# Trying to make a global color tag

**URL:** <https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/trying-to-make-a-global-color-tag/8006>\
**Category:** Ignition\
**Created:** [February 14, 2014, 1:48pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/trying-to-make-a-global-color-tag/8006 "2014-02-14T13:48:01Z")\
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**Author:** ![drewdin](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/drewdin/32/3363_2.png) [@drewdin](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/drewdin)\
**Post date:** [February 14, 2014, 1:48pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/trying-to-make-a-global-color-tag/8006/1 "2014-02-14T13:48:01Z")

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Im making a global color tag so that i don’t need to individually change color of piping. I created a string expression tag where the expression is color(0,0,0). I binded the tag to the color property of my pipes, it works fine but i wanted to make sure that this is the correct way to do it.

There was not much documentation on the color() expression, I guess its a string as it works but i wanted to make sure that this is a good way to do it.

Does anyone have any recommendations? Thanks

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**Author:** ![zackscriven](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/zackscriven/32/7213_2.png) [@zackscriven](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/zackscriven)\
**Post date:** [March 23, 2014, 6:58pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/trying-to-make-a-global-color-tag/8006/2 "2014-03-23T18:58:54Z")

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That sounds like it would work.

A basic String tag with the color code will work. 255,255,255

> [@drewdin](#):
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> I binded the tag to the color property of my pipes

Also I believe the correct verbiage is you bound the color property of your pipes to the tag value.  
Saying it the other way can lead to confusion.