changing text color?

I need help changing the color of a certain cout statement. Here is the small code:

cout << "Input: ";

cin >> insert;

cout << endl;

I need to change the text *input: * into a different collor.I hope you guys can help me out.

You could type: system("color 0a"); // you can replace the 0a with a different combo.

0a represents a black background with green text. Here is a table of alternate colors:

Letters are text while numbers are background.

Jeff Williams
Sorry, I misunderstood your question. That will change all the output, not just one line.
utkuozan
You'll have to use some Windows API trickery:

HANDLE hdl = GetStdHandle(STD_OUTPUT_HANDLE);
CONSOLE_SCREEN_BUFFER_INFO info;
GetConsoleScreenBufferInfo(hdl, &info);
SetConsoleTextAttribute(hdl, FOREGROUND_RED | FOREGROUND_GREEN | FOREGROUND_INTENSITY);
cout << "Input: ";
SetConsoleTextAttribute(hdl, info.wAttributes);

The first call to SetConsoleTextAttribute() sets the color to yellow (red | green | bright). The second call restores it to what it was before.
changing text color?