# C1.Framework.Drawing.Gdi.DeviceContexts.DeviceContext.SetForegroundColor

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<h1 id="C1_Framework_Drawing_Gdi_DeviceContexts_DeviceContext_SetForegroundColor_" data-uid="C1.Framework.Drawing.Gdi.DeviceContexts.DeviceContext.SetForegroundColor*">SetForegroundColor Method
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<h4 id="C1_Framework_Drawing_Gdi_DeviceContexts_DeviceContext_SetForegroundColor_System_Drawing_Color_" data-uid="C1.Framework.Drawing.Gdi.DeviceContexts.DeviceContext.SetForegroundColor(System.Drawing.Color)">SetForegroundColor(Color)</h4>
<div class="markdown level1 summary"><p>Sets the color of the foreground of the device context.</p>
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<h5 class="declaration">Declaration</h5>
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  <pre><code class="lang-csharp hljs">public Color SetForegroundColor(Color foregroundColor)</code></pre>
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  <pre><code class="lang-vbnet hljs">Public Function SetForegroundColor(foregroundColor As Color) As Color</code></pre>
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<h5 class="parameters">Parameters</h5>
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      <th>Type</th>
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      <td><a class="xref" href="https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.drawing.color">Color</a></td>
      <td><span class="parametername">foregroundColor</span></td>
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<h5 class="returns">Returns</h5>
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      <td><a class="xref" href="https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.drawing.color">Color</a></td>
      <td><p>Returns the previous color of the foreground of the device context.</p>
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<h5 id="C1_Framework_Drawing_Gdi_DeviceContexts_DeviceContext_SetForegroundColor_System_Drawing_Color__remarks">Remarks</h5>
<div class="markdown level1 remarks"><p>The <b>Color</b> is used to draw the face of each character written by the <b>TextOut</b> and <b>ExtTextOut</b> functions.
The <b>Color</b> is also used in converting bitmaps from color to monochrome and vice versa.</p>
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