# Hello, need some help thanks

**URL:** https://forum.makecode.com/t/hello-need-some-help-thanks/34718
**Category:** Help
**Created:** [March 19, 2025, 5:28pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/hello-need-some-help-thanks/34718 "2025-03-19T17:28:04Z")
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### Author: ![IneedHelpWsumCoding](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.makecode.com/ineedhelpwsumcoding/32/20536_2.png) [@IneedHelpWsumCoding](https://forum.makecode.com/u/IneedHelpWsumCoding)
#### Post date: [March 19, 2025, 5:28pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/hello-need-some-help-thanks/34718/1 "2025-03-19T17:28:04Z")

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So just wondering how to make it so i can insert a colour into where the zero is.  
 ![Screenshot_19-3-2025_11017_teams.microsoft.com](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/uploads/makecode/original/3X/a/8/a8e27006cbef879e25faa9ddd916c55f98156ed5.jpeg)

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### Author: ![Not-a-creepy-doll](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.makecode.com/not-a-creepy-doll/32/28255_2.png) [@Not-a-creepy-doll](https://forum.makecode.com/u/Not-a-creepy-doll)
#### Post date: [March 19, 2025, 9:10pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/hello-need-some-help-thanks/34718/2 "2025-03-19T21:10:16Z")

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Each color has a number value (0-15)  
Where 0 is transparent and 15 is black.

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### Author: ![loganisdabest](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.makecode.com/loganisdabest/32/20151_2.png) [@loganisdabest](https://forum.makecode.com/u/loganisdabest)
#### Post date: [March 19, 2025, 9:10pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/hello-need-some-help-thanks/34718/3 "2025-03-19T21:10:18Z")

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uh did u find the set background color block? it changes the background color

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### Author: ![BLADEr](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.makecode.com/blader/32/16422_2.png) [@BLADEr](https://forum.makecode.com/u/BLADEr)
#### Post date: [March 19, 2025, 9:10pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/hello-need-some-help-thanks/34718/4 "2025-03-19T21:10:22Z")

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In make code, colors are also represented as numbers (1-15, 0 is colorless). So, if you wanted to check if the background color was the dark blue color, you can set the number to 8.

If you don’t know the number of a color, hover over the color for a few seconds in the image creator, it should pop up as to what number it is:

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/uploads/makecode/original/3X/0/b/0b5ce2c8c474f6c771a25dd2a09481999579a82b.png)

Hope this helped!

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### Author: ![WoofWoof](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.makecode.com/woofwoof/32/32523_2.png) [@WoofWoof](https://forum.makecode.com/u/WoofWoof)
#### Post date: [March 19, 2025, 9:10pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/hello-need-some-help-thanks/34718/5 "2025-03-19T21:10:31Z")

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@UnsignedArduino made an extension for this! [How to make a color picker block - #2 by UnsignedArduino](https://forum.makecode.com/t/how-to-make-a-color-picker-block/29513/2)

You can find it by searching “UnsignedArduino/colorblock” in the extensions search bar!

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### Author: ![IneedHelpWsumCoding](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.makecode.com/ineedhelpwsumcoding/32/20536_2.png) [@IneedHelpWsumCoding](https://forum.makecode.com/u/IneedHelpWsumCoding)
#### Post date: [March 20, 2025, 1:38pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/hello-need-some-help-thanks/34718/6 "2025-03-20T13:38:31Z")

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all good, thanks guys!