Customize color in C# console application

Question

There are 16 colors in C#:

Black,
DarkBlue,
DarkGreen,
DarkCyan,
DarkRed,
DarkMagenta,
DarkYellow,
Gray,
DarkGray,
Blue,
Green,
Cyan,
Red,
Magenta,
Yellow, and
White

Is there any way I can add more colors (like brown, orange, etc.)?

The palette is limited to 16 values, they can be whatever you like but you cannot exceed that limit. — Alex K., Nov 21 '15 at 14:58

score 2 · Answer 1 · answered Nov 21 '15 at 14:55

Well, probably you can use a bitwise XOR ^ like below which will produce a different color altogether but probably you will have to know the color combination already.

  //Will produce a dark green color
Console.BackgroundColor = ConsoleColor.Yellow ^ ConsoleColor.Red;

score 2 · Accepted Answer · edited Mar 01 '19 at 21:24

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I'm afraid not, because Windows console (a.k.a. The Command Prompt) supports 16 colors only.

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/api/system.console.backgroundcolor?redirectedfrom=MSDN&view=netframework-4.7.2#System_Console_BackgroundColor

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answered Nov 21 '15 at 14:58

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Proof links would help. – Victor Zakharov Nov 21 '15 at 15:02

score 0 · Answer 3 · edited Feb 24 '19 at 21:45

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Command prompt supports 16 colors only

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/api/system.console.backgroundcolor?redirectedfrom=MSDN&view=netframework-4.7.2#System_Console_BackgroundColor

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answered Nov 21 '15 at 15:01

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Proof links would help. – Victor Zakharov Nov 21 '15 at 15:01

score 0 · Answer 4 · answered Feb 24 '19 at 23:32

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You cannot add more colors, but you can redefine a color you aren't otherwise using: https://stackoverflow.com/a/7937272/57986

answered Feb 24 '19 at 23:32

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Customize color in C# console application

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