Change DOS color

 

Change DOS color

SYNTAX Sets the default console foreground and background colors.

COLOR [attr]

attr Specifies color attribute of console output

Color attributes are specified by TWO hex digits -- the first corresponds to the background; the second the foreground. Each digit can be any of the below values.

0 = Black	8 = Gray
1 = Blue	9 = Light Blue
2 = Green	A = Light Green
3 = Aqua	B = Light Aqua
4 = Red	C = Light Red
5 = Purple	D = Light Purple
6 = Yellow	E = Light Yellow
7 = White	F = Bright White

If no argument is given, this command restores the color to what it was when CMD.EXE started. This value either comes from the current console window, the /T command line switch or from the DefaultColor registry value. The COLOR command sets ERRORLEVEL to 1 if an attempt is made to execute the COLOR command with a foreground and background color that are the same. 

EXAMPLE

Color 2A = Creates a green background with light bright green text, similar to many of the FTP, telnet, and old BBS console screens.

Valid for a session only

Tip: The font (and color) can be changed by clicking on the icon at the top-left of the window's title bar (or right-click anywhere on the title bar). From the menu that appears, select "Properties". To change the font, select the "Font" tab and select a font. To change the color, select the "Color" tab, click on the radio button of the color property you want to change and select a color. Click OK to save changes.