COLOR file format description

Many people share .color files without attaching instructions on how to use it. Yet it isn’t evident for everyone which program a .color file can be edited, converted or printed with. On this page, we try to provide assistance for handling .color files.

1 filename extension(s) found in our database.

.color - Ribbons Color Mapping

The COLOR data files are related to Ribbons. COLOR file is a Ribbons Color Mapping. Ribbons software interactively displays molecular models, analyzes crystallographic results, and creates publication quality images.

Application:

Ribbons

Category:

Data files

Mime-type:

application/octet-stream

Magic:

- / -

Aliases:

Ribbons Color Mapping related extensions:

.atoms: Ribbons Atoms Definition
.bonds: Ribbons Bonds Definition
.cyl: Ribbons Cylinder Definition
.dot: Ribbons Dot Definition
.model: Ribbons Model Definition
.orient: Ribbons Orientation File

Naturally, other applications may also use the .color file extension. Even harmful programs can create .color files. Be especially cautious with .color files coming from an unknown source!

Can't open a .color file?

When you double-click a file to open it, Windows examines the filename extension. If Windows recognizes the filename extension, it opens the file in the program that is associated with that filename extension. When Windows does not recognize a filename extension, you receive the following message:

Windows can't open this file:

example.color

To open this file, Windows needs to know what program you want to use to open it. Windows can go online to look it up automatically, or you can manually select one from a list of programs that are installed on your computer.

To avoid this error, you need to set the file association correctly.

Open Control Panel > Control Panel Home > Default Programs > Set Associations.
Select a file type in the list and click Change Program.

The .color file extension is often given incorrectly!

According to the searches on our site, these misspellings were the most common in the past year:

colr

Operating systems

DataTypes.net currently supports the following operating systems:

Windows XP/Vista, Windows 7/8, Windows 10, CentOS, Debian GNU/Linux, Ubuntu Linux, FreeBSD, Mac OS X, iOS, Android

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