---
id: "M:cAlgo.API.Color.FromName(System.String)"
kind: "method"
type: "T:cAlgo.API.Color"
url: "https://help.ctrader.com/ctrader-algo/references/Utility/Color/FromName/"
---

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# Color.FromName

Member of [Color](https://help.ctrader.com/ctrader-algo/references/Utility/Color/index.md).

## FromName(string name)

Creates a color from the specified name of a predefined color.

Environments: Desktop supported · CLI supported · Cloud supported.

C#:

```csharp
public static Color FromName(string name)
```

Python:

```python
Color.FromName(name: str) -> Color
```

### Parameters

- `name` (`string`, Python `str`): Name of predefined color

### Returns

`Color` — A Color for specified name or color with value #00000000 if the name was not found.

### Examples

C#:

```csharp
var greenColor = Color.FromName("Green");
if (greenColor != Color.Empty)
    Chart.DrawHorizontalLine("level", Bars.ClosePrices.LastValue, greenColor);
```

Python:

```python
greenColor = Color.FromName("Green")
if greenColor != Color.Empty:
    api.Chart.DrawHorizontalLine("level", api.Bars.ClosePrices.LastValue, greenColor)
```