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 following values:

• 0 = Black
• 1 = Blue
• 2 = Green
• 3 = Aqua
• 4 = Red
• 5 = Purple
• 6 = Yellow
• 7 = White
• 8 = Gray
• 9 = Light Blue
• A = Light Green
• B = Light Aqua
• C = Light Red
• D = Light Purple
• E = Light Yellow
• 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 fc” produces light red on bright white