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HTML

<select id="myid">
<option value="" selected="selected">Month</option>
<option value="JAN">JAN</option>
<option value="FEB">FEB</option>
<option value="MAR">MAR</option>
<option value="APR">APR</option>
<option value="MAY">MAY</option>
<option value="JUN">JUN</option>
<option value="JUL">JUL</option>
<option value="AUG">AUG</option>
<option value="SEP">SEP</option>
<option value="OCT">OCT</option>
<option value="NOV">NOV</option>
<option value="DEC">DEC</option>
</select>

CSS

#myid {
  color: red;
}
#myid option {
  color: black;
}