console.color read/write property

The console.color property sets or gets the current console text color. The color is represented by a string Possible values are :

  • "black"
  • "blue"
  • "green"
  • "cyan"
  • "red"
  • "purple"
  • "yellow"
  • "white"
  • "gray"
  • "lightblue"
  • "lightgreen"
  • "lightcyan"
  • "lightred"
  • "lightpurple"
  • "lightyellow"
  • "brightwhite"

Example

local console = require "console" -- writes in white (default text color) console.writeln(console.color) -- writes in red console.color = "red" console.writeln(console.color) -- writes in white (back to the default text color) console.color = "white" console.writeln(console.color)