Can the sanctuary lamp be a color other than red?
The short answer
Yes. Red is traditional, but no liturgical law fixes the color. What is required is a lamp near the tabernacle, fueled by oil or wax and kept burning to show and honor Christ's presence.
Red is the traditional color, but no liturgical law prescribes it.
What the General Instruction of the Roman Missal (316) requires is a lamp near the tabernacle, fueled by oil or wax, kept alight to indicate and honor the presence of Christ.
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