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{{color}} can be used to specify the foreground color of a span of text. Acceptable values are RGB hex codes, e.g. #C9E72A, or any of the web colors: red, blue, green, moccasin, darkorchid, etc. To set the background color of a span of text, use {{background color}}.
Usage
{{color|name of color or hex code of color|Text}}
For example:
{{color|red|Hello, world!}}→ Hello, world!{{color|#00F000|Hello, world!}}→ Hello, world!
If the second parameter is omitted, the color value is displayed as text:
{{color|#00F000}}→ #00F000{{color|red}}→ red
Using the Codex Design Style Guide for Wikimedia text colors:
{{color|var(--color-success, #177860)|'''Success'''}}→ Success{{color|var(--color-error, #bf3c2c)|'''Error'''}}→ Error{{color|var(--color-content-added, #006400)|'''Content added'''}}→ Content added{{color|var(--color-content-removed, #8b0000)|'''Content removed'''}}→ Content removed
Redirects
{{COLOR}}{{Colored text}}{{Colour}}{{COLOUR}}{{Fgcolor}}
See also
- {{resize}}
- {{colored link}}
- {{background color}}
- {{font color}} – allows setting both text and background color
- {{coltit}} – colored table header cell
- {{overcoloured}} – when color is used in a way that hides information from color-blind people
TemplateData
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TemplateData for Color
The color template can be used to add a span of text with any given text color
| Parameter | Description | Type | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Color | 1 | CSS name of color or hex code of color, e.g. 'red' or '#00F000'. | String | required |
| Text | 2 | The string of text to be formatted in the desired color | String | suggested |