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7	In real life, earth (referring to soil) consists of [[RealIsBrown various shades of brown]], and can also be red, yellow, green, black, or gray depending on the composition. Earth (the planet) is blue due to the high percentage of water, and the air molecules bouncing off blue light.
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9	However, in certain works, colors like [[gold:yellow]] or [[green:green]] are used to display [[DishingOutDirt earth-related powers]]. How earth is portrayed as yellow or green can depend on the region the work is from.
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11	Yellow earth is commonly seen in Eastern works because the color is considered culturally significant. China sees yellow as a very important color; it has historically been worn only by emperors and Buddhist monks, it represents earth in their element system, and it's the color of the soil deposits that come from the Yellow River, which is the cradle of Chinese civilization. In real life, sand in deserts and some beaches is a light tint of yellow, and soil can be a golden yellow if iron oxide is present. Yellow ochre, which contains iron oxide, is extracted from that soil for pigment -- it's the earliest example known to be used by mankind.
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13	Alternately, green is used as a color for earth because of its association with [[GreenMeansNatural nature and environmentalism]]; using green can overlap with GreenThumb and EmeraldPower. In Western works, earth is usually portrayed in green, while air is portrayed in [[TechnicolorWind yellow or white]].
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15	If yellow and green are taken, brown is optimally used, yet will emit either a yellow or orange aura because it's impossible to make brown light, and "brown" light is essentially orange.
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17	See also FireIsRed, WaterIsBlue, WindIsGreen, BlueMeansCold, GoldIsYellow, GravityIsPurple, GreenMeansNatural, and YellowLightningBlueLightning, and TechnicolorWind for more ColorCodedElements.
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19	'''Note''': Kindly provide a detailed context on how earth is colored with yellow, green, or any other color, lest it is merely labeled under ColorCodedElements.
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22	!!Examples:
23	[[foldercontrol]]
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25	!!!Yellow Earth (can include ochre and golden brown)
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27	[[folder:Anime and Manga]]
28	* ''Manga/FairyTail'': "Iron Rock" Jura is a wizard who specializes in Earth Magic and most of his spells have a yellow aura. In the anime proper, InstantRunes circles associated with Earth spells have a yellowish-golden color.
29	* ''Anime/TransformersCybertron'': After absorbing the energies of the Earth Cyber Planet Key, Starscream gains the ability to [[DishingOutDirt lift rocks out of the ground and use them as weapons]]. Both Starscream and the affected rocks glow yellow when he uses this power.
30	* The Yellow Lion of ''Anime/{{Voltron}}'' was symbolic of rocks/the Earth and was yellow (as its name suggests)
31	* Komachi aka Cure Mint from ''Anime/YesPrettyCure5'' and ''Anime/YesPrettyCure5GoGo''. She has the ability to create earth-empowered green shields and use them offensively and defensively.
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34	[[folder:Comic Books]]
35	* Franchise/TheDCU: Siblings Brion (Geo-Force) and Tara (Terra) Markov have the power to control earth; this ability is usually marked with a yellow glow.
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38	[[folder:Live Action TV]]
39	* In the Filipino [[{{Telenovela}} telefantasya]] ''Series/{{Encantadia}}'', the Gem of Earth, which has the abilities to terraform landscapes, heal, manipulate plants and animals, and shapeshift, is colored a golden yellow. The Kingdom of Sapiro, which was the original keeper of the Gem, is themed with shades of yellow and gold.
40	* ''Franchise/KamenRider'':
41	** ''Series/KamenRiderAgito'''s Ground Form is primarily colored gold.
42	** In ''Series/KamenRiderWizard'', Wizard's Land Style and Land Dragon Style both wield power over earth and are associated with the color yellow.
43	* ''Franchise/SuperSentai''[=/=]''Franchise/PowerRangers'':
44	** ''Series/NinpuuSentaiHurricaneger''[=/=]''Series/PowerRangersNinjaStorm'': Kouta Bitou/Dustin Brooks is the Sentai Yellow/Yellow Ranger and wields the power of earth.
