Board Thread:Administrator's Noticeboard/@comment-1250011-20131107193327/@comment-1466854-20131109172130

The color system is vaguely indicative, but there isn't enough consistency between items (looking at you Keybrand) to be able to actually rely on it for much. The only real uses I've gotten out of the colors are knowing anything non-white won't be destroyed by lava and watching for color changes when rapidly reforging a large pile of gear.