How can I drawstring with a custom color C# ?

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Hi,
I'm a beginner in C# and i'm trying to draw a string with a custom color (using Windows Forms and System Drawing).

I already know how to change the color, but only using default colors of C#. I can draw a form, a polygon or something like that with a custom RGB color (Color.FromARGB), but i don't know how to do that with a DrawString.

This is an example of a string that i want to draw with a custom RGB color :

g.DrawString("test", Font, Brushes.Black, new Point(50, 50);

Thanks a lot.
Florent

What I have tried:

I tried to use a custom color pen that i used for my forms.

Posted 28-Feb-20 2:18am

Mineodo68

Updated 28-Feb-20 2:36am

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Richard MacCutchan · Accepted Answer · 2020-02-28T02:37:00

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How to: Create a Solid Brush - Windows Forms | Microsoft Docs[^]

Posted 28-Feb-20 2:37am

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Mineodo68 28-Feb-20 8:55am

Yeah but it's only to fill or draw shapes, not a font...

Richard MacCutchan 28-Feb-20 8:56am

Did you actually read the page that I linked to above? Especially the link at the bottom titled "Using a Brush to Fill Shapes".

Mineodo68 28-Feb-20 9:03am

Actually i did. I'm not sure you really understood what i was looking for. I need to fill a string with a custom RGB color, not a shape.

Richard MacCutchan 28-Feb-20 9:14am

Your comment above clearly states, "it's only to fill or draw shapes".

Maybe if you showed your actual code and explained exactly what happens we can try to make some suggestions.

Mineodo68 28-Feb-20 9:55am

There's a misunderstanding, i said that what you gave me was to fill or draw shapes, and i was looking for something to custom color a font

Richard MacCutchan 28-Feb-20 9:16am

There are may ways to create a coloured brush, see Brush Class (System.Drawing) | Microsoft Docs[^].

phil.o 28-Feb-20 9:53am

No, the brush is what governs the colour, for anything drawn on a Graphics object. There is no special case for fonts.
Please show what you have tried concretely, and we may be able to help further.

Mineodo68 28-Feb-20 10:00am

For example, i call my font :
Font regularFont = new Font("Futura LT Pro Book", fontSize, FontStyle.Regular, GraphicsUnit.Pixel);

After this, i use a drawstring :
g.DrawString("E" + variable, regularFont, Brushes.DeepSkyBlue, new Point(x1, x2));

But i need a specific RGB color for my string ("E" + variable).

I tried to do this :
g.DrawString("E" + variable, regularFont, Brushes.ColorFromArgb(77, 183, 255), new Point(x1, x2));
but it doesn't works (i can only add a default Visual Studio color after the Brushes.defaultcolorname)

I also have some Pen with custom colors but i can't use them with a Drawstring : Pen lightBlue = new Pen(Color.FromArgb(77, 183, 255), 1);

phil.o 28-Feb-20 10:07am

Brush brush = new SolidBrush(Color.FromArgb(77, 183, 255));
g.DrawString($"E{variable}", regularFont, brush, new Point(x1, x2));

should write down with proper colour. If it doesn't, please explain what "doesn't work" actually means.

Richard MacCutchan 28-Feb-20 10:09am

As I mentioned earlier you need to create an actual Brush object (solid, hatched, gradient etc) with the colour of your choice. You then use that brush in your call to DrawString. This is all clearly stated in the MSDN documentation.

Mineodo68 28-Feb-20 10:08am

It works ! Didn't expect that it could be so easy x)
Thanks a lot ! :)