Applying Color to Formula Parts

Use the command color to apply color to the subsequent formula part.

The example below creates a formula where a is shown using the default color (black) and b is shown in red.

a + color red b

Beware that the color command only changes the color of the formula part that comes immediately after it. For example, in the formula below only b will be shown in red, whereas c will be shown in black.

a + color red b + c

Use braces to apply color to more parts of the formula. In the following example, b and c are shown in red.

a + color red { b + c }

tip

A list with predefined color names is available here.


Using RGB colors

Use the command color rgb to apply colors using RGB (Red, Green, Blue) values.

color rgb 192 0 128 var

note

RGB values range between 0 and 255.


Using hex notation

Use the command color hex to apply colors using the hexadecimal notation.

color hex C00080 var

Combining color with other commands

It is possible to combine the color command with other commands as bold, italic or size.

The example below writes var in bold blue:

color blue bold var

To change color and font size, use color in combination with size and the desired font size.

color blue size 20 var

Predefined color names

LibreOffice provides a set of predefined color names that can be used along with the color command.

Markup language

Colore

Hex value

RGB values

aqua or cyan

Aqua

00FFFF

rgb(0, 255, 255)

black

Nero

000000

rgb(0, 0, 0)

blue

Blu

0000FF

rgb(0, 0, 255)

coral

Corallo

FF7F50

rgb(255, 127, 80)

crimson

Cremisi

DC143C

rgb(220, 20, 60)

fuchsia or magenta

Fucsia

FF00FF

rgb(255, 0, 255)

gray or grey

Grigio

808080

rgb(128, 128, 128)

green

Verde

008000

rgb(0, 128, 0)

hotpink

Rosa shocking

FF69B4

rgb(255, 105, 180)

indigo

Indaco

4B0082

rgb(75, 0, 130)

lavender

Lavanda

E6E6FA

rgb(230, 230, 250)

lime

Limetta

00FF00

rgb(0, 255, 0)

maroon

Granata

800000

rgb(128, 0, 0)

midnightblue

Mezzanotte

191970

rgb(25, 25, 112)

navy

Blu marina

000080

rgb(0, 0, 128)

olive

Oliva

808000

rgb(128, 128, 0)

orange

Arancione

FFA500

rgb(255, 165, 0)

orangered

Orange red

FF4500

rgb(255, 69, 0)

purple

Viola

0x800080

rgb(128, 0, 128)

red

Rosso

FF0000

rgb(255, 0, 0)

seagreen

Sea green

2E8B57

rgb(46, 139, 87)

silver

Argento

C0C0C0

rgb(192, 192, 192)

teal

Foglia di tè

008080

rgb(0, 128, 128)

violet

Lilla

EE82EE

rgb(238, 130, 238)

yellow

Giallo

FFFF00

rgb(255, 255, 0)