What do the colors in Kabuki make-up mean?

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Deep red on a white face - used more frequently than any other and it expresses, anger, indignation, or rage mixed with cruelty. It can also represent characters with forceful personalities who have good qualities

Pink - restricted to a small number of roles, one being that of the charming or amorous fox

Indigo - second to deep red in usage and appears on the faces of villains and ghosts

Brown - worn by villains among court nobles and by gods

Purple, light green and gold - seldom used being restricted to characters such a that of the lion in Shakkyo, and the golden tiger in Ryuuko
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