* In ''VideoGame/{{Hades}}'', TopGod Zeus, WarGod Ares, and [[StockGods Goddess of Knowledge]] Athena wear gold-and-white clothing. Nyx, AnthropomorphicPersonification of Night, wears gold-and-purple to fit her role, but her pale skin means that she still has plenty of gold-and-white highlights.
* The Downloadable content from ''VideoGame/Injustice2'' contains the God and Demon shading for all characters. The God Shading changes the characters' outfits to be a combination of white and gold, as well as [[ProphetEyes shining white eyes]]. On the flipside, the Demon Shading gives them [[RedAndBlackAndEvilAllOver black and red outfits]], as well as BlackEyesOFEvil.
%%* [[BigBad Heaven Ascension Dio]] of ''VideoGame/JoJosBizarreAdventureEyesOfHeaven'' definitely qualifies as this trope. (Administrivia/ZeroContextExample)
* ''VideoGame/KidIcarusUprising'':
** Pit is an angel who defends the heavens with a magic bow, dressed in a white tunic with gold bracelets and a golden wreath crown in his hair.
** Palutena, the Goddess of Light. While her hair is a deep green, she wears a white robe adorned with gold trimmings, and has on lots of gold jewelry, including a huge gold necklace.
* Lord Hyness, the BigBad of ''VideoGame/KirbyStarAllies'', wears a [[InTheHood white hooded cloak]] with gold trim along the hood and sleeves. Coupled with the [[WhiteAndRedAndEerieAllOver bright red insides of those sleeves]], it's a very fitting color scheme for the [[spoiler:[[FallenHero once-benevolent]]]] SinisterMinister in charge of the Jambandra Base [[spoiler:and the ApocalypseCult that worships and seeks to revive the ancient DestroyerDeity known as [[EldritchAbomination Void Termina]]]].
* ''Franchise/TheLegendOfZelda'':
** The Tower of the Gods from ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaTheWindWaker'' is mostly white stone with gold accents, and it marks the start of that color scheme for similar future dungeons and outfits.
** In ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaTwilightPrincess'', the Temple of Time has a nearly identical color scheme to the one for the Tower of the Gods. The City in the Sky has this color scheme as well; both it and the Temple of Time were created by the [[{{Precursors}} Oocca]].
** In ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaSkywardSword'', Zelda dresses like this after falling to the surface, [[spoiler:indicating that she's an incarnation of the goddess Hylia]].
** In ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaBreathOfTheWild'', Zelda has a similar dress that she wears when praying at sacred springs. Her formal dress and AdventurerArchaeologist outfits also have some white and gold trimmings, though they're still predominantly blue.
* ''VideoGame/{{Lorwolf}}'': The Goldsea pack has gold and white as their colors. Their lore uses heavy angel symbolism and their focus is on maintaining [[OrderVersusChaos order against an undescribed force of chaos]].
* In the ''VideoGame/MonsterRancher'' series, the Gali is an invisible creature represented by a gold mask and white cape, with high intelligence and mild temperament, and the flavor text suggests it to be an actual divine being. All monsters with the Gali subtype gain its coloring and personality traits, making the Gali a good mix for monsters that are normally stubborn and harder to train.
* ''VideoGame/MortalKombat11'':
** Kronika is a being far more older and powerful than even the Elder Gods. She and her army has this metallic color scheme to show for it. Considering that she is the GreaterScopeVillain for the whole [[Franchise/MortalKombat franchise]], however, this is a case of LightIsNotGood.
** In most of the game's ladder endings where characters take control of the Hourglass and become a PhysicalGod, they will don white and gold clothing/armor that symbolizes their newfound divinity.
* The BigBad of the ''VideoGame/{{Onimusha}}'' series is the [[LightIsNotGood God of Light]], Fortinbras. As such he always appears in gold, silver, or white colors. His divinity is unquestioned, but his goodness is certainly non-existent.
* While Mercy from ''VideoGame/{{Overwatch}}'' is not technically a deity, she does have an angelic theme and serves as a healer. She wears a white bodysuit with gold accents, and a golden halo and wings to match.
