The ancient Egyptians considered themselves a red race and painted their bodies with red dye for emphasis.

Ancient Egyptians colored the floors of their temples green.

The pharaohs of ancient Egypt wore blue for protection against evil.

The Egyptian queen Cleopatra loved purple. To obtain one ounce of Tyrian purple dye, she had her servants soak 20,000 Purpura snails for 10 days.

In Egypt yellow signifies mourning.

The Egyptian pharaohs wore white crowns.

The ancient Egyptians used black for mourning.