BIOS color attributes
Encyclopedia
BIOS Color Attribute is a 8 bit
value where the low 4 bits represent the character color and the high 4 bits represent the background color
.
For example to print a white character 'A' with black background, we should set the "BIOS Color Attribute" in the hexadecimal value 0x0F.
8-bit
The first widely adopted 8-bit microprocessor was the Intel 8080, being used in many hobbyist computers of the late 1970s and early 1980s, often running the CP/M operating system. The Zilog Z80 and the Motorola 6800 were also used in similar computers...
value where the low 4 bits represent the character color and the high 4 bits represent the background color
Web colors
Web colors are colors used in designing web pages, and the methods for describing and specifying those colors. Hexadecimal color codes begin with a hash ....
.
For example to print a white character 'A' with black background, we should set the "BIOS Color Attribute" in the hexadecimal value 0x0F.
List of BIOS color attributes
| Hex | Binary | Color | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 0000 | Black | |
| 1 | 0001 | Blue | |
| 2 | 0010 | Green | |
| 3 | 0011 | Cyan | |
| 4 | 0100 | Red | |
| 5 | 0101 | Magenta | |
| 6 | 0110 | Brown | |
| 7 | 0111 | Light Gray | |
| 8 | 1000 | Dark Gray | |
| 9 | 1001 | Light Blue | |
| A | 1010 | Light Green | |
| B | 1011 | Light Cyan | |
| C | 1100 | Light Red | |
| D | 1101 | Light Magenta | |
| E | 1110 | Yellow | |
| F | 1111 | White | |