Color console output with C++ in Windows

Question

Is there a way to output colored text to the console? I am using Visual Studio 2010, and only need the code to work in Windows.

I have been unsuccessful in finding a

Answer 1

You can use the system("") command, which is used like that:

cout<<"lol";
system("color 1") // the colours are from 1 to 15. 
cout<<"Coloured text! yay";