If you have celebrated Easter in childhood, you must surely remember the fun that you had with chocolate bunnies, hot cross buns, marshmallow chicks, brightly colored eggs, new outfits and bright hats that are the main Easter attractions.

As we know, Easter is a festival that commemorates the resurrection of Christ three days after his crucifixion. It is a festival that means so much more to many people. As a major springtime festival, apart from its religious importance, Easter also celebrates the end of chilly winter to herald the sprightly spring season.

Easter Colors?

Goodness me, I never knew Easter Celebration had so many colors. Truth is, there was a time when traditional Easter colors were only pastels: pink, light yellow, light blue, light green, lavender and light orange. The paradigm shift is that Easter colors are no longer one dimensional.


Today, Easter colors can be almost any color you like as long as you keep some traditional Easter flair in your decorations or table settings. However, I will go ahead to give you the 18 significance of Easter colors you never knew nor you were told.



18 Modern Easter Colors
For sure, every Easter color has a story to tell and bears a special relevance. If one is indicative of brightness, the other represents the darkness of our sins. If all this sounds interesting to you, then let’s see the 18 modern significance of Easter colors.

RED: This color is associated with the blood that Jesus Christ had shed for mankind. Thus, the color red is a symbol of love and sacrifice for the goodness of humanity.

AQUA: Aqua is sometimes used as a Church color during Ordinary Time.

BLACK: The color indicates the evil side. To put it other words, we can say black signifies darkness.

BRIGHT BLUE: It symbolizes heaven or sky. It also signifies the beginning of a new creation.
GOLD: it symbolizes something that is precious and valuable.

GREEN: The color green brings a ray of hope. Green is the color of grass.

GRAY: Gray is the color of ashes, and therefore a biblical symbol of mourning and repentance. It can be used on Ash Wednesday, during Lent, or on special days of fasting and prayer.

LIGHT GREEN: It is used as an alternate color for Green during Ordinary Time.

OLIVE: Olive is sometimes used as a Church color during Ordinary Time.

ORANGE: The color represents hope. It is associated with the dawn of day.

RED VIOLET: Red Violet or Violet is also a symbol for pain and suffering, and is used as an alternate color for the Season of Lent.

ROSE: It signifies joy and jubilation.

ROYAL BLUE: It symbolizes the birth of Jesus. Protestant churches use it to distinguish Advent from Lent.

SILVER: It symbolizes brightness and purity.

WHITE: This Easter color signifies purity and grace.

YELLOW: The color is related to the brightness of the sun. It’s a color that brings joy and happiness.


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