Abstract: A method of creating and/or detecting a color tag being displayed or to be displayed along with or as part of an image, wherein the color tag comprises an attribute or information identifying an attribute that will be communicated to an application and/or device. In one embodiment of this method, the application and/or device is capable of taking an action associated with the color tag. The method of creating a color tag further comprises associating the color tag with an image to be displayed on a display, wherein the color tag will be displayed with or as part of the image on the display. The method of detecting a color tag also comprises communicating the attribute or information identifying the attribute to the application and/or device capable of taking an action associated with the color tag.