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 Description
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-``set_color`` is used to control the color and styling of text in the terminal. ``VALUE`` describes that styling. It's a reserved color name like *red* or a RGB color value given as 3 or 6 hexadecimal digits ("F27" or "FF2277"). A special keyword *normal* resets text formatting to terminal defaults.
+``set_color`` is used to control the color and styling of text in the terminal. ``VALUE`` describes that styling. ``VALUE`` can be a reserved color name like *red* or a RGB color value given as 3 or 6 hexadecimal digits ("F27" or "FF2277"). A special keyword *normal* resets text formatting to terminal defaults.
 
 Valid colors include: