--- /dev/null
+\e[7;37mCOL1 \e[0m
+\e[7;37mAAA \e[0m BBBB C DDDD
+\e[7;37mA \e[0m BBB CCCC DDD
+\e[7;37mAA \e[0m BB CCC DD
+\e[7;37mAAAA \e[0m B CC D
+\e[7;37mAA \e[0m BB CC DD
+\e[7;37mAAAAA\e[0m BBB CCC DDDD
+\e[1;33mCOL1 \e[0m
+\e[1;33mAAA \e[0m BBBB C DDDD
+\e[1;33mA \e[0m BBB CCCC DDD
+\e[1;33mAA \e[0m BB CCC DD
+\e[1;33mAAAA \e[0m B CC D
+\e[1;33mAA \e[0m BB CC DD
+\e[1;33mAAAAA\e[0m BBB CCC DDDD
+\e[3;31mCOL1 \e[0m
+\e[3;31mAAA \e[0m BBBB C DDDD
+\e[3;31mA \e[0m BBB CCCC DDD
+\e[3;31mAA \e[0m BB CCC DD
+\e[3;31mAAAA \e[0m B CC D
+\e[3;31mAA \e[0m BB CC DD
+\e[3;31mAAAAA\e[0m BBB CCC DDDD
+\e[9;35mCOL1 \e[0m
+\e[9;35mAAA \e[0m BBBB C DDDD
+\e[9;35mA \e[0m BBB CCCC DDD
+\e[9;35mAA \e[0m BB CCC DD
+\e[9;35mAAAA \e[0m B CC D
+\e[9;35mAA \e[0m BB CC DD
+\e[9;35mAAAAA\e[0m BBB CCC DDDD
+\e[1;4;31;45mCOL1 \e[0m
+\e[1;4;31;45mAAA \e[0m BBBB C DDDD
+\e[1;4;31;45mA \e[0m BBB CCCC DDD
+\e[1;4;31;45mAA \e[0m BB CCC DD
+\e[1;4;31;45mAAAA \e[0m B CC D
+\e[1;4;31;45mAA \e[0m BB CC DD
+\e[1;4;31;45mAAAAA\e[0m BBB CCC DDDD
+\e[2;32;46mCOL1 \e[0m
+\e[2;32;46mAAA \e[0m BBBB C DDDD
+\e[2;32;46mA \e[0m BBB CCCC DDD
+\e[2;32;46mAA \e[0m BB CCC DD
+\e[2;32;46mAAAA \e[0m B CC D
+\e[2;32;46mAA \e[0m BB CC DD
+\e[2;32;46mAAAAA\e[0m BBB CCC DDDD
+\e[4;38;5;123mCOL1 \e[0m
+\e[4;38;5;123mAAA \e[0m BBBB C DDDD
+\e[4;38;5;123mA \e[0m BBB CCCC DDD
+\e[4;38;5;123mAA \e[0m BB CCC DD
+\e[4;38;5;123mAAAA \e[0m B CC D
+\e[4;38;5;123mAA \e[0m BB CC DD
+\e[4;38;5;123mAAAAA\e[0m BBB CCC DDDD
--- /dev/null
+\e[30mCOL1 \e[0m
+\e[30mAAA \e[0m BBBB C DDDD
+\e[30mA \e[0m BBB CCCC DDD
+\e[30mAA \e[0m BB CCC DD
+\e[30mAAAA \e[0m B CC D
+\e[30mAA \e[0m BB CC DD
+\e[30mAAAAA\e[0m BBB CCC DDDD
+\e[5mCOL1 \e[0m
+\e[5mAAA \e[0m BBBB C DDDD
+\e[5mA \e[0m BBB CCCC DDD
+\e[5mAA \e[0m BB CCC DD
+\e[5mAAAA \e[0m B CC D
+\e[5mAA \e[0m BB CC DD
+\e[5mAAAAA\e[0m BBB CCC DDDD
+\e[34mCOL1 \e[0m
+\e[34mAAA \e[0m BBBB C DDDD
+\e[34mA \e[0m BBB CCCC DDD
+\e[34mAA \e[0m BB CCC DD
+\e[34mAAAA \e[0m B CC D
+\e[34mAA \e[0m BB CC DD
+\e[34mAAAAA\e[0m BBB CCC DDDD
+\e[1mCOL1 \e[0m
+\e[1mAAA \e[0m BBBB C DDDD
+\e[1mA \e[0m BBB CCCC DDD
+\e[1mAA \e[0m BB CCC DD
+\e[1mAAAA \e[0m B CC D
+\e[1mAA \e[0m BB CC DD
+\e[1mAAAAA\e[0m BBB CCC DDDD
+\e[33mCOL1 \e[0m
+\e[33mAAA \e[0m BBBB C DDDD
+\e[33mA \e[0m BBB CCCC DDD
