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Title: Using different colors for your posts...
Post by: LadyJallyn on
When posting you always have the ability to change the color of your posts.
It can be useful when you ahve many different characters on one thread to edit your post colors and stick to that one color so people can easily pick out who is who.  Currently we have 13 usable colors (15) if you include the black and out standard white. However out of those 13 colors not all of them look great against a black background.

You can of course using code change the colors.

When you post theres  a box on the right hand side above the emoticons  thats called the 'Change Color' box that lets you slect your color of choice from a scroll down bar. Normally when you want to change your color you merely highlight the lines you want colored then click on the change color box and make your section.

Example...
Code: [Select]
[color=red]  [/color]

So when you have the post window up your post might look liek this if you wanted to use red.

Example
Code: [Select]
[color=red]Bob went to the store to buy a loaf of bread [/color]

In order to get a different color its a matter of deleting the color name and replacing it with a color code. Simply add the code in where the color name used to be and you get your different colored fonts.

Below are a listing of codes and Ive colored them so you can see what they look like.  This isnt a full listing but just an idea of what you can do...

#3399FF
#33FFCC
#CC00FF
#CC0000
#CC3399
#CC66FF
#9999FF
#FFFF99
#CCCCCC
#CCFF99
#99CCCC
#CCCC99
#99FF99
#99FFFF
#9933FF
#009966
#339966

So if you wanted to change the color code your post would have to be modified like this...  Select the color you want and the screen would like like this if I chose red.
Code: [Select]
[color=red]Bob went to the store to buy a loaf of bread [/color]  Im will choose to use #CCCC99 As my color option and would insert it like this
Code: [Select]
[color=#CCCC99]Bob went to the store to buy a loaf of bread [/color]
The end result would look like this once the post was submitted.
Bob went to the store to buy a loaf of bread.

This concludes the color tuturial.

See you on the boards and happy posting!



Title: Re: Using different colors for your posts...
Post by: Cody on
Hex Code Color
#FFFFFF  
#FFFFCC  
#FFFF99  
#FFFF66  
#FFFF33  
#FFFF00  
#FFCCFF  
#FFCCCC  
#FFCC99  
#FFCC66  
#FFCC33  
#FFCC00  
#FF99FF  
#FF99CC  
#FF9999  
#FF9966  
#FF9933  
#FF9900  
#FF66FF  
#FF66CC  
#FF6699  
#FF6666  
#FF6633  
#FF6600  
#FF33FF  
#FF33CC  
#FF3399  
#FF3366  
#FF3333  
#FF3300  
#FF00FF  
#FF00CC  
#FF0099  
#FF0066  
#FF0033  
#FF0000  
Hex Code Color
#66FFFF  
#66FFCC  
#66FF99  
#66FF66  
#66FF33  
#66FF00  
#66CCFF  
#66CCCC  
#66CC99  
#66CC66  
#66CC33  
#66CC00  
#6699FF  
#6699CC  
#669999  
#669966  
#669933  
#669900  
#6666FF  
#6666CC  
#666699  
#666666  
#666633  
#666600  
#6633FF  
#6633CC  
#663399  
#663366  
#663333  
#663300  
#6600FF  
#6600CC  
#660099  
#660066  
#660033  
#660000  
Hex Code Color
#CCFFFF  
#CCFFCC  
#CCFF99  
#CCFF66  
#CCFF33  
#CCFF00  
#CCCCFF  
#CCCCCC  
#CCCC99  
#CCCC66  
#CCCC33  
#CCCC00  
#CC99FF  
#CC99CC  
#CC9999  
#CC9966  
#CC9933  
#CC9900  
#CC66FF  
#CC66CC  
#CC6699  
#CC6666  
#CC6633  
#CC6600  
#CC33FF  
#CC33CC  
#CC3399  
#CC3366  
#CC3333  
#CC3300  
#CC00FF  
#CC00CC  
#CC0099  
#CC0066  
#CC0033  
#CC0000  
Hex Code Color
#33FFFF  
#33FFCC  
#33FF99  
#33FF66  
#33FF33  
#33FF00  
#33CCFF  
#33CCCC  
#33CC99  
#33CC66  
#33CC33  
#33CC00  
#3399FF  
#3399CC  
#339999  
#339966  
#339933  
#339900  
#3366FF  
#3366CC  
#336699  
#336666  
#336633  
#336600  
#3333FF  
#3333CC  
#333399  
#333366  
#333333  
#333300  
#3300FF  
#3300CC  
#330099  
#330066  
#330033  
#330000  
Hex Code Color
#99FFFF  
#99FFCC  
#99FF99  
#99FF66  
#99FF33  
#99FF00  
#99CCFF  
#99CCCC  
#99CC99  
#99CC66  
#99CC33  
#99CC00  
#9999FF  
#9999CC  
#999999  
#999966  
#999933  
#999900  
#9966FF  
#9966CC  
#996699  
#996666  
#996633  
#996600  
#9933FF  
#9933CC  
#993399  
#993366  
#993333  
#993300  
#9900FF  
#9900CC  
#990099  
#990066  
#990033  
#990000  
Hex Code Color
#00FFFF  
#00FFCC  
#00FF99  
#00FF66  
#00FF33  
#00FF00  
#00CCFF  
#00CCCC  
#00CC99  
#00CC66  
#00CC33  
#00CC00  
#0099FF  
#0099CC  
#009999  
#009966  
#009933  
#009900  
#0066FF  
#0066CC  
#006699  
#006666  
#006633  
#006600  
#0033FF  
#0033CC  
#003399  
#003366  
#003333  
#003300  
#0000FF  
#0000CC  
#000099  
#000066  
#000033  
#000000  
Title: Re: Using different colors for your posts...
Post by: LadyJallyn on
For those of you that have an issue with remembering color code numbers here are a few suggestions and names for the colors that you can use.

Simply post then change your color to one of the normal colors listed in the change color box. The highlight the name that is in the coding and simply retype the name of the color you wish to use exactly the way you see it here on this page.

Below are some colors that I find are easy to read and show up well on our boards....

Chartreuse
 Aquamarine
Crimson
 DeepSkyBlue
Gold
lightgray
Cyan
DeepPink
Silver
GreenYellow
Khaki
Lavender
 LightPink
LawnGreen
MistyRose
LightGreen
peru
LightSalmon
PeachPuff
OrangeRed
Plum
lemonchiffon
Tan
Wheat
YellowGreen
Tomato
Sienna
OliveDrab
PowderBlue
SteelBlue
HotPink
GhostWhite
MediumPurple
thistle
RoyalBlue
Moccasin
DarkOrange
CadetBlue
Orchid
FireBrick
DarkSeaGreen
gainsboro
Aqua
Olive
salmon
Violet
bisque
magenta
rosybrown
Title: Re: Using different colors for your posts...
Post by: LadyJallyn on
And even more colors

Skyblue
Lime
Slateblue
Sandybrown
Palegreen
DODGERBLUE
DARKRED
LIGHTCYAN
LIGHTCORAL
GOLDENROD
INDIANRED
LIGHTBLUE
HONEYDEW