Text colors may be specified by name or RGB value. The RGB color format uses hexadecimal numbers, with 2 hex digits each for red, green, and blue. These range from 0 (00 in hex) to 255 (FF in hex). In certain situations BYOND will also honor a fourth pair of digits for alpha.
#<span style="color:red">rr</span><span style="color:green">gg</span><span style="color:blue">bb</span>
#<span style="color:red">rr</span><span style="color:green">gg</span><span style="color:blue">bb</span><span style="opacity:0.67">aa</span>
It is also possible to use 4 bit values by using only one hex digit per color. The full 8 bit color is produced by repeating each digit. For example, #F00 (red) is the same as #FF0000.
The named colors supported by BYOND, and their corresponding RGB values, are listed in the following table:
| black | #000000 | |
|---|---|---|
| silver | #C0C0C0 | |
| gray or grey | #808080 | |
| white | #FFFFFF | |
| maroon | #800000 | |
| red | #FF0000 | |
| purple | #800080 | |
| fuchsia or magenta | #FF00FF | |
| green | #00C000 | |
| lime | #00FF00 | |
| olive or gold | #808000 | |
| yellow | #FFFF00 | |
| navy | #000080 | |
| blue | #0000FF | |
| teal | #008080 | |
| aqua or cyan | #00FFFF |