On Tue, 30 Nov 2004 22:26:58 +0000, Paul Smith <phhs80 at gmail.com> wrote: > I am using the colour brown for filling purposes. Is there some way of > lightning the colour brown, I mean, a way of making a clearer brown? > If yes, how? Meanwhile, I was able to answer my own question by using the command \definecolor in the preamble. Paul