[[$COLOR]] is a metacommand that adds named color [[CONST|constants]] in a program.


{{PageSyntax}}
: [[$COLOR]]:0
: [[$COLOR]]:32


{{PageDescription}}
* [[$COLOR]]:0 adds [[CONST|constants]] for colors 0-15. The actual constant names can be found in the file '''source/utilities/color0.bi'''.
* [[$COLOR]]:32 adds [[CONST|constants]] for 32-bit colors, similar to HTML color names. The actual constant names can be found in the file '''source/utilities/color32.bi'''.
* [[$COLOR]] is a shorthand to manually using [[$INCLUDE]] pointing to the files listed above.
* Not compatible with [[$NOPREFIX]].


{{PageExamples}}
''Example 1:'' Adding named color constants for SCREEN 0:
{{CodeStart}}
{{Cl|$COLOR}}:0
{{Cl|COLOR}} BrightWhite, Red
{{Cl|PRINT}} "Bright white on red."
 {{CodeEnd}}


''Example 2:'' Adding named color constants for 32-bit modes:
{{CodeStart}}
{{Cl|SCREEN}} {{Cl|_NEWIMAGE}}(640, 400, 32)
{{Cl|$COLOR}}:32
{{Cl|COLOR}} CrayolaGold, DarkCyan
{{Cl|PRINT}} "CrayolaGold on DarkCyan."
 {{CodeEnd}}


{{PageSeeAlso}}
* [[COLOR]], [[SCREEN]] 
* [[_NEWIMAGE]], [[$INCLUDE]]
* [[Metacommand]]


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