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Usage

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TemplateData for Color box

{{color box|color|text|text color}}
Adds a rectangular color box.

Colors are most commonly specified as either a color keyword or as the hexadecimal triplet representing an RGB combination. See the article web colors for details.
If specified, the text is centered within the box.

Parameter		Description	Type	Status
Color	`1`	Background color of the box. Example Green	String	required
Text	`2`	Adds text inside the box; box is otherwise an empty square. Example Hello, world!	String	suggested
Text color	`3`	Sets the color of the text inside the box. Default Either black or white; whichever has greater contrast. Example Yellow	String	suggested
Border color	`border`	Sets the color of the border around the box. Default black Example #FF0	String	optional

**Examples**
Visual effect	Markup
	`{{color box\|Green}}`
Default color for this text	`{{color box\|Yellow\|Default color for this text}}`
Default color for this text	`{{color box\|Blue\|Default color for this text}}`
Using X11 color names	`{{color box\|SteelBlue\|'''Using X11 color names'''\|Gold}}`
Using RGB hex triplets	`{{color box\|#012345\|''Using RGB hex triplet''\|#FEDCBA}}`
Red	`{{color box\|Yellow\|Red\|#f00\|border=#f00}}`
bordercolor like wikitable	`{{color box\|white\|bordercolor like wikitable\|border=#A2A9B1}}`

Color box templates
Template	Description	Example
{{Color box}}	Color box size with black borders and text color. Standard size.	or ORANGE
{{Color box striped}}	Striped color box. Standard size.
{{RouteBox}}	Borderless color box with text color and wikilinks.	ORANGE
{{Colorbull}}	Colored bullet with wikilinks.	■
{{Legend inline}}	Color box size with black borders. Standard size.
{{Color sample}}	Color box size with black borders. Smaller size.
{{Swatch inline}}		orange
{{Background color}}		orange
{{Rail color box}}	A version with more display options. Part of Module:Adjacent stations	●, Orange
{{Diagonal split color box}}	Color box split diagonally. Standard size.