# Category:Function templates
These templates are designed to help color NetHack symbols consistently. They use the standard CGA colour palette that NetHack uses, plus a black background for ease of viewing.
This is different from the in-game color option and your terminal's color configuration.

Examples
To display the symbol for a yellow light, type {{yellow|y}}. Result: y.
Or you could use the Template:Monsym instead: {{monsym|floating_eye}}, which gives e

Colour table
From Wikipedia:IBM Color Graphics Adapter:

'''Full CGA 16-color palette'''

0 — black#000000

8 — (dark) gray#555555

1 — blue#0000AA

9 — bright blue#5555FF

2 — green#00AA00

10 — bright green#55FF55

3 — cyan#00AAAA

11 — bright cyan#55FFFF

4 — red#AA0000

12 — bright red#FF5555

5 — magenta#AA00AA

13 — bright magenta#FF55FF

6 — brown#AA5500

14 — yellow#FFFF55

7 — white (light gray)#AAAAAA

15 — bright white#FFFFFF

Subcategories
This category has only the following subcategory.
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►  Logical color templates‎ (11 P)

Pages in category "Function templates"
The following 18 pages are in this category, out of 18 total.
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Template:Black
Template:Blue
Template:Brightblue
Template:Brightcyan
Template:Brightgreen
Template:Brightmagenta
Template:BrownC
Template:CyanD
Template:DarkgrayG
Template:GreenL
Template:LightgrayM
Template:MagentaO
Template:OrangeP
User:Pokemonman/Chartreuse
Template:PurpleR
Template:RedW
Template:WhiteY
Template:Yellow