Something you may not know about me is that I’m a costume designer and I’ve studied color theory. So enjoy my threa on “Never My Love” color pallet and the symbolism behind it.

So, I’ll be focusing on the 70s moments because that’s where the symbolism is.

-Jocasta (emerald) the color of a gem. Representing balance and harmony. Also representing grounding. It’s a jewel tone and jewel tones are meant to calm you and bring peace.

- Murtagh (bright yellow and grey) the color of hope and happiness. His character was always one of hope and promise. He was always there to save Claire and protect her when Jamie couldn’t be. She felt safe with him. Yellow is also the color of friendship.

I’d also like to add that Yellow and Emerald, while not exactly complimentary they are often used as combining colors to represent unity. (Jocasta and Murtagh were unified by their love but weren’t able to be together)

-Marsali (pastel yellow) pastels represent youth, innocence, and (ironically) fruitfulness. But being a yellow, it’s the same a Murtagh. They’re both the peace and joy of the characters.

-Jamie (white) while Jamie was in his usual Scottish white shirt, it still has meaning. White represents calamity. Peace. Safety. When he’s holding her, he’s surrounding her, literally, in safety.

-Claire. (Red) I’ve said before that Claire’s “color” is blue. Which represents faith, trust, confidence, grounding, and knowledge. That’s why she’s ALWAYS in a variation of blue. Red however, is the contrast of blue. It’s an opposite...

Red represents war, danger, loss, hatred, anger and death. But at the same time it can also mean strength and longevity. Red is also a “focus” color meaning it’s meant to set you apart from your surroundings. So while she was surrounded by family, she was still apart from herself

And apart from them. She was there but she wasn’t.

Also, her vase is blue. Let that sink in.