<div class="quoteheader"><div class="topslice_quote"><a href="https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=290221.msg14491361#msg14491361">Quote from: FourStellar on November 06, 2018, 04:52:31 pm</a></div></div><blockquote class="bbc_standard_quote">You may have noticed that the table tags turn your text grey instead of black. That's easily fixed with a color tag inside the table cell.</blockquote><div class="quotefooter"><div class="botslice_quote"></div></div><br/>I noticed that previously, but was too preoccupied with the topic at hand to follow up on it.<br/>Kudos to FourStellar for completing the picture!<br/><br/><span class="bbc_u">To wit:</span><br/><br/><table class="bbc_table"><tbody><tr><td>What normal text looks like<br/>when placed inside a table</td><td>   </td><td>What <span class="bbc_font" style="font-family: courier;">[black]</span> text looks like<br/>when placed inside a table</td></tr></tbody></table><br/><div class="floatleft"><div class="codeheader">Code: <a class="codeoperation" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="return smfSelectText(this);">[Select]</a></div><pre style="margin: 0; padding: 0;"><code class="bbc_code">[table][tr]<br/>[td]What normal text looks like<br/>when placed inside a table[/td]<br/>[td]   [/td]<br/>[td][black]What [font=courier][nobbc][black][/nobbc][/font] text looks like<br/>when placed inside a table[/black][/td]<br/>[/tr][/table]</code></pre></div><br class="clear_left"/><br/><br/><br/>Oh, by the way,<span class="bbc_font" style="font-family: courier;">[black]</span>is a shorthand for<span class="bbc_font" style="font-family: courier;">[color=black]</span>,<br/>and the same goes for<span class="bbc_font" style="font-family: courier;">[blue]</span>,<span class="bbc_font" style="font-family: courier;">[green]</span>,<span class="bbc_font" style="font-family: courier;">[red]</span>, and<span class="bbc_font" style="font-family: courier;">[white]</span>.  This historical "shortcut" does not work for other colours.<br/><br/>Which means that there are four ways of specifying colours (five for some):<br/>1. Shortcut tags (only works for black, blue, green, red, and white).<br/>2. By colour name (see the full list of 137 colours and 10 synonyms here (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Web_colors#X11_color_names) or in this<div class="spoiler_container"><div class="spoiler_header" onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button">spoiler</div><div class="spoiler_body"><table class="bbc_table"><tbody><tr><td>aliceblue</td><td> - </td><td>aliceblue</td></tr><tr><td>antiquewhite</td><td> - </td><td>antiquewhite</td></tr><tr><td>aqua</td><td> - </td><td>aqua</td></tr><tr><td>aquamarine</td><td> - </td><td>aquamarine</td></tr><tr><td>azure</td><td> - </td><td>azure</td></tr><tr><td>beige</td><td> - </td><td>beige</td></tr><tr><td>bisque</td><td> - </td><td>bisque</td></tr><tr><td>black</td><td> - </td><td>black</td></tr><tr><td>blanchedalmond</td><td> - </td><td>blanchedalmond</td></tr><tr><td>blue</td><td> - </td><td>blue</td></tr><tr><td>blueviolet</td><td> - </td><td>blueviolet</td></tr><tr><td>brown</td><td> - </td><td>brown</td></tr><tr><td>burlywood</td><td> - </td><td>burlywood</td></tr><tr><td>cadetblue</td><td> - </td><td>cadetblue</td></tr><tr><td>chartreuse</td><td> - </td><td>chartreuse</td></tr><tr><td>chocolate</td><td> - </td><td>chocolate</td></tr><tr><td>coral</td><td> - </td><td>coral</td></tr><tr><td>cornflowerblue</td><td> - </td><td>cornflowerblue</td></tr><tr><td>cornsilk</td><td> - </td><td>cornsilk</td></tr><tr><td>crimson</td><td> - </td><td>crimson</td></tr><tr><td>cyan</td><td> - </td><td>cyan</td></tr><tr><td>darkblue</td><td> - </td><td>darkblue</td></tr><tr><td>darkcyan</td><td> - </td><td>darkcyan