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# Colour

Allows you to select a colour from a colour palette, edit an existing colour, or define new colours.

To access this command...

Choose Format - Area - Colours tab.

## Colours

### Palette

Specifies the name of a selected palette. You can select a different palette here.

### Colour Set

Contains a list of available colours. Click on the desired one in the list to select it.

### Recent Colours

Displays the last twelve colours selected and applied. Upon selecting a new colour it is added to the left of the list. If the list is full and a new colour is selected then the rightmost colour is deleted.

### Add

Adds the new colour to the Custom palette.

### Delete

Deletes the selected colour without confirmation.

You can only delete colours from the custom palette.

## New

Displays a preview of the colour selected from the colour palette and the changes you make with the controls below.

### R

The colour code of the red component of the colour. Possible values are between 0 and 255.

### G

The colour code of the green component of the colour. Possible values are between 0 and 255.

### B

The colour code of the blue component of the colour. Possible values are between 0 and 255.

### Hex

The colour code of the colour expressed as a hexadecimal value.

### Pick

LibreOffice lets you define custom colours using a two-dimensional graphic and numerical gradient chart of the Pick a Colour dialogue box.