COLOUR / COLOR Keyword

COLOUR integer-expression

Sets the text foreground colour to a VGA palette entry (0–15).
The default terminal colour is 7 (white).

Note

Both British and American spellings are accepted: COLOUR and COLOR.

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Example

COLOUR 14
PRINT "This text is bright yellow."

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VGA Colour Indices

Index	Name
0	Black
1	Blue
2	Green
3	Cyan
4	Red
5	Magenta
6	Brown (Dark Yellow)
7	Light Grey
8	Dark Grey
9	Bright Blue
10	Bright Green
11	Bright Cyan
12	Bright Red
13	Bright Magenta
14	Bright Yellow
15	White

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Notes

• Applies to text output (e.g., PRINT).
  
• The setting affects subsequent text until changed again.
  
• For background colour, use BACKGROUND.
• For graphics drawing colours, use GCOL.

See also: BACKGROUND, GCOL