History Main / ColorCodedElements

* '''[[MakingASplash Water]]''': Almost exclusively [[WaterIsBlue blue]].

* '''[[LightEmUp Light]]''': Usually [[GoldAndWhiteAreDivine white or a bright yellow/gold]], sometimes light blue. Pink, if ThePowerOfLove is a major aspect.

** ''VideoGame/MetroidPrime'': The elemental beams and everything associated with them are color-coded: The [[NonElemental Power Beam]] is yellow (though the doors they open are blue, as yellow ones require Power Bombs instead; however, the blue doors can be opened with anything, really), the [[ShockAndAwe Wave Beam]] is purple, the [[AnIcePerson Ice Beam]] is white, the [[PlayingWithFire Plasma Beam]] is red, and the [[AtomicSuperpower Phazon Beam]] (only usable during the final battle) is blue.

* '''[[DeadlyGas Mist/Fog/Smoke]]''': Usually white if it's fog or mist, gray if it's smoke, and black if it's smog.

* '''[[DishingOutDirt Earth]]''': Yellow, brown, grey, and orange are all common. Green if nature is not separate or if yellow is already taken. See YellowEarthGreenEarth.

* '''[[PlayingWithFire Fire]]''': Almost exclusively [[FireIsRed red]] or orange.

** ''VideoGame/MetroidPrime'': The elemental beams and everything associated with them are color-coded: The [[NonElemental Power Beam]] is yellow (though the doors they open are blue, as yellow ones require Power Bombs instead), the [[ShockAndAwe Wave Beam]] is purple, the [[AnIcePerson Ice Beam]] is white, the [[PlayingWithFire Plasma Beam]] is red, and the Phazon Beam (only usable during the final battle) is blue.

* '''[[CastingAShadow Darkness]]''': Usually black, though [[PurpleIsTheNewBlack dark purple]] is also very common. Dark greens if it is also centered on poison or demonic sources, and [[RedAndBlackAndEvilAllOver red]] if its hellish or hatred-oriented.

* ''WebAnimation/{{RWBY}}'': Dust is an energy source that is found in crystalline form; it produces different elemental effects based on its colour, and can be combined in different ways to produce new colours and associated elemental effects. Known colours and effects include: red for Fire, pale blue for Ice, deep blue for Water, greyish-white (occasionally pale green) for Wind, yellow for Lightning, black for Gravity, and granite grey or orange-brown for Earth/Rock. A very rare HardLight Dust exists that produces very pale blue energy from a very pale blue-white crystal. There are also green Plant/Nature crystals whose elemental effects have rarely been demonstrated.

* ''Fanfic/VowOfNudity'': The capital city of the Genasi Empire themes each of ots four districts around the primary elemental subrace that lives within it.

* In ''Literature/FengshenYanyi'', the color scheme of the five Chinese elements are often used, but this is best seen in two cases: the four "Carriers of Plague" and disciples of Lu Yue are themed after east (Wood), west (Metal), south (Fire) and north (Water): the first has blue skin and green robes, the second pale yellow face and bright yellow robes, the third has bright red/pink skin and crimson robes and the last one has dark violet skin and black robes. Luo Xuan, the "[[PlayingWithFire Flame-wreathed Immortal]]'', is hevily associated with fire and has red hair, beard, skin and clothes. During the climax of the Ten Thousands Immortals Formation arc, Tongtian Jiaozhu summons the spirits of the 28 Houses, divided in seven elements: Wood (azure), Fire (red), Metal (pale yellow), Water (black), Earth (yellow), Sun (unknown color) and Moon (white).

* In ''WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender'', clothing and architecture (to an extent) is [[SinglePaletteTown color-coded by nation]] and the wielders of ElementalPowers therein. Air Nomads wear oranges and yellows, Earth Kingdom citizens wear greens and browns, Fire Nation citizens wear reds and blacks, and members of the Southern and Northern Water Tribes wear blues, whites, and purples. This also extends to the colors of Team Avatar's members, since they're essentially an in-universe FiveTokenBand. There are some exceptions; for instance, [[TheOrder The Order of the White Lotus]] consists of citizens from all the different Nations, and they have one type of uniform which, while dark-blue like some Water Tribe clothing, is distinct from any one Nation's style shown in the series and Azula's famous blue fire as opposed to the traditional [[FireIsRed red-orange]] that all other character use. The map showing the different nations also uses a specific color for each landmass: red for the Fire Nation, green for the Earth Kingdom, blue for the Water Tribes and white for the Air Nomads. {{Downplayed| Trope}} in SequelSeries ''WesternAnimation/TheLegendOfKorra'' with the advent of the multicultural United Republic, although still present to a small degree; firebender Mako and earthbender Bolin are brothers and for the most part wear similar clothing, with the exception of Mako's red scarf and Bolin's green belt. Played straighter outside the Republic.

* Luz's glyph magic in ''WesternAnimation/TheOwlHouse'' glows in different colors depending on which glyph she's using (unlike with more traditional witch magic, [[ColorCodedWizardry where each character has their own color]]). Light is yellow, ice is blue, plant is green, and fire is red.
* In ''WesternAnimation/{{Wakfu}}'', each of the six elements of the world is associated with a proper color: red for fire, blue for water, yellow for earth, green for wind, white for light and black for darkness. While they're not listed as proper elements, there are also the contrasting energies of Wakfu (greenish-teal) and Stasis (purple).

