Template:Color box/doc

Usage

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TemplateData for Color box

{{color box|color|text|text color}}
Adds a rectangular color box.

• Colors are most commonly specified as either a color keyword or as the hexadecimal triplet representing an RGB combination. See the article web colors for details.
• If specified, the text is centered within the box.

Parameter		Description	Type	Status
Color	1	Background color of the box. Example Green	String	required
Text	2	Adds text inside the box; box is otherwise an empty square. Example Hello, world!	String	suggested
Text color	3	Sets the color of the text inside the box. Default Either black or white; whichever has greater contrast. Example Yellow	String	suggested
Border color	border	Sets the color of the border around the box. Default black Example #FF0	String	optional

Format: inline

Examples

Visual effect	Markup
	{{color box|Green}}
Default color for this text	{{color box|Yellow|Default color for this text}}
Default color for this text	{{color box|Blue|Default color for this text}}
Using X11 color names	{{color box|SteelBlue|'''Using X11 color names'''|Gold}}
Using RGB hex triplets	{{color box|#012345|''Using RGB hex triplet''|#FEDCBA}}
Red	{{color box|Yellow|Red|#f00|border=#f00}}

Variants

• {{Color box}}, a small color box with black borders and text color. (e.g.      or  ORANGE  )
• {{RouteBox}}, a borderless version with text color and wikilinks. (e.g.  ORANGE )
• {{Colorbull}}, a colored bullet with wikilinks. (e.g. ■)
• {{legend2}}, another borderless version (e.g.,   )
• {{Color sample}}, a small color box with black borders. (e.g.,  )
• {{Swatch inline}}. (e.g., orange)
• {{Background color}}. (e.g., orange)

See also

• {{Infobox color}}, an infobox for the detailed description of a color.
• {{Legend}}