* ''Franchise/{{Pokemon}}'':
** Arceus, a Pokémon that serves as the setting's equivalent of God, being said to have shaped the Sinnoh region and possibly the rest of the world. It is mostly white with what appears to be a gold wheel around its mid-section and gold hooves. However, depending on the plate it is holding, the gold parts change color to match the color of the plate and the typing.
** ''VideoGame/PokemonSunAndMoon'': [[spoiler:Ultra Necrozma]], which appears as a golden [[spoiler:angelic dragon]]. [[spoiler:Before it became the light-eating prism monster that it is now, Necrozma was a benevolent deity-like being.]]
%%*** The Aether Foundation exists to protect and preserve Pokémon, especially those stolen by the villainous Team Skull, and to study the dire threat posed by the [[EldritchAbomination Ultra Beasts]]. Aether Paradise serves as a preserve for particularly endangered Pokémon. [[spoiler:They're also ''[[LightIsNotGood completely nuts]]'', with their president serving as the game's BigBad.]] (Administrivia/ZeroContextExample; how are they specifically divine, as opposed to just generically [supposedly] good?)
* Kaileena of the ''VideoGame/PrinceOfPersiaTheSandsOfTime'' trilogy. By the beginning of ''[[VideoGame/PrinceOfPersiaTheTwoThrones The Two Thrones]]'', she has ditched her LadyInRed look from ''[[VideoGame/PrinceOfPersiaWarriorWithin Warrior Within]]'' and gone for a more {{Stripperific}} [[http://img2.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20130530233641/princeofpersia/en/images/2/29/Kaileena_character_render.png gold-and-white attire]], giving away the hint that [[spoiler:she is the Empress of Time, [[NoBodyLeftBehind whose body is turned into the Sands of Time upon getting killed]]]].
%%* Fina's dress in ''VideoGame/SkiesOfArcadia''. (Administrivia/ZeroContextExample)
* Angel Wendy from ''VideoGame/SouthParkPhoneDestroyer'' is, as the name implies, an angel, and her card art depicts her dressed in a white robe with a gold collar and halo, wielding a ball of golden light in one hand.
%%* The Protoss of ''VideoGame/StarCraft'' achieve this effect by being naturally pale and wearing golden armor (except the Dark Templar). Taken even further in ''VideoGame/StarCraftII'', where their combined forces are known as the Golden armada. (Administrivia/ZeroContextExample; how are they divine?)
* The Clockwork Sun, London's [[DeusEstMachina artificial sun god]] from ''VideoGame/SunlessSkies'', casts white and gold light around it.
* The [[DefectorFromDecadence Prester Zuul]] in ''VideoGame/SwordOfTheStars II'', who made a HeelFaithTurn to Catholicism, favour this colour scheme.
* In ''VideoGame/TalesOfSymphonia'', Yggdrasill has long, golden hair and dresses in a white bodysuit with gold decorations. He's the leader of Cruxis, the game's organization of angels. [[spoiler:[[LightIsNotGood He's also the]] BigBad.]]
* ''VideoGame/{{Ultima}}'': The Avatar, a near-PhysicalGod by the end of the series, is commonly shown in white and silver armor with a gold ankh on the chest and blonde hair.
* ''VideoGame/{{Warframe}}'': {{Invoked}} by the long-fallen [[{{Precursors}} Orokin Empire]], who loved to use white and gold in combination with artistic designs for just about everything, creating an angelic image. At the height of their power they controlled the entire solar system and created technological marvels. Many of the [[SuperPrototype prime]] versions of warframes are artifacts (or reproductions thereof) that date back to the Orokin, and have the same white and gold color scheme as the default. The white is not as common in the primes that were released later, but all have the gold trim. One of the present day factions in the game even sees their technology as divine and worships it. However, after we learn more about the Orokin, this is a good indicator of their vanity rather than good nature, since they [[AbusivePrecursors were hideously abusive towards the rest of humanity]].