45	** ''Series/SamuraiSentaiShinkenger''[=/=]''Series/PowerRangersSamurai'': Kotoha Hanaori/Emily is the Sentai Yellow/Yellow Ranger and commands the power of earth.
46	* ''Franchise/UltraSeries'':
47	** ''Series/UltramanGinga'': Ultraman Victory, an Ultraman from an underground civilisation born from the power of the rare mineral Victorium, has multiple V-shaped yellow crystals on his body.
48	** ''Series/UltramanRB'': The Victory Crystal, which harnesses the power of Ultraman Victory and has the element of Earth, turns Rosso and Blu ochre when used to access Rosso Ground and Blu Ground respectively.
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51	[[folder:Literature]]
52	* ''Literature/HarryPotter'': The Hogwarts houses are loosely connected to the ClassicalElements. As an {{Elemental Motif\|s}}, Hufflepuff corresponds to Earth -- its house colors are yellow and black, representing wheat and soil, and the house is known for its hard workers. (Here's a [[https://www.wizardingworld.com/writing-by-jk-rowling/colours citation]] for that.)
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55	[[folder:Mythology]]
56	* In Myth/ChineseMythology, especially for TheFourGods, the color yellow is associated to earth (water is black, wood is blue/green, metal is white and fire is red). The associated divine beast is Huang Long, the Yellow Dragon.
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59	[[folder:Toys]]
60	* In 2006 and 2007, some stone-themed ''Toys/{{BIONICLE}}'' characters such as Hewkii and Dekar were yellow, and Carapar (who didn't have stone powers but fit that role in the color scheme) had golden-brown armor.
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63	[[folder:Video Games]]
64	* ''VideoGame/{{Chantelise}}'': Things aligned with the Earth element, like its elemental crystals, Earth-type monsters, and the Terran Ruins, are colored yellow.
65	* In almost all ''Franchise/FinalFantasy'' incarnations, the Earth Crystal is represented in yellow, and Earth magic emits a yellow light.
66	* The ''VideoGame/FossilFighters'' franchise features earth type Vivosaurs, uncovered from yellow fossils. Additionally, their icons feature yellow accents, and many of them incorporate yellow into their design.
67	* ''VideoGame/GenshinImpact'': The element of Geo is coloured in goldenrod, and its ElementalNation is the FantasyCounterpartCulture of China.
68	* ''VideoGame/GoldenSun'': Venus Psynergy, the power of earth and plant life, is represented with a yellow orb in menus and its spells'/attacks' particle effects are depicted in yellow and golden brown. Venus Djinn, though, are straight brown and tan. Strangely, the Venus Lighthouse is ''purple'', and the light of its beacon is green.
69	* ''VideoGame/InazumaEleven'': A few goalkeeper techniques, such as God Hand and Majin the Hand, have a different-coloured aura depending on the player's element: golden-yellow for earth in contrast to blue for wood and red for the fire variations. Aside from that, earth is mostly associated with orange in the games, such as the colour of the icon seen in the Earth-type characters' info.
70	* ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfDragoon'': While the Earth element is colored brown, and yellow is used for Light, the Dragon and Dragoon associated with said element are golden colored, while the Light Dragoon is pearly white/silver.
71	* ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaBreathOfTheWild'': [[HumongousMecha Divine Beast Vah Naboris]] and her Champion, the Gerudo chieftain [[LadyOfWar Lady Urbosa]], are associated with the element of earth (they're located in the [[ShiftingSandLand Gerudo Desert]]) and the color yellow: Urbosa's Fury, a special attack granted to Link, is marked by a yellow camel and represented by a yellow orb in the pause menu. Interestingly, while both Naboris's and Urbosa's abilities are [[ShockAndAwe electricity-based]], it's specifically stated that Naboris draws energy from the earth to release power.
