HTML DOM Input Color defaultValue Property

Last Updated : 16 Jun, 2023

The DOM Input Color defaultValue Property in HTML DOM is used to set or return the default value of a Color picker. It is the value specified in the value attribute.

Syntax:

It returns the defaultValue property.

colorObject.defaultValue

It is used to set the defaultValue property.

colorObject.defaultValue = value

Property Values:

value: It specifies the default value of the Color picker.

Return Value: It returns the value of the color picker in the form of a string.

Example 1: This example returns the defaultValue of the Input Color property.

HTML

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
  
<head>
    <title>
        HTML DOM Input Color defaultValue Property
    </title>
</head>

<body style="text-align:center;">
    <h1>
        GeeksForGeeks
    </h1>
    <h2>
        HTML DOM Input Color defaultValue Property
    </h2>
    <form id="myGeeks">
        <label>
            Select your favorite color:
        </label>
        <input type="color" 
               value="#009900" 
               name="Geek_color" 
               id="color" disabled>
    </form>
    <button onclick="myGeeks()">
        Click Here!
    </button>
    <p id="GFG" style="color:green;
            font-size:24px;">
    </p>
  
    <script>
        function myGeeks() {
            let x =
                document.getElementById(
                    "color").defaultValue;

            document.getElementById(
                "GFG").innerHTML = x;
        }
    </script>
</body>
  
</html>

Output:

Example 2: This Property illustrates how to set the Property.

HTML

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
  
<head>
    <title>
        HTML DOM Input Color defaultValue Property
    </title>
</head>

<body style="text-align:center;">
    <h1>
        GeeksForGeeks
    </h1>
    <h2>
        HTML DOM Input Color defaultValue Property
    </h2>
    <form id="myGeeks">
        <label>
            Select your favorite color:
        </label>
        <input type="color" 
               value="#009900" 
               name="Geek_color" 
               id="color" disabled>
    </form>
    <button onclick="myGeeks()">
        Click Here!
    </button>
    <p id="GFG" style="color:green;
            font-size:24px;">
    </p>
  
    <script>
        function myGeeks() {
            let x =
                document.getElementById(
                    "color").defaultValue = "#ff0080";

            document.getElementById(
                "GFG").innerHTML =
                "The default value was changed to " + x;
        }
    </script>
</body>
  
</html>