<?php
$str = '^4Hello World ^5Foo^8Bar';
$colorMap = array(
'000000', // 0
'ff0000', // 1
'00ff00', // 2
'ffff00', // 3
'0000ff', // 4
'00ffff', // 5
'ff00ff', // 6
'ffffff', // 7
'CC9933', // 8
'8D8D8D', // 9
);
$parts = preg_split('/\^(\d)/', $str, -1, PREG_SPLIT_NO_EMPTY + PREG_SPLIT_DELIM_CAPTURE);
$result = '';
foreach($parts as $idx => $part)
if((($idx % 2) === 0) && isset($colorMap[(int)$part]))
$result .= sprintf('<span style="color:#%s">%s</span>', $colorMap[(int)$part], $parts[$idx + 1]);
print $result;
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