72	* In ''VideoGame/LostKingdoms'' and its sequel, cards of the earth element have yellow borders, and earth is represented as yellow in diagrams of the games' ElementalRockPaperScissors.
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74	* ''VideoGame/Quest64'': Earth is represented by a yellow gem.
75	* ''VideoGame/{{Recettear}}'': Earth Crystals are yellow.
76	* ''VideoGame/ThisStarryMidnightWeMake'': The color of Earth-aspected stars. For example, the basic Yellow Star has its Catalogue entry be:
77	--> A Seed Star with a yellow tinge due to the influence of Earth.\
78	Slightly soft to the touch.
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81	[[folder:Webcomics]]
82	* ''Literature/TheBeginningAfterTheEnd'': Earth mana particles are yellow in color.
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85	[[folder:Western Animation]]
86	* ''WesternAnimation/TeenTitans'' has blonde Terra, who emits a golden light when she does her geokinesis.
87	* ''WesternAnimation/{{Wakfu}}'': In the OVA, the dragon of Earth Terrakourial has yellow scales and has laid the Ochre Dofus.
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90	[[folder:Real Life]]
91	* The syllabus of the South Korean martial art Tae Kwon-Do requires all practitioners above 10th kup (white belt) to know that the yellow belt (and the yellow on the yellow tag belt) represents the earth.
92	[[/folder]]
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94	!!!Green Earth (can include yellow accents)
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96	[[folder:Comic Books]]
97	* ''ComicBook/{{WITCH}}'' Cornelia emits a light green aura whenever she uses her earth powers.
98	* ''ComicBook/XMenDeadlyGenesis'': Petra can control earth as her mutant power. For her [[spoiler: fatal]] mission to Krakoa, she wore a green outfit that left [[MsFanservice little to the imagination]].
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101	[[folder:Literature]]
102	* ''Literature/ASongOfIceAndFire'': An {{Elemental Motif\|s}} example. House Tyrell, who govern the Reach and are known for their great harvests and association with flowers, have green and gold as their house colors and a rose as their sigil.
103	* ''Literature/TheWheelOfTime'': The [[FunctionalMagic One Power]] comprises the four classical elements plus Spirit, which can be used individually or combined into "Weaves" with various effects; threads of Earth are coloured green to people who can sense the Power.
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106	[[folder:Live Action TV]]
107	* ''Series/PowerRangersMysticForce'': Xander, the Green Ranger, has earth- and plant-based powers.
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110	[[folder:Toys]]
111	* ''Toys/{{BIONICLE}}'': While the earth element is more closely associated with black and grey color schemes, most earth characters in the Mata Nui and Metru Nui story arcs have green eyes. This includes Onua, Whenua, Nuhvok (as well as Nuhvok Va and Nuhvok-Kal), and Tehutti. In ''Mata Nui Online Game'', Onua's earth powers are represented by bright green energy during the battle against Makuta. In the canceled ''[[VideoGame/{{BIONICLE}} BIONICLE: The Legend of Mata Nui]]'', where each Toa's Energy Spheres are color-coded to their elements in the most recent beta build, Onua's Energy Spheres are green.
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114	[[folder:Video Games]]
115	* ''VideoGame/AdvanceWars'': The four (actually five) factions are all named for a colour and a celestial object, one of these being Green Earth (the others being Red/Orange Star, Blue Moon, Yellow Comet and Black Hole).
116	* ''VideoGame/DragonProject'': The Earth element is represented as a green leaf, and a majority of Earth-elemented [[OurMonstersAreDifferent Behemoth]]s are green. In fact, all Earth-elemented [[MagicByAnyOtherName Magis]] are colored in various shades of green. Even Earth-elemented [[ShowsDamage attack numbers]] are dark green.
117	* ''Videogame/JadeCocoon'': Earth-type {{mons}} have green color schemes and {{Field Power Effect}}s that strengthen earth turn the terrain green.
