• {{Color sample|red}} → 
  • {{Color sample|#00FF00}} → 
  • {{Color sample|#00FF00|description=green}} → 
    Adds a description of the color for screen reader users
  • {{Color sample|{{party color|Independent politician}}}} → 
    (Instead of specifying a color directly, this example uses {{party color|Independent politician}}, which generates #F8F9FA.)

Note: When hovered over, the template shows the value used for color as a tooltip by default. This is also heard by a screen reader. An optional parameter, |description= can be used to change that to something more user-friendly, as shown in the third example.