Media composed of a color former (leuco dye), a developer (phenol compound), and a reversible matrix (steroid) were colored in the crystalline states of the matrix and colorless in the amorphous states. Another medium composed of a color former and a developer serving for a reversible matrix (steroid substituted by a phenol group) was colorless in the crystalline state and colored in the amorphous state. Reversible color changes were possible by a heat treatment. Melting, glass transition, and crystallization temperatures were widely controlled by changing the materials. ©1995 American Institute of Physics.