colorNormal
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The color of an object.
Property of
Most form objects
Description
Use the colorNormal and colorHighlight properties of an object so users can differentiate visually when an object has focus and when it doesn't.
For some controls, in particular background colors, you specify a single color. For other controls, you specify two color settings with colorNormal: a foreground color (for text), and a background color. Color settings must be separated with a forward slash (/). Each color may be one of the following five color types, in any combination:
Windows-named color
Basic 16-color color code
Hexadecimal RGB color triplet
User-defined color name
JavaScript color name
Color settings are not case-sensitive.
For Grid objects, the colorNormal property sets the text, and background, color for data displayed in grid cells that do not have focus. It can be overridden by setting the colorNormal property of a GridColumn's editorControl to a non-null value. The default setting for Grid objects is "WindowText/Window".
Windows-named colors are taken from the settings in the Display Properties. If the colors are changed in the Display Properties while a form is open, the form and any controls that use these values will change automatically. You can use any of the following Windows-named color settings for either the foreground or background color:
|
Color |
Corresponding Display Properties Appearance Color |
|
ActiveBorder |
Active window border |
|
ActiveCaption |
Active title bar |
|
AppWorkspace |
Application background |
|
Background |
Desktop |
|
BtnFace |
3D objects |
|
BtnHighlight |
A shade lighter than 3D objects |
|
BtnShadow |
A shade darker than 3D objects |
|
BtnText |
3D objects font |
|
CaptionText |
Active title bar font |
|
GrayText |
preset gray—not available |
|
Highlight |
Selected items |
|
HighlightText |
Selected items font |
|
InactiveBorder |
Inactive window border |
|
InactiveCaption |
Inactive title bar |
|
InactiveCaptionText |
Inactive title bar font |
|
InfoText |
ToolTip |
|
InfoBk |
ToolTip font |
|
Menu |
Menu |
|
MenuText |
Menu font |
|
Scrollbar |
A shade lighter than 3D objects |
|
Window |
Window |
|
WindowFrame |
preset drop shadow—not available |
|
WindowText |
Window font
|
The following one- and two-letter basic color codes (with an optional + or * for brightness) are provided primary for compatibility with earlier versions of dBASE.
|
Color |
Foreground |
Background |
|
Black |
N |
N |
|
Dark Blue |
B |
B |
|
Green |
G |
G |
|
Cyan |
GB or BG |
GB or BG |
|
Dark Red |
R |
R |
|
Purple |
RB or BR |
RB or BR |
|
Brown |
RG or GR |
RG or GR |
|
Light Gray |
W |
W |
|
Dark Gray |
N+ |
N* |
|
Blue |
B+ |
B* |
|
Bright Green |
G+ |
G+ |
|
Bright Cyan |
GB+ or BG+ |
GB* or BG* |
|
Red |
R+ |
R* |
|
Magenta |
RB+ or BR+ |
RB* or BR* |
|
Yellow |
RG+ or GR+ |
RG* or GR* |
|
White |
W+ |
W*
|
Hexadecimal RGB (Red Green Blue) color triplets are expressed backwards in dBASE Plus; that is, Blue, Green, Red. You may specify one of approximately 16 million colors using a triplet. The color will be displayed as well as the settings of the display allow.
You may create your own RGB combinations and give them a name with the DEFINE COLOR command.
Finally, dBASE Plus supports JavaScript-standard color names. The following table lists those colors and their corresponding RGB values.
|
Color |
Red |
Green |
Blue |
|
aliceblue |
F0 |
F8 |
FF |
|
antiquewhite |
FA |
EB |
D7 |
|
aqua |
00 |
FF |
FF |
|
aquamarine |
7F |
FF |
D4 |
|
azure |
F0 |
FF |
FF |
|
beige |
F5 |
F5 |
DC |
|
bisque |
FF |
E4 |
C4 |
|
black |
00 |
00 |
00 |
|
blanchedalmond |
FF |
EB |
CD |
|
blue |
00 |
00 |
FF |
|
blueviolet |
8A |
2B |
