::set_color

#include <windows.h>

enum class color {

    black, blue, green, aqua,
    red, purple, yellow, white,
    gray, light_blue, light_green, light_aqua,
    light_red, light_purple, light_yellow, bright_white

};

void set_color(color new_color) {

    HANDLE handle = GetStdHandle(STD_OUTPUT_HANDLE);
    SetConsoleTextAttribute(handle, static_cast<WORD>(new_color));

}