 Production designer Richard Vander Wende (qv) devised a simple  color scheme for the film, inspired by its desert setting. Blue  (water) stands for good, red (heat) for evil, and yellow (sand) is  neutral. For example, the villainous Jafar is clad in blacks and  reds, while the virtuous Jasmine wears blue. Another example is in  the Cave of Wonders, where the lamps chamber is blue, and the ruby  that tempts Abu is bright red.