COLORS.ZIP contains 4 files with descriptions as follows:
NOTE: These programs require DOS 5.0 to operate correctly.

COLORS.BAT - Run this to generate screen colors data file
COLORS.BAS - Program that does the work using DOS 5.0 Qbasic
ZZZZZZ.ZZZ - Sample data file, just type at DOS prompt to 
             see colors change.
README.TXT - This document you are reading

To generate data file Just type "colors FGcolor BGcolor" at the dos
prompt. That's all there is to it to change your screen colors.

example    c:\> colors cyan magenta

The file generated zzzzzz.zzz can be put in the autoexec.bat file to set
the screen colors of your choice upon boot up. COLORS.BAT should be in the
root directory and COLORS.BAS in the DOS directory with c:\DOS; in the
path statement. The zzzzzz.zzz file can be edited to change colors with an
ASCII editor like DOS 5.0 "EDIT" if you don't want to rerun the COLOR.BAT.
WARNING! The color codes for DOS 5.0 background colors are different than
DOS 3.3 so if these programs are tried with DOS 3.3 look up the ANSI codes
for the colors in the DOS manual and change line 160 of COLORS.BAS program
accordingly. Programs have only been tested with DOS 5.0

Note: These programs are from PC Computing "Hot Tips" column, April 1992,
      pages 221-222 and were authored by William Barden, Jr.