118	* ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfSpyro'': Earth Breath and its many variations across all three games are associated with the color green (while yellow is for lightning). This is more evident in the first two games, where Earth Breath includes power over soil, nature and {{wind\|IsGreen}}, while the third game Spyro's attack are more earth/rock related and are a mix of green and brown. Terrador, the Earth Guardian, is also primarily forest green in color, with brown plates, horns, wings, and claws, while earth elemental enemies are the same vivid green as Spyro's attacks.
119	* ''VideoGame/MusashiSamuraiLegend'': The Sword of Earth is bright orange with a green handle, and the Maiden of the Earth wears mostly in green and her powers have a green hue. Fittingly enough, the sword is kept in a rocky valley in the middle of a confusing forest.
120	* ''VideoGame/TacticsOgre'': Earth magic and its attacks and buffs are represented in green, and its symbol is a green M-shaped chevron resembling mountains.
121	* ''VideoGame/TotalWarWarhammerIII'': Yuan Bo, the Jade Dragon, specializes in use of the Lore of Heavens, which Cathayans associate with the element of earth. Physically, he wears jade-green armor in his human form and has vividly green scales in his true draconic form. In battle, his attack animations typically involve him creating bursts and spikes of crystalline green rock, coating is sword in it to use as a bludgeon, or breathing out volleys of green crystals as his breath weapon.
122	* ''VideoGame/WarriorsOfMightAndMagic'': Earth-elemental magics and creature are marked by the color green.
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125	[[folder:Western Animation]]
126	* The Earth Kingdom in ''WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender'' has its nation, symbols, and people portrayed in various shades of green with yellow accents.
127	* ''WesternAnimation/CaptainPlanetAndThePlaneteers'' has Kwame, whose Earth ring emits a green light whenever he controls the rocks and soil around him and whenever he starts the roll call for summoning Captain Planet.
128	* ''WesternAnimation/ReadyJetGo'': The show uses ColorMotifs for its characters, so characters that wear green tend to have a special connection to Earth. Sean adores Planet Earth above all else, and occasionally takes time to comment on how beautiful it is. Jet's cousin Zerk also wears green. Although he started out belittling Earth, he eventually grew to love it when he actually visited it.
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131	[[folder:Real Life]]
132	* Green soil is possible in real life, with glauconite minerals giving the soil a green appearance. Such soil is utilized as a pigment, and was used by Medieval painters for underpainting skin.
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135	!!!Yellow ''and'' Green Earth
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137	[[folder:Fan Works]]
138	* ''Webcomic/DestinyIntertwined'': Earth comes in three distinct color variants -- green, brown and grey -- each with a specific elemental focus.
139	** Green Earth, which includes near-yellow shades, is focused on [[GreenThumb plant manipulation]]. Dragons with this element have energy breath lined with leaves or petals, and can learn to create and direct magical plants.
140	** Grey Earth is associated with stones, minerals, and sand. Grey Stone breath is laced with pebbles.
141	** Brown Earth has an affinity for soil and for woody flora. Brown Earth breath is lined with twigs and bits of soil.
142	** Multicolored Earth, the rarest kind, arose as a hybrid variant and manifests as two of the three kinds mixed into a single dragon, typically with one being primary and the other secondary.
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145	[[folder:Tabletop Games]]
146	* ''TabletopGame/TheDarkEye'': Earth is divided between "Stone" and "Soil". The former is associated to the color orange, while the latter is represented by earthen colors (usually green).
147	* ''TabletopGame/MagicTheGathering'': Most earth spells are part of the Red cycle of mana, which generally presides over mountains rock, lava, and dramatic phenomena involving these. The rest are associated with Green, the color of nature, and White, the latter usually in the form of yellow sand and dust.
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150	[[folder:Video Games]]
151	* ''VideoGame/ChronoCross'': The elements are split up into six colors. Yellow is the color of DishingOutDirt spells (and [[ShockAndAwe lightning]]), while green includes [[GreenThumb plant magic]] (and [[BlowYouAway wind]]).
