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Lua error in Module:TNT at line 159: Missing JsonConfig extension; Cannot load https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Data:I18n/Uses TemplateStyles.tab. {{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

This is the TemplateData for this template used by TemplateWizard, VisualEditor and other tools. See a monthly parameter usage report for Template:Color in articles based on its TemplateData.

TemplateData for Color

<templatedata> { "description": "The color template can be used to add a span of text with any given text color", "params": { "1": { "label": "Color", "description": "CSS name of color or hex code of color, e.g. 'red' or '#00F000'.", "type": "string", "required": true }, "2": { "label": "Text", "description": "The string of text to be formatted in the desired color", "type": "string", "suggested": true } } } </templatedata>

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