There are going to be times when we need to edit and change the font color in a PDF, to make it striking and easily noticed. Especially the font color in the text box from a fillable PDF form. It is unfortunate that there is no free native PDF tools in our system to change the text of color in a PDF, but still, we have multiple ways to change the font color using reliable paid or free tools.

Table of Contents

How to Change Font Color in PDF (Text Box) with Adobe Acrobat?

Changing font color in a PDF, especially in those editable text boxes, requires a premium tool that gives you the most functionalities and fullest control over PDF editing. The job cannot be done in a free and simple PDF editor.

Adobe Acrobat is the most comprehensive tool for editing PDF files, the best aspect of using Acrobat is it lets you edit anything in your PDF, the text (font style, size, color, layout), the text box (add, delete, format), the image (resize, add, replace, remove, rotate, flip), the link (replace, link to page or website), the button (add, trigger an action), text box (size, location, border)…And there are plentiful useful tools in Acrobat: create, scan and ocr, prepare form, fill and sign, certify, comment, compare, share, watermark, flatten, add media…

It not only changes the color of text in a native PDF, it also changes the color of the font in the fillable text boxes on your PDF, so you and others can enter the texts with preferred color into the fields.

Acrobat has a 7-day free trial so you can see if you like it and feel comfortable to use it first. You can choose different subscription plan, monthly or yearly.

To change font color in normal PDF files

  1. Get a free 7-day trial of Acrobat, open PDF in Acrobat.change font color adobe 1
  2. Head to Edit, select the text that you want to change font color. Then choose a color for the texts from FORMAT toolbar.change font color adobe 2
  3. Apply the color to the texts and preview the result, then hit Save button.

To change font color in a PDF fillable text box

  1. Open the fillable PDF form in Acrobat.change font color adobe 4
  2. Head to All tool> View more> Prepare a form. Acrobat will display all the fillable text boxes automatically.change font color adobe 5
  3. Double click on the text box that you want to change the text color, the Properties panel will open up. Go to Appearance> Text color, choose the font color you want to use for your file.change font color adobe 6
  4. Then enter the texts and Preview your file.change font color adobe 7
  5. Once ready, Exit preview and hit Save button.

How to Change The Color of Text on PDF Online Free?

If you opt to change PDF font color online, you can process by opening a PDF editor in your web browser.

Of online PDF editors, Sejda is probably the most advanced and useful to change font color. It lets users change font color on a PDF for free, including the font color of text box in a fillable PDF form. But when editing, newly added texts won’t be kept with original font and other formatting, it would mess up the original texts appearance, unless you manually adjust all formatting for the entire PDF document.

Anyway, it is worth a try.

To change font color in a native PDF file online free

  1. Navigate to Sejda PDF Editor in your web browser, upload your file.
  2. Select the texts that you want to change font color.edit font color online 1
  3. Select the font color you want to change from the color menu.edit font color online 2
  4. Hit Apply changes and download the PDF.

To change the color of text in PDF editing text boxes online free

  1. Upload your PDF to Sejda PDF editor.
  2. Go to Forms >Form Edit mode. And Sejda will auto recognize all fillable fields and allow you to change the properties.change font color online 1
  3. Then click on the editable text box and choose a font color for it.change font color online 2
  4. Finally, hit Apply changes and download the file to your device.

NOTES: You can only edit 3 files per hour for free with this free PDF editor.

Freeware to Change Font Color in PDF (Windows & Mac)

Thankfully, an open source app that edits PDFs on both Windows and Mac can help users change font color in a native PDF easily, it is PDFgear. But you cannot change font color in the text boxes of a fillable PDF form.

Anyone was looking for a free PDF editor must be familiar with this 100%-free PDF editing tool, it lets users edit texts and links in a native PDF, though it needs improvements to maintain original file formatting. And it offers other useful features: create, convert, fill & sign, markup, protect, organize, OCR…

  1. Install the app and fire it up on your computer.
  2. Open PDF with PDFgear by drag and drop your file to the interface.
  3. Head to Home> Edit Text.change font color pdfgear 1
  4. Then select the texts you want to change a color for, pick a color from the palette.change font color pdfgear 2
  5. Exit editing and Save your PDF.change font color pdfgear 3

Conclusion

You are recommended to use free Sejda PDF editor in your web browser, it changes text color in native PDF and fillable forms. But if you want a perfect and professional appearance for your file, you have to invest some money on it, like subscribe Acrobat.