I have a text file that is formatted like this:

color1=\\033[0;30m color2=\\033[0;31m

I need to read these into variables and use them with perls print statements. Perl works fine when you do: 
print "\033[0;31m Color Changed";

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Obviously if I use it as "\\033[0;31m" it won't work. So i'm removing the first slash and dropping it in a variable.

that much is working, cause if i print the variable I can see it as "\033[0;31m". Problem is that I can see it, it isn't adjusting the color in the terminal.

Any idea on how to bring the values in, and use them to adjust the terminal color?

In reply to ascii colors from text file by Anonymous Monk

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