• Set color on any procedure that generates graphics output.

• Set color on the SAS statements that enhance procedure output: AXIS, FOOTNOTE, LEGEND, NOTE, PATTERN, SYMBOL, and TITLE.

• Use the GOPTIONS statement's color options (CBACK=, CBY=, CPATTERN=, CSYMBOL=, CTEXT=, and CTITLE=) to define default colors for graphics elements.

• Use the GOPTIONS statement's COLORS= option to define a colors list that controls colors for graphics elements when explicit specifications and defaults are unavailable.

• Rely on your current device's default colors list, which you can view or modify using the GDEVICE procedure.

These methods, singly or in combination, give SAS/GRAPH software the colors it needs to generate graphics output. Regardless of where you specify color, the value you specify for a color must not exceed eight characters and must be in one of the following valid SAS color-naming schemes:

• RGB (red green blue)

• CMYK (cyan magenta yellow black)

• HLS (hue lightness saturation)

• HSV (hue saturation brightness), also called HSB

• gray scale

• predefined SAS color names.