<Working With Colors>

You can set the colors of your web page by using the following tags:


<body bgcolor="#RRGGBB" text="#RRGGBB"
link="#RRGGBB" vlink=#RRGGBB" >


<body bgcolor="String" text="String"
link="String" vlink="String" >

The values in quotes are RGB values in Hexadecimal (Base 16 numbers). RGB stands for Red/Green/Blue. In the example above the RR represents the amount of red in the final color. GG is the amount of Green and BB is the Blue. By varying the amount of each color your can create any color you want. The String in the second example is a descriptive string for the color you want. See the chart below for acceptable values.

The bgcolor sets the background color. The text section sets the color of the normal text on the screen. The link section controls the color of your links. Finally, the vlink section controls the color of links you have already visited.

Warning -- Be very careful when selecting colors for your web page. Test them out. If it's hard to read the text don't use that combination!

Table of Colors
Color	String	Hex RGB triplet
	black	000000
	white	FFFFFF
	red	FF0000
	green	00FF00
	blue	0000FF
	yellow	FFFF00
	gray	808080
	purple	800080
	lightblue	ADD8E6
	aliceblue	F0F8FF
	antiquewhite	FAEBD7
	aqua	00FFFF
	aquamarine	7FFFD4
	azure	F0FFFF
	beige	F5F5DC
	bisque	FFE4C4
	blanchedalmond	FFEBCD
	blueviolet	8A2BE2
	brown	A52A2A
	burlywood	DEB887
	cadetblue	5F9EA0
	chartreuse	7FFFA0
	chocolate	D2691E
	coral	FF7F50
	cornflowerblue	6495ED
	cornsilk	FFF8DC
	crimson	DC143C
	cyan	00FFFF
	darkcyan	008B8B
	darkgoldenrod	B8860B
	darkgray	A9A9A9
	darkgreen	006400
	darkkhaki	BDB76B
	darkmagenta	8B008B
	darkolivegreen	556B2F
	darkorange	FF8C00
	darkorchid	9932CC
	darkred	8B0000
	darksalmon	E9967A
	darkseagreen	8FBC8F
	darkslateblue	483D8B
	darkslategray	2F4F4F
	darkturquoise	00CED1
	darkviolet	9400D3
	deeppink	FF1493
	deepskyblue	00BFFF
	dimgray	696969
	dodgerblue	1E90FF
	firebrick	B22222
	floralwhite	FFFAF0
	forestgreen	228B22
	fuchsia	FF00FF
	gainsboro	DCDCDC
	ghostwhite	F8F8FF
	gold	FFD700
	goldenrod	DAA520
	gray	808080
	green	008000
	greenyellow	ADFF2F
	honeydew	F0FFF0
	hotpink	FF69B4
	indianred	CD5C5C
	indigo	4B0082
	ivory	FFFFF0
	khaki	F0E68C
	lavender	E6E6FA
	lavenderblush	FFF0F5
	lawngreen	7CFC00
	lemonchiffon	FFFACD
	lightblue	ADD8E6
	lightcoral	F08080
	lightcyan	E0FFFF
	lightgoldenrodyellow	FAFAD2
	lightgreen	90EE90
	lightgrey	D3D3D3
	lightpink	FFB6C1
	lightsalmon	FFA07A
	lightseagreen	20B2AA
	lightskyblue	87CEFA
	lightslategray	778899
	lightsteelblue	B0C4DE
	lightyellow	FFFFE0
	lime	00FF00
	limegreen	32CD32
	linen	FAF0E6
	magenta	FF00FF
	maroon	800000
	mediumaquamarine	66CDAA
	mediumblue	0000CD
	mediumorchid	BA55D3
	mediumpurple	9370DB
	mediumseagreen	3CB371
	mediumslateblue	7b68EE
	mediumspringgreen	00FA9A
	mediumturquoise	48D1CC
	mediumvioletred	C71585
	midnightblue	191970
	mintcream	F5FFFA
	mistyrose	FFE4E1
	moccasin	FFE4B5
	navajowhite	FFDEAD
	navy	000080
	oldlace	FDF5E6
	olive	808000
	olivedrab	6B8E23
	orange	FFA500
	orangered	FF4500
	orchid	DA70D6
	palegoldenrod	EEE8AA
	palegreen	98FB98
	paleturquoise	AFEEEE
	palevioletred	DB7093
	papayawhip	FFEFD5
	peachpuff	FFDAB9
	peru	CD853F
	pink	FFC0CB
	plum	DDA0DD
	powderblue	B0E0E6
	rosybrown	BC8F8F
	royalblue	4169E1
	saddlebrown	8B4513
	seagreen	2E8B57
	seashell	FFF5EE
	sienna	A0522D
	silver	C0C0C0
	skyblue	87CEEB
	slateblue	6A5ACD
	slategray	708090
	snow	FFFAFA
	springgreen	00FF7F
	steelblue	4682B4
	tan	D2B48C
	teal	008080
	thistle	D8BFD8
	tomato	FF6347
	turquoise	40E0D0
	violet	EE82EE
	wheat	F5DEB3
	whitesmoke	F5F5F5

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Last Updated on: 1/17/98 21:28:53 CST