+\e[33mAA \e[0m BB CCC DD
+\e[33mAAAA \e[0m B CC D
+\e[33mAA \e[0m BB CC DD
+\e[33mAAAAA\e[0m BBB CCC DDDD
+\e[36mCOL1 \e[0m
+\e[36mAAA \e[0m BBBB C DDDD
+\e[36mA \e[0m BBB CCCC DDD
+\e[36mAA \e[0m BB CCC DD
+\e[36mAAAA \e[0m B CC D
+\e[36mAA \e[0m BB CC DD
+\e[36mAAAAA\e[0m BBB CCC DDDD
+\e[1;30mCOL1 \e[0m
+\e[1;30mAAA \e[0m BBBB C DDDD
+\e[1;30mA \e[0m BBB CCCC DDD
+\e[1;30mAA \e[0m BB CCC DD
+\e[1;30mAAAA \e[0m B CC D
+\e[1;30mAA \e[0m BB CC DD
+\e[1;30mAAAAA\e[0m BBB CCC DDDD
+\e[37mCOL1 \e[0m
+\e[37mAAA \e[0m BBBB C DDDD
+\e[37mA \e[0m BBB CCCC DDD
+\e[37mAA \e[0m BB CCC DD
+\e[37mAAAA \e[0m B CC D
+\e[37mAA \e[0m BB CC DD
+\e[37mAAAAA\e[0m BBB CCC DDDD
+\e[32mCOL1 \e[0m
+\e[32mAAA \e[0m BBBB C DDDD
+\e[32mA \e[0m BBB CCCC DDD
+\e[32mAA \e[0m BB CCC DD
+\e[32mAAAA \e[0m B CC D
+\e[32mAA \e[0m BB CC DD
+\e[32mAAAAA\e[0m BBB CCC DDDD
+\e[2mCOL1 \e[0m
+\e[2mAAA \e[0m BBBB C DDDD
+\e[2mA \e[0m BBB CCCC DDD
+\e[2mAA \e[0m BB CCC DD
+\e[2mAAAA \e[0m B CC D
+\e[2mAA \e[0m BB CC DD
+\e[2mAAAAA\e[0m BBB CCC DDDD
+\e[1;34mCOL1 \e[0m
+\e[1;34mAAA \e[0m BBBB C DDDD
+\e[1;34mA \e[0m BBB CCCC DDD
+\e[1;34mAA \e[0m BB CCC DD
+\e[1;34mAAAA \e[0m B CC D
+\e[1;34mAA \e[0m BB CC DD
+\e[1;34mAAAAA\e[0m BBB CCC DDDD
+\e[1;36mCOL1 \e[0m
+\e[1;36mAAA \e[0m BBBB C DDDD
+\e[1;36mA \e[0m BBB CCCC DDD
+\e[1;36mAA \e[0m BB CCC DD
+\e[1;36mAAAA \e[0m B CC D
+\e[1;36mAA \e[0m BB CC DD
+\e[1;36mAAAAA\e[0m BBB CCC DDDD
+\e[37mCOL1 \e[0m
+\e[37mAAA \e[0m BBBB C DDDD
+\e[37mA \e[0m BBB CCCC DDD
+\e[37mAA \e[0m BB CCC DD
+\e[37mAAAA \e[0m B CC D
+\e[37mAA \e[0m BB CC DD
+\e[37mAAAAA\e[0m BBB CCC DDDD
+\e[1;32mCOL1 \e[0m
+\e[1;32mAAA \e[0m BBBB C DDDD
+\e[1;32mA \e[0m BBB CCCC DDD
+\e[1;32mAA \e[0m BB CCC DD
+\e[1;32mAAAA \e[0m B CC D
+\e[1;32mAA \e[0m BB CC DD
+\e[1;32mAAAAA\e[0m BBB CCC DDDD
+\e[1;35mCOL1 \e[0m
+\e[1;35mAAA \e[0m BBBB C DDDD
+\e[1;35mA \e[0m BBB CCCC DDD
+\e[1;35mAA \e[0m BB CCC DD
+\e[1;35mAAAA \e[0m B CC D
+\e[1;35mAA \e[0m BB CC DD
+\e[1;35mAAAAA\e[0m BBB CCC DDDD
+\e[1;31mCOL1 \e[0m
+\e[1;31mAAA \e[0m BBBB C DDDD
+\e[1;31mA \e[0m BBB CCCC DDD
+\e[1;31mAA \e[0m BB CCC DD
+\e[1;31mAAAA \e[0m B CC D
+\e[1;31mAA \e[0m BB CC DD
+\e[1;31mAAAAA\e[0m BBB CCC DDDD
+\e[35mCOL1 \e[0m
+\e[35mAAA \e[0m BBBB C DDDD
+\e[35mA \e[0m BBB CCCC DDD
+\e[35mAA \e[0m BB CCC DD
