Sample_20_BGColor.php

<?php
include_once 'Sample_Header.php';

// New Word document
echo date('H:i:s'), " Create new PhpWord object", EOL;
$phpWord = new \PhpOffice\PhpWord\PhpWord();
$section = $phpWord->addSection();

$section->addText("This is some text highlighted using fgColor (limited to 15 colors)     ", array("fgColor" => \PhpOffice\PhpWord\Style\Font::FGCOLOR_YELLOW));
$section->addText("This one uses bgColor and is using hex value (0xfbbb10)", array("bgColor" => "fbbb10"));
$section->addText("Compatible with font colors", array("color"=>"0000ff", "bgColor" => "fbbb10"));

// Save file
echo write($phpWord, basename(__FILE__, '.php'), $writers);
if (!CLI) {
    include_once 'Sample_Footer.php';
}