Color labels - Alias mail

ENGLISH
How do the colors of the labels alias email?
I have 3 mailboxes and different colors but I do not see a difference when the mail arrives.
Thanks
ITALIANO
Come funzionano i colori delle etichette delle alias di mail?
Ho 3 caselle di posta e colori diversi ma non vedo differenze quando le mail arrivano.
Grazie

Thank you!
But the rules do not apply automatically for new mail?
I always have to manually click on "Apply rules"?
So, the color labels on icloud mail alias is useless?
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