彝族崇尚白色和黑色。彝族人民常以白色为真理,为吉祥,以黑色为庄重,为尊严。德高望重的长者和毕摩往往穿着黑色以示庄重。毕摩常以黑色为死者的表征之物,白色为生者的表征之物。但偶尔也以黑色为凶,以白色为吉,或以白色为阳,以黑色为阴。除此之外,彝族常常以“黑—花—白”三色表征事物的严重或深浅程度。在某些礼仪上禁忌使用红、黄二色,认为红、黄二色不 Yi advocates white and black. Yi people often use white as truth, auspicious, black as dignified, and dignified. Oldest people and Bimo often wear black to show dignity. Bimo usually black as the token of the dead, the character of the white living thing. But occasionally also fierce black, with white as guitar, or white as the sun, with black as the shade. In addition, Yi people often use “black-flower-white” tricolor to represent the severity or depth of things. Taboo in some etiquette use of red, yellow and two colors, that red, yellow and two colors do not