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1!!Common good colors
2* '''{{Blue|IsHeroic}}''' -- TheHero or TheLancer (If TheHero wears Red)
3* '''{{Red|IsHeroic}}''' -- TheHero or TheLancer (If TheHero wears Blue)
4* '''[[PrimaryColorChampion Red and Blue Together]]''' -- '''TheHero'''
5* '''Natural greens''' -- NatureHero, CloserToEarth, TheBigGuy, TheSmartGuy, SixthRanger
6* '''Pink''' -- The [[TheSmurfettePrinciple token girl]], TheHeart, or possibly TheMedic; also used for [[PinkHeroine heroines]] especially in MagicalGirl series due to pink being seen as a DistaffCounterpart of red or blue.
7* '''Light Blue/Cyan''' -- TheHeart, BigGood or KidAppealCharacter. Used as a [[TrueBlueFemininity feminine alternative]] to {{blue|IsHeroic}} for heroines without having to rely on pink, yellow or white.
8* '''Bright Purple''' -- TheHeart, since GracefulLadiesLikePurple, and another alternative heroine color. Very popular with witches and other Magical girls.
9* '''Browns and other earthy tones''' -- NatureHero, CloserToEarth, TheMentor, RetiredBadass; their use by villains is not unheard of but somewhat rare, and tends to denote a villain that relies on savagery and physical brutality over cunning.
10* '''Gold''' -- TheAce
11* '''Yellow''' -- KidAppealCharacter, TheBigGuy, or TheHeart.
12* '''Gray''' -- ReasonableAuthorityFigure
13* '''White and off-white''' -- TheHero, MessianicArchetype, BigGood, WhiteMagicianGirl. Typically connotes to moral purity, innocence, wisdom, and the divine (especially when paired with {{gold|AndWhiteAreDivine}}).
14* '''Black''' -- DarkIsNotEvil at play here. The go-to color of [[GoodIsNotNice rough around the edge good guys]] and {{antihero}}es.
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16!!Common evil colors
17* '''All white''' -- [[LightIsNotGood A hint of madness]], [[KnightTemplar religious]] [[PathOfInspiration zealotry]], or [[CorruptChurch a religion that has gone wrong]]. Occasionally can also reflect [[BeautyIsNeverTarnished flawles glamour]] or sterility, especially on TheManBehindTheMan or other villains who do not like to get their hands (or clothes) dirty (see VillainInAWhiteSuit). Also, due to Asian cultures associating [[SnowMeansDeath white with death]] as mentioned above, characters who dress all or mostly in white or have {{white hair|BlackHeart}} are often strongly associated with [[EtherealWhiteDress death]], [[MysticalWhiteHair the supernatural]], etc.
18* '''Off-white''' -- [[AlwaysMale A jackass]]. Always takes the form of an ugly suit (or, if really bad, tuxedo), as it was fashionable for a time in social groups usually perceived as obnoxious, which is also when the trope is most often invoked, although guidos and arsim are sometimes dressed in particularly egregious examples in modern media.
19* '''[[RedIsViolent Blood Red]]''' -- AxCrazy, OmnicidalManiac
20* '''Yellow''' -- {{Madness|Tropes}}, DirtyCoward and TheDreaded
21* '''Navy Blue''' -- a favorite of evil [[TheChessmaster chessmasters]] and {{Aristocrats|AreEvil}}.
22* '''[[SicklyGreenGlow Unnatural Greens]]''' -- the villain employs toxic materials in his schemes.
23* '''Silver''' -- RichBitch, indicates wealth and arrogance.
24* '''Gold''' -- ManOfWealthAndTaste, with similar indications.
25* '''Purple/Violet''' -- [[ThisIndexIsABitch Evil bitches and villainesses]]. Popular in Japanese media; the official color of videogame evil; really popular for comic book villains and nefarious aliens, particularly in combination with green. It is also often associated with [[TechnicolorToxin venom]]. As it is also the ancient color for royalty, tying it in with [[AristocratsAreEvil Aristocrats]].
26* '''[[SecondaryColorNemesis Purple and Green]]''' - '''[[BigBad The Villain]]'''
27* '''[[EvilWearsBlack Black]]''' -- CardCarryingVillain, in recent times anyway.
28* '''Grey''' -- GrayscaleOfEvil, soul-less, ego-extinct, card-carrying sociopathic monsters. Also popular for {{Mooks}}. [[note]] in Creator/HarryHarrison's work, the Grey Men are a race of cold emotionless mind-manipulators, all humanity and feeling having drained out of them. [[/note]]
29* '''Pastels''' -- The preferred color palette of preppy {{Alpha Bitch}}es, {{Smug Snake}}s and [[BitchInSheepsClothing sugary sweet folks with dark secrets]].
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31!!Common neutral/transition colors (also see ReformedButNotTamed):
32* '''Black''' -- AntiHero, KnightInSourArmor, badass, a DarkIsNotEvil character (black also goes with every other color)
33* '''Black and Red''' -- The undisputed colors of Bad-Assery; also common for {{Goth}}ic characters.
34* '''Black and Blue''' -- also not unusual for a {{Goth}}, particularly one who isn't {{perky|goth}} by nature.
35* '''Black and White in equal amounts''' (see also: referees)
36* '''Light Gray''' (black + white) -- neutrals, [[HeelFaceRevolvingDoor transitions]]
37* '''Purple''' (blue + red) -- [[TruthInTelevision royalty, wealth and command]]; this now often overlaps with PurpleIsPowerful. (See also PurpleIsTheNewBlack.)
38* '''Orange''' (red + yellow)
39* '''Green''' -- used equally for neutrals and allied but not under your control
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41!!Natural Pale Yellow Green Vs Unnatural Pale Yellow Green
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43* '''Garish Pale Yellow Green:''' denotes radioactive, nuclear waste; unsettling and denotes an unsettling tone; used in horror stories

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