The color of the dragon determines its alignment and powers:

The form and color determined the painting's atmosphere.

The color of the root node will determine the nature of the game.

The color of the matching cube determined the key to retrieve from the maze.

"The color of your skin shouldn't determine whether you're Jewish or not," he said.

The color of the dish determines the price: $2.25 to $5.50.

The color of the stat determines how many attributes are improved.

The color it glowed when it went on would determine success or failure.

The color of the spellball determines the magic's effect.

This means that the way atoms are put together in something determines the color, density, strength, and other properties of the thing.