The following is a list of some of the main colors found in African clothing followed by their meaning to the African people. There can be variations in the meanings depending on the people group you are studying; however, in general these are the most common meanings behind commonly used colors in Africa.
Gold: Gold is an extremely popular color. It represents wealth and fertility.
Red: Red represents tension in the spiritual or political world and is viewed as the color of blood.
Blue: Blue represents love and peace, it symbolizes the sky, and is a harmonious color.
Green: Green represents prosperity and life and is also a medicinal color.
White: Spirituality and purity
The Africans take the meaning and spirituality of the colors in their cloth very seriously.
The Importance of Color