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# Creating Custom Colors

Custom colors can be used for solid fill with any color setting, although some may be “dithered” rather than solid if you are running in 256 colors or less. To use custom colors for lines and patterns, you must be running in high color or true color.

When you create custom colors, keep in mind that they may not look right on your end-users’ monitors if they do not use the same color settings as you do. Printed results may vary with the output device. You may want to check your result at several monitor settings and on several printers if possible. Be sure to test it on a non-color printer as well, as all colors will be grayscaled, and lower-resolution printers do not always produce satisfactory grayscale results from colored sources.

To create a custom color

1. In the Color dialog, click . The Color dialog box will expand.

2. Select a blank Custom colors box on the left for your color. If you do not select a blank box, the new custom color will “overwrite” the last custom color selected.

3. Select a Basic color that is close in value to the custom color you want to create.

4. Place you mouse pointer on the custom color selector

5. Move the custom color selector to adjust the color. As you move the color selector, the current color will change in the custom color display box.

6. To change the luminosity (darkness or lightness) of a color, slide the luminosity selector up or down with your mouse:

- To lighten the color, slide the selector up.

- To darken the color, slide the selector down.

As you move the selector, the current color and the solid it is based on will change in the custom color display box.

7. To save your custom color for future use, click . The custom color will be placed in the Custom colors box you selected in step 2 above. It will be available for selection until you exit I-32 Forms Design 6.

8. To apply the color you just created to your selected object, click .

Note:

To apply the same color to another object, select the object, open the Color dialog box, and select the color from Custom Colors. You do not need to expand the dialog box.

Hint:

To match exact custom colors from outside sources, you can enter exact values in the Hue, Sat, Red, Green, and Blue fields in the lower right corner of the Custom Color dialog box.

The Color property field on the property page recognizes the names of many common colors. Another way to select a non-basic color is to enter the name of the color you want to create (e.g., light green, tan, pink, teal, blue, etc.) in the value field. If the color is recognized, your object will change to that color. If you want to tweak the color, open the Color dialog box and make your adjustments.