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\documentclass[12pt]{article}
\usepackage[outline]{contour}
\usepackage{times}
\begin{document}
\Huge
\color{yellow}

\contour{black}{VA}

VA

\contour{black}{Default}

\contour*{black}{Starred}

\contour[4]{black}{Explicitely 4}

\normalsize\contour[auto]{black}{normalsize}

\large\contour[auto]{black}{large}

\Large\contour[auto]{black}{Large}

\LARGE\contour[auto]{black}{LARGE}

\huge\contour[auto]{black}{huge}

\Huge\contour[auto]{black}{Huge}

\fontsize{30}{36}\selectfont\contour[auto]{black}{30pt font}

\fontsize{50}{60}\selectfont\contour[auto]{black}{50pt font}

\fontsize{50}{60}\selectfont\contour{black}{long long long long
  long long}

\normalsize
This is \contour{black}{contoured} text.

\LARGE\contour[auto]{black}{Change \textcolor{red}{color} inside contour}

\LARGE\contour[auto]{black}{Real outline}
\makeatletter
\con@outlinefalse
\makeatother
\contour[auto]{black}{Printing copies}

\end{document}