* ''VideoGame/WorldOfWarcraft'':
** The Holy Light is associated with this, and its paladins and priests (e.g. [[ThePaladin Tirion Fordring]] and [[MessianicArchetype the Prophet Velen]]) are often seen in said colors (HeavenlyBlue is a common tertiary color, but purple (especially among [[SpaceElves draenei]]) and [[RedIsHeroic red]] (especially among [[OurElvesAreDifferent blood elves]] and the [[KnightTemplar Scarlet Crusade]]) also occur somewhat frequently).
** The [[OurAngelsAreDifferent Kyrian Covenant]] in the ''Shadowlands'' expansion has [[{{Pun}} shades]] of this in their architecture, weapons, and clothing. Their skin, however, is a [[HeavenlyBlue different trope]].
* ''VideoGame/XenobladeChronicles1'' has [[spoiler:the god of the Bionis, Zanza]], who wears a predominantly white-and-gold outfit for a good extent of their appearance within the game as befitting their status. [[spoiler:That said, he may be divine enough for the color scheme, but he's not benevolent at ''all''; in fact, he's the BigBad.]]
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%%* In ''Webcomic/TheAdventuresOfShanShan'', [[http://shanshan.upperrealms.com/view.php?pageid=026&chapterid=1 the winged lion is yellow with white wings]]. (Administrivia/ZeroContextExample; how is it divine?)
* ''Webcomic/ExterminatusNow'':
** [[http://exterminatusnow.co.uk/2010-08-08/comic/voiding-your-warranty/target-recognition/ An angel in a demon-infested site is white and yellow.]]
** [[http://exterminatusnow.co.uk/2006-08-25/comic/four-of-a-kind/good-gods/ Ahriman, God of Knowledge, speaks in yellow and white speech bubbles.]]
* ''Webcomic/GirlGenius'':
** ZigZagged by House Valois and the Knights of Jove in general. They depict themselves as [[KnightInShiningArmor Knights In Shining Armor]] with their gold and white outfits, clanks, and symbols - however LightIsNotGood and many of them are in league with [[BigBad the Other]].
** Agatha, Martellus and [[spoiler:Zola]] exploit this trope with [[http://www.girlgeniusonline.com/comic.php?date=20170224 their costumes]] for the masquerade in Paris, by dressing in gold and white to make a show in front of the people.
* ''Webcomic/TheOrderOfTheStick'':
** [[http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0068.html Elan's Good Angel]] is blue faced, white bodied, and golden winged. [[http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0435.html So, apparently is Belkar's, though we can't see the white body.]]
** [[http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0805.html The celestial tree sloth is white (with blue accents) and has a gold halo.]]
* In ''Webcomic/OurLittleAdventure'', [[http://danielscreations.com/ola/comics/ep0096.html Angelo, a cleric and the leader of a pseudo-religion called "Angelo's Kids", poses as this, down to glowing yellow eyes, when angered]].
* In ''Webcomic/{{Overcompensating}}'', God wears a white robe with golden letters spelling out "YHWH". Jesus wears a similar attire that says "INRI", though often the color of his robe is more beige or light brown.
* In ''Webcomic/RustyAndCo'', [[http://rustyandco.com/comic/level-6-47/ Madeline's "power of the gods to heal"]] -- a white beam inside a golden glow.
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* In ''WebAnimation/MinilifeTV'', Legondo's resident god, Goshua, wears a white robe and a white and gold headdress.
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[[folder:Western Animation]]
* ''WesternAnimation/CourageTheCowardlyDog'': The Storm Goddess from the episode ''Stormy Weather'' is garbed like this.
* ''WesternAnimation/TheLegendOfKorra'': [[Characters/TheLegendOfKorraAmon Amon]] wears a mask that is primarily white and gold (with a red dot in the forehead). He presents himself as a MessianicArchetype, though the colors of his mask should generally be read [[WhiteMaskOfDoom with a healthy sense of irony]].
* ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'': BigGood PhysicalGod [[Characters/FriendshipIsMagicPrincessCelestia Princess Celestia's]] coat[[note]]Not a coat in the sense of a piece of clothing. We're talking about ponies, remember.[[/note]] is white, and her crown, breastplate, and shoes are gold. She represents the day to her sister Princess Luna's blue and black night.
