Do You Want Color?

Do You Want A Color Code?

FYI: In order to use the codes in Section 1 below, you need at least Netscape 1.1, or an equivalent browser. In order to do Section 2 below you will need at least Netscape 2.0b, or an equivalent browser. I suggest you head to the Netscape Home Page now and grab the highest browser your system will support. 2.0b will work on 3.x, W95, and MAC platforms. So go. Now!

Use these links to jump around or read it all...

[Text Color Codes]
[Section 1: Changing Full-Page Text Colors]
[Section 2: Changing Specific Word Color]

Text Color Codes

In order to change text colors, you will need two things:

1. A command to change the text.
2. A color (hex) code.

The color codes, as I said above, are technically called hex codes. Use that term at your next cocktail party and impress the hostess. The codes are not too user friendly, and you'll need a chart to tell you what code makes what color. Well, gosh! I happen to have one right here: Click to go.

So You Want A Color Code, Huh?

Drop by, grab a six-digit color code, and come on back.

Section 1: Changing Full-Page Text Colors

You have the ability to change full-page text colors over four levels:

<TEXT="######"> -- This denotes the full-page text color.
<LINK="######"> -- This denotes the color of the links on your page.
<ALINK="######"> -- This denotes the color the link will flash when clicked upon.
<VLINK="######"> -- This denotes the colors of the links after they have been visited.

These commands come right after the <TITLE> commands. Again, in that position they affect everything on the page. Also... place them all together inside the same command along with any background commands. Something like this:

< BODY BGCOLOR="######" TEXT="######" LINK="######" VLINK="######">

Please note: When you write these codes, write them with a # sign in front of the code. Also make sure to place a space between each command and be sure to enclose it in quotation marks, like so:

<VLINK="#FFFFFF">

Section 2: Changing Specific Word Color

But I only want to change one word's color!

Some words above should be different colors. If they aren't, your browser is not a high enough version to handle the next section. Again, head to the Netscape Home Page and upgrade to join the color party.

You'll use a color (hex) code to do the trick. Follow this formula:

<FONT COLOR="######">text text text text text</FONT>

It's a pain in the you-know-where, but it gets the job done. It works with all H commands and text size commands. Basically, if it's text, it will work.

[Text Color Codes]
[Section 1: Changing Full-Page Text Colors]
[Section 2: Changing Specific Word Color]

Enjoy!