Graphics, Figures & Tables ⇒ colortbl, xcolor | Unrecognized Color Model

[Bozack]

I seem to have problems with using dvipsnames color names when working with the colortbl package, as the following example should show:

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\documentclass{article}
\usepackage[dvipsnames]{xcolor}
\usepackage{colortbl}

\begin{document}

blah blah {\color{Red} blah} blah

\begin{tabular}{l l l l}
  head 1& head 2& head 3& head 4\\
  \rowcolor[Red]{.85} 
  fill A& fill B& fill C& fill D\\
  fill A& fill B& fill C& fill D\\
  fill A& fill B& fill C& fill D
\end{tabular}

\end{document}

The "blah" in the top correctly gets a red color, but I get an

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Package xcolor Error: Undefined color model `Red'.

for the line with the \rowcolor command - even though the color is clearly understood.

Has anyone found this problem before, and know how to fix it so I can use the dvipsnames color names in my table colors?

[cgnieder]

The syntax for the command \rowcolor is

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\rowcolor{color name} % or
\rowcolor[color model]{color specs}

Since there is no color model »Red« you get this error. Read the xcolor manual for detailed information about colors, color names, color models and color specifications.

In the case at hand you probably want

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\rowcolor{red!85}

Regards

[Bozack]

The syntax for the command \rowcolor is

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\rowcolor{color name} % or
\rowcolor[color model]{color specs}

In the case at hand you probably want

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\rowcolor{red!85}

Thank you so much for your answer - that was exactly what I was looking for