An Option Clash When Using LaTeX Packages xcolor and showframe Simultaneously
Jan. 05, 2025
If we import \usepackage{showframe} first and then \usepackage[x11names]{xcolor}:
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\documentclass[a4paper]{article}
\usepackage[margin=1in]{geometry}
\usepackage{lipsum}
\usepackage{showframe}
\usepackage[x11names]{xcolor}
\pagecolor{AntiqueWhite1}
\begin{document}
\vspace*{\fill}
\lipsum[1-2]
\vspace*{\fill}
\end{document}
an option clash error will occur:
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line 7: Option clash for package xcolor. \pagecolor
line 7: Package xcolor Error: Undefined color `AntiqueWhite1'. \pagecolor{AntiqueWhite1}
This error is caused by the x11names option of xcolor package.
Conversely, if we change the order of the both:
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\documentclass[a4paper]{article}
\usepackage[margin=1in]{geometry}
\usepackage{lipsum}
\usepackage[x11names]{xcolor}
\usepackage{showframe}
\pagecolor{AntiqueWhite1}
\begin{document}
\vspace*{\fill}
\lipsum[1-2]
\vspace*{\fill}
\end{document}
the file will be compiled normally:
