Graphics Options and Device Parameters Dictionary

COLORTYPE

Specifies the color space used by the user-written part of the Metagraphics device driver.

Used in:	GDEVICE procedure; GDEVICE Metagraphics window
Default:	NAME

Syntax
Details

Syntax

COLORTYPE=NAME | RGB | HLS | GRAY | CMY | CMYK | HSV | HSB

NAME	SAS predefined color names.
RGB	red-green-blue (RGB) color specifications.
HLS	hue-lightness-saturation (HLS) color specifications.
GRAY	gray-scale level.
CMY	cyan-magenta-yellow color specifications.
CMYK	cyan-magenta-yellow-black color specifications.
HSV \| HSB	hue-saturation-value color specifications. These specifications are also referred to as hue-saturation-brightness (HSB).

See SAS/GRAPH Colors and Images for a description of these color types.

Use the COLORTYPE device parameter also to specify the color-naming scheme that is used for devices that support more than one color-naming scheme.

For information about Metagraphics drivers, contact Technical Support.