Color.decode(String nm) has the following syntax.
public static Color decode(String nm) throws NumberFormatException
In the following code shows how to use Color.decode(String nm) method.
/* w w w. j av a 2s .co m*/ import java.awt.Color; import javax.swing.JFrame; import javax.swing.JLabel; public class Main { public static void main(String[] args) { Color myColor = Color.decode("0XFFFFFF"); JLabel label = new JLabel("First Name"); label.setForeground(myColor); JFrame frame = new JFrame(); frame.add(label); frame.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE); frame.setBounds(20,20, 500,500); frame.setVisible(true); } }