Select color dialog box

The Select Color dialog box allows you to select a color for layers, grids, dimensions, background etc. It is composed from two tabs: Index Color tab and True Color tab.

Index Color tab



  1. Index Color tab
  2. Colors
  3. Basic colors
  4. Shades of gray
  5. Color index
  6. ByBlock
  7. ByLayer
  8. Color sample
Colors
Displays the other 240 colors.
Basic colors
Displays the basic colors.
Shades of gray
Displays the shades of grays.
Color index
Displays the index of the selected color. You can insert an index and see the preview of the color at field number 8.
ByBlock
Sets the color to ByBlock in which entities take on the color defined by their block.
ByLayer
Sets the color to ByLayer in which entities take on the color defined by their layer’s property.
Color sample
Displays a preview for the selected color and the RGB color value.

True Color Tab



  1. True Color Tab
  2. Luminosity
  3. Color
  4. Hue
  5. Saturation
  6. Luminosity
  7. Red
  8. Green
  9. Blue
  10. Color sample
Luminosity
Chooses the luminosity of the color.
Color
Chooses hue (left and right) and saturation (up and down).
Hue

Specifies the color’s hue. It is ranging from red through green, blue, and pink.

It ranges from 0 to 240.

Saturation
Specifies the intensity of the color, ranges from 0 to 240. Saturation is the intensity of the color, where 0 = gray and 240 = full color.
Luminosity
Specifies the brightness of the color, ranges from 0 to 240. Luminosity is the lightness or darkness, where 0 = black and 240 = white. Hue, saturation and luminosity work together, while red, green and blue work separately.
Red
Specifies the amount of red in the color, ranges from 0 (no red) to 255 (full red).
Green
Specifies the amount of green in the color, ranges from 0 (no green) to 255 (full green).
Blue
Specifies the amount of blue in the color, ranges from 0 (no blue) to 255 (full blue).
Color sample
Displays a preview for the selected color and the RGB color value.