QUAERITUR: Are gold vestments permitted?

From a reader:

Is gold a licit primary color for chasubles? I’ve seen it for many Eucharist-themed vestments, but I don’t know if that’s allowed or recommended.

Yes.  Gold is allowed in the Latin Church as a primary color for vestments.  Gold, as a matter of fact, like white, can substitute for other liturgical colors.

Here is a detail of the fabric of one of my nicer chasubles.

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