Confusion over starting Neutral and enemy territories

By draginfut16, in Age of Conan

Do the colors of the territories have anything to do with their starting alliance? For example do all red colored territories start out allied with Aquilonia? Or are they neutral. Would the purple provinces of hyperboria start as enemy or neutral to Aquilonia? Sometimes I am sure that the only friendly territory you start with is your starting kingdom and other times I think, No there must be a reason for the colors of the different territories.