Types Of Screen Display - Commodore 128 System Manual

Number Source
0 40-column background color (VIC)
1 Foreground for the graphics screen (VIC)
2 Foreground color 1 for the multicolor screen (VIC)
3 Foreground color 2 for the multicolor screen (VIC)
4 40-column (VIC) border (whether in text or graphics
mode)
5 Character color for 40- or 80-column text screen
6 80-column background color (8563)
Color Code
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Figure 6-2. Color Numbers in 40-Column Format
Color Code
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Figure 6-3. Color Numbers in 80-Column Format

Types of Screen Display

Your C128 has several different ways of displaying information on
the screen; the parameter " source" in the COLOR command
pertains to different modes of screen display. The types of video
display fall into three categories.
Figure 6-1. Source Numbers
Color
Black
White
Red
Cyan
Purple
Green
Blue
Yellow
Color
Black
White
Dark Red
Light Cyan
Light Purple
Dark Green
Dark Blue
Light Yellow
Color Code
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
Color Code
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
Color
Orange
Brown
Light Red
Dark Gray
Medium Gray
Light Green
Light Blue
Light Gray
Color
Dark Purple
Brown
Light Red
Dark Cyan
Medium Gray
Light Green
Light Blue
Light Gray
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