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I haven't put a whole lot of thought into colour symbology in most of my languages. However:

In Nahakhontl, red is associated with truth, goodness, Shorragites+the speakers of Nahakhontl, Zhal's family+the good gods, plus some more usual associations like blood. Blue is considered its opposite and is associated with lies, evil, lizards, and Ashkozen+the evil god, a sort of satanic Enemy figure in Shorragite religion. The ansu - of which the Shorragites are but one culture - have red eyes and such an acute sense for body language that both ansu and humans consider it virtually impossible to lie to an ansu. This has also led to Shorragites having bad reactions to humans with blue eyes.

One side-effect of blue having such negative connotations is that the sky is thought of as turquoise, and such association extends to its goddess, Lefazop. She is also the patron of the Art of Single Combat, so duelists usually wear turquoise. She also has association with hunting in some parts of Shorrag, so hunters favour turquoise as well. Furthermore, the sea is thought of as teal, so its goddess, Shokona, is associated with that colour, as is her Art of Acting - though, actors don't usually wear it, because they must wear various costumes. But, perhaps, a famous actor at a party might wear teal. Fishers also wear teal. Zhal, the chief deity and god of truth, patron of the Art of Science, is associated with gold. Scholars thus frequently wear gold jewelry - but then, most scholars are members of the Clergy of Zhal, and so they'd be wearing gold anyway. Korri, goddess of beauty and familial and friendly love, patron of the Art of Pictures, is associated with orange, usually likened to that of a sunset. Painters, sculptors, and carvers thus frequently wear orange. Nasuatl, god of the land, patron of the Art of Writing, is associated with brown, like that of soil. Writers thus wear brown, as do farmers. Harodu, god of the wind, patron of the Art of Dance, is associated with white, so dancers wear it. Uhrkania, goddess of rain, fertility, and sexual/romantic love, patron of the Art of Song, is associated with purple. Singers wear purple, as do new lovers and newlyweds. Prostitutes as well, but then they're all members of the Clergy of Uhrkania anyway. Yarletix, god of war, patron of the very same Art, is associated with red, but his red is quite explicitly the dark red of blood spilled on the battlefield, while brighter reds are reserved for the aforementioned associations of red. Soldiers do wear red, but it's actually a brighter red, symbolizing their service to the state, which is a theocracy.