</td></tr><tr><td>darkgoldenrod</td><td> - </td><td>darkgoldenrod</td></tr><tr><td>darkgray</td><td> - </td><td>darkgray</td></tr><tr><td>darkgreen</td><td> - </td><td>darkgreen</td></tr><tr><td>darkgrey</td><td> - </td><td>darkgrey</td></tr><tr><td>darkkhaki</td><td> - </td><td>darkkhaki</td></tr><tr><td>darkmagenta</td><td> - </td><td>darkmagenta</td></tr><tr><td>darkolivegreen</td><td> - </td><td>darkolivegreen</td></tr><tr><td>darkorange</td><td> - </td><td>darkorange</td></tr><tr><td>darkorchid</td><td> - </td><td>darkorchid</td></tr><tr><td>darkred</td><td> - </td><td>darkred</td></tr><tr><td>darksalmon</td><td> - </td><td>darksalmon</td></tr><tr><td>darkseagreen</td><td> - </td><td>darkseagreen</td></tr><tr><td>darkslateblue</td><td> - </td><td>darkslateblue</td></tr><tr><td>darkslategray</td><td> - </td><td>darkslategray</td></tr><tr><td>darkslategrey</td><td> - </td><td>darkslategrey</td></tr><tr><td>darkturquoise</td><td> - </td><td>darkturquoise</td></tr><tr><td>darkviolet</td><td> - </td><td>darkviolet</td></tr><tr><td>deeppink</td><td> - </td><td>deeppink</td></tr><tr><td>deepskyblue</td><td> - </td><td>deepskyblue</td></tr><tr><td>dimgray</td><td> - </td><td>dimgray</td></tr><tr><td>dimgrey</td><td> - </td><td>dimgrey</td></tr><tr><td>dodgerblue</td><td> - </td><td>dodgerblue</td></tr><tr><td>firebrick</td><td> - </td><td>firebrick</td></tr><tr><td>floralwhite</td><td> - </td><td>floralwhite</td></tr><tr><td>forestgreen</td><td> - </td><td>forestgreen</td></tr><tr><td>fuchsia</td><td> - </td><td>fuchsia</td></tr><tr><td>gainsboro</td><td> - </td><td>gainsboro</td></tr><tr><td>ghostwhite</td><td> - </td><td>ghostwhite</td></tr><tr><td>gold</td><td> - </td><td>gold</td></tr><tr><td>goldenrod</td><td> - </td><td>goldenrod</td></tr><tr><td>gray</td><td> - </td><td>gray</td></tr><tr><td>green</td><td> - </td><td>green</td></tr><tr><td>greenyellow</td><td> - </td><td>greenyellow</td></tr><tr><td>grey</td><td> - </td><td>grey</td></tr><tr><td>honeydew</td><td> - </td><td>honeydew</td></tr><tr><td>hotpink</td><td> - </td><td>hotpink</td></tr><tr><td>indianred</td><td> - </td><td>indianred</td></tr><tr><td>indigo</td><td> - </td><td>indigo</td></tr><tr><td>ivory</td><td> - </td><td>ivory</td></tr><tr><td>khaki</td><td> - </td><td>khaki</td></tr><tr><td>lavender</td><td> - </td><td>lavender</td></tr><tr><td>lavenderblush</td><td> - </td><td>lavenderblush</td></tr><tr><td>lawngreen</td><td> - </td><td>lawngreen</td></tr><tr><td>lemonchiffon</td><td> - </td><td>lemonchiffon</td></tr><tr><td>lightblue</td><td> - </td><td>lightblue</td></tr><tr><td>lightcoral</td><td> - </td><td>lightcoral</td></tr><tr><td>lightcyan</td><td> - </td><td>lightcyan</td></tr><tr><td>lightgoldenrodyellow</td><td> - </td><td>lightgoldenrodyellow</td></tr><tr><td>lightgray</td><td> - </td><td>lightgray</td></tr><tr><td>lightgreen</td><td> - </td><td>lightgreen</td></tr><tr><td>lightgrey</td><td> - </td><td>lightgrey</td></tr><tr><td>lightpink</td><td> - </td><td>lightpink</td></tr><tr><td>lightsalmon</td><td> - </td><td>lightsalmon</td></tr><tr><td>lightseagreen</td><td> - </td><td>lightseagreen</td></tr><tr><td>lightskyblue</td><td> - </td><td>lightskyblue</td></tr><tr><td>lightslategray</td><td> - </td><td>lightslategray</td></tr><tr><td>lightslategrey</td><td> - </td><td>lightslategrey</td></tr><tr><td>lightsteelblue</td><td> - </td><td>lightsteelblue</td></tr><tr><td>lightyellow</td><td> - </td><td>lightyellow</td></tr><tr><td>lime</td><td> - </td><td>lime</td></tr><tr><td>limegreen</td><td> - </td><td>limegreen</td></tr><tr><td>linen</td><td> - </td><td>linen</td></tr><tr><td>magenta</td><td> - </td><td>magenta</td></tr><tr><td>maroon</td><td> - </td><td>maroon</td></tr><tr><td>mediumaquamarine</td><td> - </td><td>mediumaquamarine</td></tr><tr