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When modifying this template, don't forget to update Template:Infobox album/link.
This is an auxiliary template used by the {{Infobox album}} template, as well as other templates used in it and {{Infobox song}}'s |misc= parameter: {{Singles}}, {{Extra album cover}}, {{Extra chronology}}, {{Extra track listing}}, {{External music video}} and {{Audio sample}}. It should never be used on its own. The first parameter should be one of the codes from the table below, representing a type of album (parameter "Type"). The template returns the color that will be used.
| Code | Color | Display |
|---|---|---|
| studio | lightsteelblue | Studio albumbyartist |
| demo | lightsteelblue | Demo albumbyartist |
| EP | #F4BF92 | EPbyartist |
| single album | #F4BF92 | Single albumbyartist |
| live | burlywood | Live albumbyartist |
| greatest | #BFE0BF | Greatest hits albumbyartist |
| remix | #BFE0BF | Remix albumbyartist |
| box | #BFE0BF | Box setbyartist |
| compilation | #BFE0BF | Compilation albumbyartist |
| mixtape | #BFE0BF | Mixtapebyartist |
| soundtrack | gainsboro | Soundtrack albumbyartist |
| film | gainsboro | Film scorebyartist |
| cast | gainsboro | Cast recordingbyartist |
| video | #99CCFF | Videobyartist |
| other | peachpuff | otherbyartist |
If at any time the Expected and Obtained columns do not match, this template can be considered broken. This table makes the template automatically check itself. If a 
Y mark is seen, it means that self test worked fine. If there is a 
N mark, it means the test failed. Whenever you make a modification to the template, please save the page, hit CTRL+F5, and check if all the self tests have passed. If you add a new type to the template, remember to add the type using this format:
| <nowiki>typename</nowiki>
| typecolor
| {{Template:Infobox album/color|typename}}
| {{#ifeq:{{Template:Infobox album/color|typename}}|typecolor|{{y}}|{{n}}}}
Replace typename with the new type name (in example, Epic soundtrack), and typecolor with the color assigned to the type (in example, brown). See Wikipedia:Colours and Wikipedia:Infobox colours for additional information.
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| Code | Expected | Obtained | Test |
|---|---|---|---|
| Studio album | |||
| studio | lightsteelblue | lightsteelblue | Y
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| Studio album | lightsteelblue | lightsteelblue | Y
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| Double album | lightsteelblue | lightsteelblue | Y
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| [[Double album]] | lightsteelblue | lightsteelblue | Y
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| Demo album | |||
| demo | lightsteelblue | lightsteelblue | Y
|
| EP | |||
| ep | #F4BF92 | #F4BF92 | Y
|
| [[EP]] | #F4BF92 | #F4BF92 | Y
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| single album | |||
| single album | #F4BF92 | #F4BF92 | Y
|
| [[single album]] | #F4BF92 | #F4BF92 | Y
|
| Live album | |||
| live | burlywood | burlywood | Y
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| Live album | burlywood | burlywood | Y
|
| Greatest hits | |||
| greatest | #BFE0BF | #BFE0BF | Y
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| Greatest hits | #BFE0BF | #BFE0BF | Y
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| Remix album | |||
| remix | #BFE0BF | #BFE0BF | Y
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| Remix album | #BFE0BF | #BFE0BF | Y
|
| Box set | |||
| box | #BFE0BF | #BFE0BF | Y
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| Box set | #BFE0BF | #BFE0BF | Y
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| Compilation album | |||
| compilation | #BFE0BF | #BFE0BF | Y
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| Compilation album | #BFE0BF | #BFE0BF | Y
|
| Cover album | |||
| cover | lightsteelblue | lightsteelblue | Y
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| Cover album | lightsteelblue | lightsteelblue | Y
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| Tribute album | |||
| tribute | lightsteelblue | lightsteelblue | Y
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| Tribute album | lightsteelblue | lightsteelblue | Y
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| Soundtrack | |||
| soundtrack | gainsboro | gainsboro | Y
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| Television theme | |||
| television | gainsboro | gainsboro | Y
|
| Television theme | gainsboro | gainsboro | Y
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| Film score | |||
| film | gainsboro | gainsboro | Y
|
| Film score | gainsboro | gainsboro | Y
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| Cast album | |||
| cast | gainsboro | gainsboro | Y
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| Cast album | gainsboro | gainsboro | Y
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| Cast recording | gainsboro | gainsboro | Y
|
| Video album | |||
| video | #99CCFF | #99CCFF | Y
|
| dvd | #99CCFF | #99CCFF | Y
|
| Other cases | |||
| peachpuff | peachpuff | Y
| |
| xyz | peachpuff | peachpuff | Y
|
TemplateData for Infobox album
Colour selection template for {{Infobox album}} and associated templates.
| Parameter | Description | Type | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Type | 1 | Type of recording | String | required |
| Testing only | 2 | Custom colour value. Not necessary in almost all cases | Unknown | deprecated |
