Commodore 128D - Page 260

COLOR
—Define colors for each screen area
COLOR source number, color number
This statement assigns a color to one of the seven color areas:
Area Source
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
40-column (VIC) background
40-column (VIC) foreground
multicolor 1
multicolor 2
40-column (VIC) border
character color (40- or 80-column screen)
80-column background color
Colors that are usable are in the range 1 -16.
Color Code Color
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Black
White
Red
Cyan
Purple
Green
Blue
Yellow
- Color Numbers
Color Code
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
in 40-Column Oi
Color
Orange
Brown
Light Red
Dark Gray
Medium Gray
Light Green
Light Blue
Light Gray
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1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Black
White
Dark Red
Light Cyan
Light Purple
Dark Green
Dark Blue
Light Yellow
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
Color Numbers in 80-Column
Dark Purple
Dark Yellow
Light Red
Dark Cyan
Medium Gray
Light Green
Light Blue
Light Gray
Oi limit
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EXAMPLE:
COLOR 0,1
COLOR 5, 8
Changes background color of 40-
column screen to black.
Changes character color to yellow.
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