Writting in colors

[stratlady]

So I was wondering, is there a way to use other colors then the ones in the drop down menu of colors?

On the old site, I used to write colors using HTML codes, but here it doesn't seem to work...

[imaginarywhisper]

You have to use hex codes, I'm pretty sure.

Yup.
You have to use hex codes if you want a custom color.

To use a hex code, you type:
[ color=###### ] text goes here [ /color ]

Minus the spaces.
I just added those in so it would work properly.

The six number signs would be the hex code.

So if you wanted your text to be gray...

[ color=757575 ] gray [ /color ] = gray

Here is a list to a large variety of hex code numbers.
www.december.com/html/spec/colorsafe.html

[stratlady]

^^^Huh? But isn't it what I was doing???

Okay, I'll try again.

try

Wait a sec. That doesn't work...I'll go check your post.

ETA: another try

ETA2: Yay! It works!!! Thanks Jakey!!!

I just realized that I was keeping the "#" in my code, and so it wasn't working.

[Vythika]

i'm gonna try and see if i can add more default colors into the drop-down menu, but other than that, ImaginaryWhisper's suggestion is just as good! ^_^

[stratlady]

^^Well, if you can, that would be awesome.

[Robynn]

I'd already asked that question, cuz Plum isn't an option, and the purple is too hard to read, like the black....so I use pink. I'm too lazy to type in plum every time I post. ;D
So, if you're lazy like me, pick a color. If you don't mind typing it in, then go for it. It's not like it's much extra work.