Command Prompt Color

Here is a step-by-step guide to change command prompt color with command prompt color codes.

When you run command prompt command on your window screen the default color is white colored texts with black background. With simple command prompt color codes you can easily change the color what you wish. Please consider the steps mentioned below:

Step 1: Open or Run command prompt from windows

Step 2: Type color code command “color z” and press Enter.

This will come with some certain details of colors available in command prompt color codes.

Step 3: Now you can choose any color as per your requirement and use the command “color [code]” and press enter.

For example: I used the command, color e and it changed my command prompt color to Yellow. See the picture.

Command Prompt Color Codes : Here is a list of codes to change command prompt color.

0 = Black 1 = Blue 2 = Green 3 = Aqua 4 = Red 5 = Purple 6 = Yellow 7 = White 8 = Gray 9 = Light Blue

A = Light Green B = Light Aqua C = Light Red D = Light Purple E = Light Yellow F = Bright White

How to change command prompt color background and text

The default command prompt color on CMD Window is Black and White. If you are not happy with this black background on your command prompt , you can easily change it too. Its quite easy.

Use this following command syntax:

Color [background color code][text color code]. Remember that, between “background color code” and “text color” code there is no gap / no blank space.

For example: I have changed my screen with blue background and yellow text.

I have used this command prompt color code:

Color 9e

Now, if you wish to get your default command prompt color, you need to type ‘Color 0F’ and press Enter.

Run Command Prompt

Here is a step by step guide to how to run command prompt in three different ways. Using these methods you can easily run command prompt in Windows Vista, Window XP, Windows 2003, Windows 2000 and 98

Method 1: Run Command Prompt in Windows

Step: 1

To run command prompt in windows, first click on start button. Then click on ‘Run’.

Step: 2

The following pop-up will come up.

In the address bar you need to type cmd to run command prompt. Then click ok or simply press the ‘Enter’ key.

Step: 3

The following window will come up to show you command prompt windows.

Here, in my case this is ready to run command prompt as system administrator. If you want to come to ‘C Drive’ , you need to write cd.. and then press enter. Do this for 2 times.

Step: 4

To clear the screen in command prompt windows, write ‘CLS’ and press enter.

‘CLS’ is a Command Prompt Command to clear the screen.

Now you are ready to run any command prompt command on your run command prompt windows.

Method 2: Run Command Prompt from Search Option

Open windows and click on Start button. Now click on ‘Search’ Option. Select ‘All files and folder’ then Type “Command Prompt” and select “Local Drive C”. Press enter key.

This will search ‘Short cut of Command Prompt’ present in your computer and it will look like as below.

Click on this shortcut  and you are ready to run command prompt.

Method 3: Run command prompt from Programs

1. Go to start button.

2. Click on “All Programs”

3. Go to ‘Accessories’

4. From Accessories, select short cut to Command Prompt.

5. You are ready to run command prompt.

To Run Command Prompt in Windows 8 is a little bit different.