+\e[35mAAAA \e[0m B CC D
+\e[35mAA \e[0m BB CC DD
+\e[35mAAAAA\e[0m BBB CCC DDDD
+\e[31mCOL1 \e[0m
+\e[31mAAA \e[0m BBBB C DDDD
+\e[31mA \e[0m BBB CCCC DDD
+\e[31mAA \e[0m BB CCC DD
+\e[31mAAAA \e[0m B CC D
+\e[31mAA \e[0m BB CC DD
+\e[31mAAAAA\e[0m BBB CCC DDDD
+\e[1;33mCOL1 \e[0m
+\e[1;33mAAA \e[0m BBBB C DDDD
+\e[1;33mA \e[0m BBB CCCC DDD
+\e[1;33mAA \e[0m BB CCC DD
+\e[1;33mAAAA \e[0m B CC D
+\e[1;33mAA \e[0m BB CC DD
+\e[1;33mAAAAA\e[0m BBB CCC DDDD
--- /dev/null
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+#
+# Copyright (C) 2026 Christian Goeschel Ndjomouo <cgoesc2@wgu.edu>
+#
+# This file is part of util-linux.
+#
+# This file is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+# the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
+# (at your option) any later version.
+#
+# This file is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
+# GNU General Public License for more details.
+#
+TS_TOPDIR="${0%/*}/../.."
+TS_DESC="colors"
+
+. "$TS_TOPDIR"/functions.sh
+ts_init "$*"
+
+ts_check_test_command "$TS_CMD_COLUMN"
+ts_cd "$TS_OUTDIR"
+
+COLOR_NAMES=( black blink blue bold brown cyan darkgray gray green halfbright
+ lightblue lightcyan lightgray lightgreen lightmagenta lightred
+ magenta red yellow )
+
+ts_init_subtest "names"
+ for n in "${COLOR_NAMES[@]}"; do
+ $TS_CMD_COLUMN --table --color=always --table-column "name=COL1,color=${n}" \
+ "$TS_SELF"/files/table >> "$TS_OUTPUT" 2>> "$TS_ERRLOG"
+ done
+ts_finalize_subtest
+
+ts_init_subtest "header-only"
+ for n in "${COLOR_NAMES[@]}"; do
+ $TS_CMD_COLUMN --table --color=always --table-column "name=COL1,headercolor=${n}" \
+ "$TS_SELF"/files/table >> "$TS_OUTPUT" 2>> "$TS_ERRLOG"
+ done
+ts_finalize_subtest
+
+ts_init_subtest "ansi-esc-seq"
+ for s in "7;37" "1;33" "3;31" "9;35" "1;4;31;45" "2;32;46" "4;38;5;123"; do
+ $TS_CMD_COLUMN --table --color=always --table-column "name=COL1,color=${s}" \
+ "$TS_SELF"/files/table >> "$TS_OUTPUT" 2>> "$TS_ERRLOG"
+ done
+ts_finalize_subtest
+
+
+ts_init_subtest "colorscheme"
+ XDG_CONFIG_HOME="$TS_SELF/files" $TS_CMD_COLUMN --table --color=always \
+ --table-colorscheme test --table-column "name=COL1,colorkey=cols,headercolorkey=header" \
+ "$TS_SELF"/files/table >> "$TS_OUTPUT" 2>> "$TS_ERRLOG"
+ts_finalize_subtest
+
+
+ts_finalize