If classes were a color.

[tuxgeo]

Thanks for all the suggestions guys. I think we've got all the colors covered .
I can't really do metallic colors. I use a laserprinter and while there are CMYK values for silver and gold it's not particularly shiny.

What about iconic images? What would be the single defining image of each class?

Barbarian - A club.
(Or a bearded face showing only bridge of the nose and below.)
(Brains don't count.) (The eyes ("ayes") don't have it.)

Bard - A lute. (Nothing else compares.)

Cleric - A book and a candlestick, the second laid atop the first.

Druid - A sickle.

Fighter - A mailed fist. Or the Hennessy "BRAS ARMÉ" design:

Monk - A robe tied with a rope belt.

Paladin - A golden oar. (A golden "or" -- or shield.)
Or a warhorse and a lance; or one or the other.

Ranger - A manger.
(. . . alright, that was unworthy of the question.)
A sturdy, high-topped boot suitable for Long-Striding.

Rogue - A question mark. Better yet, a dirk-and-a-smirk.
(You'll probably want to go with "cloak-and-dagger," though.)

Sorcerer - A wavy dagger or a lightning bolt. Something swerving or jagged.

Wizard - A wand emitting twinkly stars.

 

[was]

ideas:
Barbarian: greataxe
Bard: harp or lute
Cleric: sun
Druid: head of some animal (wolf/owl/bear...etc..)
Fighter: sword
Monk: nunchaku and throwing stars
Paladin: shield
Ranger: longbow
Rogue: mask
Sorcerer: fire/flames of some sort
Wizard: staff

 

[Whytebio]

Barbarian: Bleached bone rams skull.
Bard: Green and white jester mask.
Cleric: An ornamental crown wreathed with white light.
Druid: Emerald green thorns.
Fighter: Steel-gray shield with two swords crossed behind it.
Monk: I dunno, an orange fu manchu?
Paladin: Royal blue scepter atop a shield.
Ranger: Leaf green claw of a wild animal.
Rogue: Crimson serpent wrapped around an ornamental dagger.
Sorcerer: Blood red dragon eye.
Wizard: Royal purple cowl.

 

[Leatherhead]

I can't help but think of "blue wizard needs food badly"

Also:
Thief: an open lock.
Rogue: a (flipped) coin
Wizard: some kind of magic book, possibly with an eyeball on the cover.
Fighter: a sword.
Barbarian: a flexed arm.
Druid: a tree in a circle.
Sorcerer: a hand grasping flame.
Ranger: a map (or just an "X" with a trail)
Bard: Tragedy/comedy mask.
Psion: a crystal.

These ones are very hard:
Monk: A fist, or an open palm. Maybe both.
Paladin: an angel (yes, I was grasping for straws here too)
Cleric: their holy symbol (really, this one is hard)

 

[Electric Wizard]

Barbarian - Rough fist wrapped in dirty, bloodied bandages.
Bard - Bright, stylized harp.
Cleric - Open-faced helm with light radiating from inside.
Druid - Branch with a staring owl.
Fighter - A long sword, war hammer and halberd arranged into an asterisk-like figure.
Monk - Single hand raised in prayer beneath a pair of closed eyes.
Paladin - Shield bearing emblem of rampant horses, lions, or similar animal.
Ranger - Well-worn pair of hunting boots.
Rogue - Fine cloak draped over a just-visible dagger.
Sorcerer - Summoning circle in front of a faint, otherworldly face.
Wizard - A receding spiral of runes.

 

[Grimmjow]

Nice.

You could go with WoW colours since they're pretty well known. From memory they're red for warrior, pink for paladin, yellow for rogue, white for priests... umm... can't remember others.

red for deathknight brown for warrior

 

[Jon_Dahl]

I know you're not taking suggestion about the colors anymore, but I'd still like to spam my reply:

Barbarian = Red (anger, "red mist descends")
Bard = Lavender (in RBG scale it's nearly 100% of everything, "jack of all trades, master of none")
Cleric = White (pure faith, even in those who are evil)
Druid = Light Green (defending nature but also being moderate)
Fighter = Light Blue (the color of steel)
Monk = Grey (modest and humble)
Paladin = Dark Blue (as with fighters, but with strong devotion)
Ranger = Brown (to better hide in the forest)
Rogue = Black (the color of stealth and night)
Sorcerer = Orange (passionate red mixed with yellow of caution)
Wizard = Yellow (The color of aging and the color of caution, which is both practiced by wizards and needed by their enemies)