\Header{colors}{Color Names}
\alias{colours}{colors}
\keyword{color}{colors}
\keyword{dplot}{colors}
\keyword{sysdata}{colors}
\begin{Usage}
\begin{verbatim}
colors()
\end{verbatim}
\end{Usage}
\begin{Value}
This function returns the built-in color names which \R\ knows about.
These names can be used with a \texttt{col=} specification in graphics
functions.

An even wider variety of colors can be created with primitives \texttt{rgb} and
\texttt{hsv} or the derived \texttt{rainbow}, \texttt{heat.colors}, etc.\end{Value}
\begin{SeeAlso}
\texttt{\Link{palette}} for setting the ``palette'' of colors for
\texttt{par(col=}\emph{<num>}\texttt{)};
\texttt{\Link{rgb}}, \texttt{\Link{hsv}}, \texttt{\Link{gray}};
\texttt{\Link{rainbow}} for a nice example;
and \texttt{\Link{heat.colors}}, \texttt{\Link{topo.colors}} for images.\end{SeeAlso}
\begin{Examples}
\begin{ExampleCode}
str(colors())
\end{ExampleCode}
\end{Examples}