E2 |
|
brown |
A5 |
2A |
2A |
|
burlywood |
DE |
B8 |
87 |
|
cadetblue |
5F |
9E |
A0 |
|
chartreuse |
7F |
FF |
00 |
|
chocolate |
D2 |
69 |
1E |
|
coral |
FF |
7F |
50 |
|
cornflowerblue |
64 |
95 |
ED |
|
cornsilk |
FF |
F8 |
DC |
|
crimson |
DC |
14 |
3C |
|
cyan |
00 |
FF |
FF |
|
darkblue |
00 |
00 |
8B |
|
darkcyan |
00 |
8B |
8B |
|
darkgoldenrod |
B8 |
86 |
0B |
|
darkgray |
A9 |
A9 |
A9 |
|
darkgreen |
00 |
64 |
00 |
|
darkkhaki |
BD |
B7 |
6B |
|
darkmagenta |
8B |
00 |
8B |
|
darkolivegreen |
55 |
6B |
2F |
|
darkorange |
FF |
8C |
00 |
|
darkorchid |
99 |
32 |
CC |
|
darkred |
8B |
00 |
00 |
|
darksalmon |
E9 |
96 |
7A |
|
darkseagreen |
8F |
BC |
8F |
|
darkslateblue |
48 |
3D |
8B |
|
darkslategray |
2F |
4F |
4F |
|
darkturquoise |
00 |
CE |
D1 |
|
darkviolet |
94 |
00 |
D3 |
|
deeppink |
FF |
14 |
93 |
|
deepskyblue |
00 |
BF |
FF |
|
dimgray |
69 |
69 |
69 |
|
dodgerblue |
1E |
90 |
FF |
|
firebrick |
B2 |
22 |
22 |
|
floralwhite |
FF |
FA |
F0 |
|
forestgreen |
22 |
8B |
22 |
|
fuchsia |
FF |
00 |
FF |
|
gainsboro |
DC |
DC |
DC |
|
ghostwhite |
F8 |
F8 |
FF |
|
gold |
FF |
D7 |
00 |
|
goldenrod |
DA |
A5 |
20 |
|
gray |
80 |
80 |
80 |
|
green |
00 |
80 |
00 |
|
greenyellow |
AD |
FF |
2F |
|
honeydew |
F0 |
FF |
F0 |
|
hotpink |
FF |
69 |
B4 |
|
indianred |
CD |
5C |
5C |
|
indigo |
4B |
00 |
82 |
|
ivory |
FF |
FF |
F0 |
|
khaki |
F0 |
E6 |
8C |
|
lavender |
E6 |
E6 |
FA |
|
lavenderblush |
FF |
F0 |
F5 |
|
lawngreen |
7C |
FC |
00 |
|
lemonchiffon |
FF |
FA |
CD |
|
lightblue |
AD |
D8 |
E6 |
|
lightcoral |
F0 |
80 |
80 |
|
lightcyan |
E0 |
FF |
FF |
|
lightgoldenrodyellow |
FA |
FA |
D2 |
|
lightgreen |
90 |
EE |
90 |
|
lightgrey |
D3 |
D3 |
D3 |
|
lightpink |
FF |
B6 |
C1 |
|
lightsalmon |
FF |
A0 |
7A |
|
lightseagreen |
20 |
B2 |
AA |
|
lightskyblue |
87 |
CE |
FA |
|
lightslategray |
77 |
88 |
99 |
|
lightsteelblue |
B0 |
C4 |
DE |
|
lightyellow |
FF |
FF |
E0 |
|
lime |
00 |
FF |
00 |
|
limegreen |
32 |
CD |
32 |
|
linen |
FA |
F0 |
E6 |
|
magenta |
FF |
00 |
FF |
|
maroon |
80 |
00 |
00 |
|
mediumaquamarine |
66 |
CD |
AA |
|
mediumblue |
00 |
00 |
CD |
|
mediumorchid |
BA |
55 |
D3 |
|
mediumpurple |
93 |
70 |
DB |
|
mediumseagreen |
3C |
B3 |
71 |
|
mediumslateblue |
7B |
68 |
EE |
|
mediumspringgreen |
00 |
FA |
9A |
|
mediumturquoise |
48 |
D1 |
CC |
|
mediumvioletred |
C7 |
15 |
85 |
|
midnightblue |
19 |
19 |
70 |
|
mintcream |
F5 |
FF |
FA |
|
mistyrose |
FF |
E4 |
E1 |
|
moccasin |
FF |
E4 |
B5 |
|
navajowhite |
FF |
DE |
AD |
|
navy |
00 |
00 |
80 |
|
oldlace |
FD |
F5 |
E6 |
|
olive |
80 |
80 |
00 |
|
olivedrab |
6B |
8E |
23 |
|
orange |
FF |
A5 |
00 |
|
orangered |
FF |
45 |
00 |
|
orchid |
DA |
70 |
D6 |
|
palegoldenrod |
EE |
E8 |
AA |
|
palegreen |
98 |
FB |
98 |
|
paleturquoise |
AF |
EE |
EE |
|
palevioletred |
DB |
70 |
93 |
|
papayawhip |
FF |
EF |
D5 |
|
peachpuff |
FF |
DA |
B9 |
|
peru |
CD |
85 |
3F |
|
pink |
FF |
C0 |
CB |
|
plum |
DD |
A0 |
DD |
|
powderblue |
B0 |
E0 |
E6 |
|
purple |
80 |
00 |
80 |
|
red |
FF |
00 |
00 |
|
rosybrown |
BC |
8F |
8F |
|
royalblue |
41 |
69 |
E1 |
|
saddlebrown |
8B |
45 |
13 |
|
salmon |
FA |
80 |
72 |
|
sandybrown |
F4 |
A4 |
60 |
|
seagreen |
2E |
8B |
57 |
|
seashell |
FF |
F5 |
EE |
|
sienna |
A0 |
52 |
2D |
|
silver |
C0 |
C0 |
C0 |
|
skyblue |
87 |
CE |
EB |
|
slateblue |
6A |
5A |
CD |
|
slategray |
70 |
80 |
90 |
|
snow |
FF |
FA |
FA |
|
springgreen |
00 |
FF |
7F |
|
steelblue |
46 |
82 |
B4 |
|
tan |
D2 |
B4 |
8C |
|
teal |
00 |
80 |
80 |
|
thistle |
D8 |
BF |
D8 |
|
tomato |
FF |
63 |
47 |
|
turquoise |
40 |
E0 |
D0 |
|
violet |
EE |
82 |
EE |
|
wheat |
F5 |
DE |
B3 |
|
white |
FF |
FF |
FF |
|
whitesmoke |
F5 |
F5 |
F5 |
|
yellow |
FF |
FF |
00 |
|
yellowgreen |
9A |
CD |
32 |