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- Strong Red background.
- Strong Blue background.
- Strong Green background.
- Strong Yellow background.
- Strong Teal background.
- Strong Maroon background.
- Strong Black background. (1)
- Strong Purple background.
- Strong Aqua background.
- Strong Fuchsia background.
- Strong White background.
- Strong Gray background.
- Strong Lime background.
- Strong Navy background.
- Strong Silver background.
- Strong Olive background.
- Emphasized red background.
- Emphasized blue background.
- Emphasized Green background.
- Emphasized Yellow background.
- Emphasized Teal background.
- Emphasized Maroon background.
- Emphasized Black background.
- Emphasized Purple background.
- Emphasized Aqua background.
- Emphasized Fuchsia background.
- Emphasized White background.
- Emphasized Gray background.
- Emphasized Lime background.
- Emphasized Navy background.
- Emphasized Silver background.
- Emphasized Olive background.
(1) If you don't understand the problem with this line, please review Warren Steele's essay,
What's Wrong with the Font Element?
which happens to apply in equal measure to background colour specification without text colour
declarations.
Caveat: If you justify text with a spanned background, some UAs may separate words within the highlighed area with white space.
Suggesting Background and Text Colours 
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