* ''Anime/HeartCatchPrettyCure'': Has Cure Blossom [[note]]and, to a certain extent, [[spoiler:Cure Flower]][[/note]] (Earth/Nature) = pink; Cure Marine (Water/Sea) = blue; Cure Sunshine ([[ThePowerOfTheSun sunlight]]) = yellow; Cure Moonlight (well, just look at [[{{Lunacy}} her name]]) = silver/purple.

* ''Anime/SmilePrettyCure'': Cure Happy (Light) = pink; Cure Sunny (Fire) = orange/red; Cure Peace (Thunder) = yellow; Cure March (Wind) = green; Cure Beauty (Ice) = blue. [[spoiler:Also, Royale Candy (Light) = white]].

** ''VideoGame/MetroidPrime'': The elemental beams and everything associated with them are color-coded: The [[NonElemental Power Beam]] is yellow (though the doors they open are blue, as yellow ones require Power Bombs instead), the [[ShockAndAwe Wave Beam]] is purple, the [[AnIcePerson Ice Beam]] is white, the [[PlayingWithFire Plasma Beam]] is red, and the [[ILoveNuclearPower Phazon Beam]] (only usable during the final battle) is blue.

** ''VideoGame/MetroidPrime3Corruption'': The Power Beam is yellow as usual, the [[ILoveNuclearPower Phazon Beam]] (now usable anytime during Hypermode, unlike in the first two games) is blue, the [[AnIcePerson Ice Missiles]] are white, the [[PlayingWithFire Plasma Beam]] is orange, the [[ShockAndAwe Grapple Voltage]] is purple, and the Nova Beam is green.

* ''Anime/RoninWarriors'': Red = fire, cyan = water, green = light, blue = air, and orange = earth. If we count the evil armors as well, then there are also green = poison, dark red = power, dark gray = darkness and bright pink = illusion.

* '''[[LightEmUp Light]]''': Usually [[GoldAndWhiteAreDivine white or a bright yellow/gold]]. Pink, if ThePowerOfLove is a major aspect.

* ''TabletopGame/{{Bakugan}}'' come in six attributes, and the magnetic figures that represent them almost always (as some with special color schemes exist) have a color scheme pertaining to that attribute: [[PlayingWithFire Pyrus]] Bakugan are typically red with orange and yellow accents, [[MakingASplash Aquos]] Bakugan are blue with aqua green accents, [[BlowYouAway Ventus]] is aqua green with regular green, purple, and/or orange accents, [[DishingOutDirt Subterra]] is brown or beige with green, yellow, and/or gray accents, [[LightEmUp Haos]] is white or very light gray with gold and/or light blue accents, and [[CastingAShadow Darkus]] is black with purple, silver, and/or red accents.

* '''[[AnIcePerson Ice]]''': In settings where water and ice are distinct, water will tend to be a darker blue, while ice tends toward [[BlueMeansCold lighter blues, cyan]] or even white.

* ''Anime/PokemonTheOriginalSeries'': Starting in the Indigo League and repeated in later competitions, there are four elemental fields that trainers battle on some combination of during the event. During the selection process - via computer - water is represented by blue, grass by green, rock by brown, and ice by white.

* Iowa's upcoming ''Lost Island Theme Park'' features an AmazingTechnicolorPopulation split into four elemental realms: The blue Awa Water Nomads, the purple inventors of the Udara Air Kingdom, the green Yuta Earth Tribe, and the red Mura Fire Clan. The Tamariki, a group of spirits that keep the elements in balance, use all four colors.

* '''[[TechnicolorMagic Magic]]''': Multiple colors, particularly purple, green, and blue.

* '''[[BlowYouAway Air/Wind]]''': [[WindIsGreen Green]] in most Asian works, yellow otherwise. Sometimes white or a shade of gray, rarely blue or purple. Occasionally red and brown if Autumn-themed. See TechnicolorWind.

** ''VideoGame/MetroidPrime3Corruption'': The Power Beam is yellow as usual, the [[ILoveNuclearPower Phazon Beam]] (now usable anytime during Hypermode, unlike in the first two games) is blue, the [[AnIcePerson Ice Missiles]] are white, the [[PlayingWithFire Plasma Beam]] is orange, and the [[ShockAndAwe Grapple Voltage]] is purple.

* ''Manga/BusterKeel'': One of the [[FourIsDeath Shikyou]], [[{{Kitsune}} "Seven Colors" Dakki]], derives her nom de guerre from both her seven tails and her ability to infuse them with elemental powers, each represented by a color, and each power can be bestowed on an adventurer or a monster able to wield magic of the same element, brainwashing him into a loyal minion named after the color of his element in GratuitousEnglish. The seven colors are Gold for Thunder, Silver for Wind, Red for Fire, White for Ice, Brown for Earth, Blue for Water and Black for Darkness. She can also mix-and-match her tails to create new "colors", such as [[MagmaMan "Scarlet" (Earth + Fire)]], [[WeatherManipulation "Bright Yellow" (Thunder + Wind)]] and [[AllYourPowersCombined "Rainbow" (Everything at once)]].

* '''[[GreenMeansThumb Nature/Plant(s)/Wood]]''': Usually [[GreenMeansNatural green]], perhaps with other earth tones. If dealing specifically with flowers, it will usually be pink.

* '''[[GreenMeansNatural Nature/Plant(s)/Wood]]''': Usually green, perhaps with other earth tones. If dealing specifically with flowers, it will usually be pink.