How to change a color of a specific citation?

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I want most of my citation to be blue in color. So I used

\usepackage{hyperref}
\hypersetup{colorlinks,linkcolor={blue},citecolor={blue},urlcolor={red}}

But I need some of my citation in a different color(say yellow). I tried

{\color{yellow} \cite{eg} }

to change the specific citation brutally but it doesn't work. What should I do.

AlexG · Accepted Answer · 2017-04-27 12:34:00Z

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... \hypersetup{citecolor=yellow}\cite{eg}\hypersetup{citecolor=blue} ...

should do.

answered Apr 27 '17 at 12:34

AlexG

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(+1) . optional you also could use a new command for this: preamble: \newcommand{\citeColored}[2]{\hypersetup{citecolor=#1}\cite{#2}\hypersetup{citecolor=blue}} and in text: \citeColored{yellow}{eg}. – Bobyandbob Apr 27 '17 at 12:48

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Andreina · Accepted Answer · 2017-10-28 16:30:47Z

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I like my option slightly better because you don't need to worry about the previous colour:

\newcommand{\citeColored}[2]{{\hypersetup{citecolor=#1}\cite{‌#2}}}

answered Oct 28 '17 at 16:30

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