><td>mediumblue</td><td> - </td><td>mediumblue</td></tr><tr><td>mediumorchid</td><td> - </td><td>mediumorchid</td></tr><tr><td>mediumpurple</td><td> - </td><td>mediumpurple</td></tr><tr><td>mediumseagreen</td><td> - </td><td>mediumseagreen</td></tr><tr><td>mediumslateblue</td><td> - </td><td>mediumslateblue</td></tr><tr><td>mediumspringgreen</td><td> - </td><td>mediumspringgreen</td></tr><tr><td>mediumturquoise</td><td> - </td><td>mediumturquoise</td></tr><tr><td>mediumvioletred</td><td> - </td><td>mediumvioletred</td></tr><tr><td>midnightblue</td><td> - </td><td>midnightblue</td></tr><tr><td>mintcream</td><td> - </td><td>mintcream</td></tr><tr><td>mistyrose</td><td> - </td><td>mistyrose</td></tr><tr><td>moccasin</td><td> - </td><td>moccasin</td></tr><tr><td>navajowhite</td><td> - </td><td>navajowhite</td></tr><tr><td>navy</td><td> - </td><td>navy</td></tr><tr><td>oldlace</td><td> - </td><td>oldlace</td></tr><tr><td>olive</td><td> - </td><td>olive</td></tr><tr><td>olivedrab</td><td> - </td><td>olivedrab</td></tr><tr><td>orange</td><td> - </td><td>orange</td></tr><tr><td>orangered</td><td> - </td><td>orangered</td></tr><tr><td>orchid</td><td> - </td><td>orchid</td></tr><tr><td>palegoldenrod</td><td> - </td><td>palegoldenrod</td></tr><tr><td>palegreen</td><td> - </td><td>palegreen</td></tr><tr><td>paleturquoise</td><td> - </td><td>paleturquoise</td></tr><tr><td>palevioletred</td><td> - </td><td>palevioletred</td></tr><tr><td>papayawhip</td><td> - </td><td>papayawhip</td></tr><tr><td>peachpuff</td><td> - </td><td>peachpuff</td></tr><tr><td>peru</td><td> - </td><td>peru</td></tr><tr><td>pink</td><td> - </td><td>pink</td></tr><tr><td>plum</td><td> - </td><td>plum</td></tr><tr><td>powderblue</td><td> - </td><td>powderblue</td></tr><tr><td>purple</td><td> - </td><td>purple</td></tr><tr><td>red</td><td> - </td><td>red</td></tr><tr><td>rosybrown</td><td> - </td><td>rosybrown</td></tr><tr><td>royalblue</td><td> - </td><td>royalblue</td></tr><tr><td>saddlebrown</td><td> - </td><td>saddlebrown</td></tr><tr><td>salmon</td><td> - </td><td>salmon</td></tr><tr><td>sandybrown</td><td> - </td><td>sandybrown</td></tr><tr><td>seagreen</td><td> - </td><td>seagreen</td></tr><tr><td>seashell</td><td> - </td><td>seashell</td></tr><tr><td>sienna</td><td> - </td><td>sienna</td></tr><tr><td>silver</td><td> - </td><td>silver</td></tr><tr><td>skyblue</td><td> - </td><td>skyblue</td></tr><tr><td>slateblue</td><td> - </td><td>slateblue</td></tr><tr><td>slategray</td><td> - </td><td>slategray</td></tr><tr><td>slategrey</td><td> - </td><td>slategrey</td></tr><tr><td>snow</td><td> - </td><td>snow</td></tr><tr><td>springgreen</td><td> - </td><td>springgreen</td></tr><tr><td>steelblue</td><td> - </td><td>steelblue</td></tr><tr><td>tan</td><td> - </td><td>tan</td></tr><tr><td>teal</td><td> - </td><td>teal</td></tr><tr><td>thistle</td><td> - </td><td>thistle</td></tr><tr><td>tomato</td><td> - </td><td>tomato</td></tr><tr><td>turquoise</td><td> - </td><td>turquoise</td></tr><tr><td>violet</td><td> - </td><td>violet</td></tr><tr><td>wheat</td><td> - </td><td>wheat</td></tr><tr><td>white</td><td> - </td><td>white</td></tr><tr><td>whitesmoke</td><td> - </td><td>whitesmoke</td></tr><tr><td>yellow</td><td> - </td><td>yellow</td></tr><tr><td>yellowgreen</td><td> - </td><td>yellowgreen</td></tr></tbody></table></div></div>).<br/>3. By hexadecimal RGB value (6 digits, for a total of 16,777,216 colours).<br/>4. By "shortened" RGB value (3 digits, where #rgb = #rrggbb, for a total of 4096 colours).<br/>5. By explicit decimal [R,G,B] triple (equivalent to #3 above).<br/><br/><span class="bbc_u">Examples:</span><br/>1.   [red]<br/>2.   [color=red]<br/>3.   [color=#FF0000]<br/>4.   [color=#F00]<br/>5.   [color=rgb(255,0,0)]<br/><br/><br/>Here endeth the lesson on colours.<br/>