# Using Colors

An RGB value is a 4-byte integer with the hexadecimal format 0x00RRGGBB. RR, GG, and BB are the respective red, green, and blue components of the color value. Common colors appear in the table below. The first 16 colors listed are the 16 standard colors.

Common Color Values

Value | Code
VAL_RED | 0xFF0000L
VAL_GREEN | 0x00FF00L
VAL_BLUE | 0x0000FFL
VAL_CYAN | 0x00FFFFL
VAL_MAGENTA | 0xFF00FFL
VAL_YELLOW | 0xFFFF00L
VAL_DK_RED | 0x800000L
VAL_DK_BLUE | 0x000080L
VAL_DK_GREEN | 0x008000L
VAL_DK_CYAN | 0x008080L
VAL_DK_MAGENTA | 0x800080L
VAL_DK_YELLOW | 0x808000L
VAL_LT_GRAY | 0xC0C0C0L
VAL_DK_GRAY | 0x808080L
VAL_BLACK | 0x000000L
VAL_WHITE | 0xFFFFFFL
VAL_PANEL_GRAY | 0xC0C0C0L
VAL_GRAY | 0xA0A0A0L
VAL_OFFWHITE | 0xE0E0E0L
VAL_TRANSPARENT | 0x1000000L

You can also use the User Interface Library function, MakeColor, to create an RGB value from red, green, and blue color components.