How to change background color and text in CMD?

Command prompts or CMD is the command console that allows you to interact with the settings or functions of the Windows system, but since it is used with text, you should know that you have the option to customize it, whether it is changing its color, font or size . Likewise, also use a background color in the CMD.

You can do it from the application itself, either from its properties or by executing a command in the CMD that changes and assigns colors, using the system settings or a third-party application that allows them to be designed. Of course, you can restore any changes you make if you wish.

How to change background color and text in CMD? – Guide for Windows

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1. What steps to follow to change the background and text in CMD?
   1. From the system property settings
   2. Via Color Tool
   3. Using iTerm2 Color Schemes
   4. With the command C:\COLOR /?
2. How to restore the color that the CMD console originally had?

What steps to follow to change the background and text in CMD?

The steps are according to the method you decide to use to customize the background and text . Likewise, it doesn’t matter how you modify the console, since you can still delete viruses from the CMD or use it however you want. Next, we show you several methods to do it, so that you choose the method that seems easiest to you:

From the system property settings

The simplest method and recommended by users is to do it from the same CMD properties , for this you just have to follow the following steps:

1. Open your command console. That is, the command prompts or CMD.
2. Right-click on the top bar of the application and go to ‘Properties’.
3. Go to the ‘Colors’ tab.
4. Activate the ‘Screen text’ boxto be able to choose a text color.
5. Select the color of your preference and that’s it.
6. Then, check the box for ‘Background of the screen’ to be able to choose a background color.
7. Click on the color you want and that’s it.

A very useful tip is that you can see a preview in the same CMD properties window, in order to facilitate your color preference.

Via Color Tool

It is a folder of schemes which we can install in the CMD, to do so you must download it and then from the CMD execute the command c:\downloads\colortool or where you have downloaded it. Already located in the folder, now run the command ‘ colortool -b scheme name ‘.

You will be able to obtain this data in the folder that you downloaded, you just have to replace where it says name of the scheme with one that you want. For example, ‘ colortool -b deuternopia.itermcolors ‘. Once this is done, you will notice that when you restart the CMD you will be able to enjoy your new color scheme.

Using iTerm2 Color Schemes

It is the same as Color Tools, with the difference that iTerm2 Color Schemes is the one recommended by the Windows system . To use it you just have to:

1. Download iTerm2 Color Schemeson your Windows computer.
2. Open command prompts and right-click on the bar to enter properties.
3. In the colors tab click on ‘ Color Presets‘.
4. Select ‘Import’ and in the window that opens locate the folder where the schematics are.
5. Choose any .itermcolors profile and click accept.
6. Finally, in the presets you will be able to choose a color from your added scheme.

With the command C:\COLOR /?

It is very easy to add color to the CMD console with the command C:\COLOR /? You only need to specify its attribute after the command. It is necessary to know the code of each color to use. An example, if you want to use a dark blue you must write C:\Users\YourUsuario>COLOR 0F. Here are some basic colors:

0 = Black, 8 = Grey, 1 = Blue, 9 = Light Blue, 2 = Green, A = Light Green, 3 = Aqua, B = Light Aqua, 4 = Red, C = Light Red, 5 = Purple, 6 = Yellow. You don’t need admin permissions to use colors, just open the console and type ‘color + the number’ .

How to restore the color that the CMD console originally had?

Restoring the color that the CMD console originally had is very easy, you can go into the properties and set the black background with white letters, but if you used the command ‘C:\COLOR /?’, you can return to the default by simply typing the color command without number next to it and press Enter .

Also, if you use a scheme, you can change it to the default and you’re good to go. That is, in the same way that a downloaded schema was added, you only have to download the Windows basic and add it again . Likewise, you can always do a Hard reset on Windows to reset all its settings to 0.