Qilin are often depicted walking on clouds, much like many other gods.

The most common color of Qilin are in GOLD. In China you will almost always see them in the color gold and yellow, and sometimes with red or orange.

However, there' no true 1 right or wrong color, and they can be as many colors of the rainbow. Some old paintings show Qilin in multiple colors, like a rainbow.

In Japan, they are often depicted, gold, black, red, and white.

However, Westerners often depict them in Westernized popular colors such as emerald green or white, and often with brown or white fur.