152	* ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyXII'': Hashmal, the Esper of Earth, is associated with the color green due to his elemental affinity yet is himself colored golden brown.
153	* ''VideoGame/PaperMarioTheOrigamiKing'': The four Vellumentals make rather straightforward use of ColorCodedElements in their designs, and the Earth Vellumental is specifically a giant turtle with a green shell and yellow extremities.
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156	[[folder:Western Animation]]
157	* ''WesternAnimation/{{WITCH}}'': Cornelia is the Guardian of Earth and her TransformationSequence background is greenish yellow, save for her first transformation which was green. Her Guardian uniform has a green top and the Auramere of Earth varies between yellow and green.
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160	!!!Brown/Orange Earth and Other
161	[[folder:Live Action TV]]
162	* Ryo Ogami/Kamen Rider Buster from ''Series/KamenRiderSaber'' has the power over grayish brown earth, right down to having his sword, the Dogouken Gekido, being powerful enough to destroy rocks.
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165	[[folder:Tabletop Games]]
166	* In the ''TabletopGame/{{Pokemon}}'' card games, Fighting type Pokemon, which include Ground and Rock types, are labeled brown with a fist icon. Their Energy card emit an orange glow.
167	* Subterra attribute ''TabletopGame/{{Bakugan}}'' are usually brown or beige.
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170	[[folder:Toys]]
171	* For the first five and a half years of its existence, all stone-themed ''Toys/{{BIONICLE}}'' sets were brown. In 2006 and 2007, Hewkii, Toa of Stone, was given a yellow-based color scheme (the only other stone character in that time period was the yellow Dekar; Carapar, although fitting the color scheme, had no ElementalPowers). In 2008, Pohatu, Toa of Stone, was orange. 2009 had the Sand Tribe, with a tan color scheme, though they lacked elemental powers. In the early years, one Matoran of Earth (Nuparu) had an orange mask, though the rest of his body was black and grey. Yellow [[WhatCouldHaveBeen was actually planned]] as a standard stone-element color since the start in 2001 via the ''Legend of Mata Nui'' video game and the Sand Tarakava beast toy prototype, neither of which were released, making yellow a rare stone color until 2006.
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174	[[folder:Video Games]]
175	* ''VideoGame/EpicBattleFantasy'': The Earth element is connected to the color brown:
176	** Weapons highly connected to it have brown palettes:
177	*** ''VideoGame/EpicBattleFantasy3'': [[https://epicbattlefantasy.fandom.com/wiki/Gaia_Axe Gaia Axe]]: It only has three colors, and the parts of that aren't the gray metal axe head or the red grip, is brown.
178	*** ''VideoGame/EpicBattleFantasy4'': The Quake Maker gun's main body is waves of brown and orange going left to right. with other features being a darker brown.
179	** The icon for the earth element is brown-colored:
180	*** ''VideoGame/EpicBattleFantasy4'': It's a brown crystal-like object.
181	*** ''VideoGame/EpicBattleFantasy5'': A spray of brown clumps.
182	** [[https://epicbattlefantasy.fandom.com/wiki/Earth_Dragon Earth-type brown-skinned dragon enemy]], whose name changes depending on the game:
183	*** ''VideoGame/EpicBattleFantasy4'': It's called Brown Dragon.
184	*** ''VideoGame/EpicBattleFantasy5'': It's called Earth Dragon.
185	* In ''VideoGame/{{Toukiden}}'', the Earth element is portrayed as a light brown rock, and a vast majority of Earth-elemented {{Oni}}s are clad in various shades of brown or orange.
186	* In ''VideoGame/CityOfHeroes'' Stone powers generally had either a brownish-yellow or brownish-red color for their power icons.
187	* Soil ''VideoGame/{{Meteos}}'' are orange.
188	* The icons for the Ground and Rock types in ''Franchise/{{Pokemon}}'' are always a shade of brown, with Ground typically being more of a beige color.

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