Change DOS Colour
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 Default
Color registry value. The COLOR command sets ERROR LEVEL 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.