OPTION DEFAULT COLOURS foreground [,background]

#permanent

Set the default foreground and background colours for both the monochrome and colour modes. The colour must be one of the following:

  • white
  • yellow
  • lilac
  • brown
  • fuchsia
  • rust
  • magenta
  • red
  • cyan
  • green,
  • cerulean
  • midgreen
  • cobalt
  • myrtle
  • blue
  • black.

A numeric value cannot be used. The default is white, black. If background is omitted it defaults to black.