Many religious traditions use specific colours in vestments, symbolism and sacred art, though the specific meanings are scoped to each tradition rather than universal — gold and blue carry particular significance in Christian art, green holds particular significance in Islamic tradition, and saffron holds significance in some South Asian religious traditions.
Gold and blue (particularly ultramarine) were extensively used in Christian religious art in medieval and Renaissance Europe, both for their material costliness and their association with the sacred and divine.
Art and design · Christian
Green holds particular significance in Islamic tradition, associated with paradise in the Quran, and appears prominently in the flags of many Muslim-majority countries.
Cultural variation · Islamic
Saffron-coloured robes are traditionally worn by Buddhist monastics in several South and Southeast Asian traditions, and saffron holds broader religious and cultural significance in parts of South Asia.
Cultural variation · Buddhist and South Asian
Historical claims above are scoped to a specific period, region or culture where relevant — none are presented as a single universal fact. See methodology.