%%* She-Ra wears primarily white and gold in both [[WesternAnimation/SheRaPrincessOfPower her original '80s series]] and [[WesternAnimation/SheRaAndThePrincessesOfPower her 2018 reboot]]. (Administrivia/ZeroContextExample; how is she divine?)
* ''WesternAnimation/StarWarsTheCloneWars'': The Daughter is the embodiment of the Light side of the Force, and she wears a white dress, with golden shoulder and neck.
* ''WesternAnimation/TeenTitans2003'': In both battles against her demon father, Trigon, Raven’s cloak turns white in the final stages (the second even sees the energy projections of her powers do the same). This contrasts her with the dark red tones that symbolize Trigon’s malevolence.
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* This trope can be traced back to the ancient statues of gods which were covered with ivory and gold, such as the statue of Zeus at Olympia, one of the Seven Wonders of the World. This was so common that there is a term, "chryselephantine", used solely to refer to such statuary.
* [[Myth/ClassicalMythology Apollo]]'s weapons are referred as silver or gold interchangeably.
* Most [[SwansASwimming swans]] have mainly white bodies with golden head and nape feathers (best seen in mute and trumpeter swans). That added to their divine reputation, and connected them further to sun gods.
* The clothing of many gods from Myth/EgyptianMythology is white with gold trim, particularly the ones that wear kilts like Anubis. Gold itself was also considered the skin of the gods in ancient Egypt. Pharaoh death masks were made of the stuff to symbolize the formerly mortal king joining the ranks of godhood.
* In Roman Catholicism, white and gold are used as {{Color Motif}}s for the Pope, the highest-ranking member of the Church. Ceremonial papal regalia consists of white robes with prominent gold trimming, and white remains the dominant color for the Pope's day-to-day outfits. Likewise, the flag of the Papal States consisted of a bright yellow stripe and a white stripe, with its successor, the Vatican City State, further modifying it to include the Emblem of the Papacy. Said emblem further embraces this trope, depicting both the white and gold papal tiara and the Keys of Heaven, a gold key and a silver key which overlap to create a stylized X (representing the Greek word for Christ, "Χριστος").
%%* The Catholic Church invokes this trope at Christmas. (Administrivia/ZeroContextExample; not everyone is familiar with Catholic Christmas tradition)
* In the Eastern Orthodox Church, gold and white are the liturgical colors (the colors of the priests' vestments and the church's hangings) on the main feasts of the year (except for Easter, which has [[RedIsHeroic red]], though some traditions have white for it as well), symbolizing God's glory and God's light respectively. There are some variations, but usually gold is for Sundays and feast days of prophets, apostles and holy hierarchs, and white is for the Easter matins, Christmas, the Baptism of Jesus, the Ascension, the Transfiguration, the Circumcision, Lazarus Saturday, Holy Saturday, and feast days of Angels, John the Baptist and John the Evangelist.
* The flags and arms of the Kingdom of Jerusalem[[note]]No longer a thing, but [[ImpoverishedPatrician someone out there]] is keeping the title alive[[/note]] and Vatican City[[note]]Where UsefulNotes/ThePope lives. Contrary to what many say, the Papal States did not use the gold-and-white design for most of its history; rather, they used a red-and-gold square vertical bicolor, a traditional symbol of the city of UsefulNotes/{{Rome}}. The gold-white flag was adopted in 1808.[[/note]] are (with a few exceptions) the only ones allowed to use gold and white/silver together; normally the rules of heraldry forbid putting two metal colours together, precisely because it is seen as exceptional and holy. Furthermore, Catholic churches in general like to fly white and yellow flags, and in Germany road signs noting the hours of worship in a nearby Catholic church show a stylized yellow church on white.
* [=LaVeyan=] Satanism has adopted black and silver as its colors precisely because it's more or less the {{inver|tedTrope}}sion of this trope. However, people specialising in [[ThePowerOfTheSun Solrath and/or Moloch]] tend to use black and gold. And some use white anyway.
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