Java Lab Documentation

Color

Category:org.code.media

Represents a color as amounts of red, green, and blue (ranging from 0 to 255) that blend together to make a unique color. This class also provides a number of preset colors, like fuschia, which can be referenced either by a string value or as one of the constants in this class, e.g. Color.FUSCHIA.

Fields

Type	Name	Description
static final int	MAX_VALUE = 255	the maximum value for the red, green, and blue values of this `Color` `Color.MAX_VALUE`
static final int	MIN_VALUE = 0	the minimum value for the red, green, and blue values of this `Color` `Color.MIN_VALUE`
final int	red	the red value of this `Color`
final int	green	the green value of this `Color`
final int	blue	the blue value of this `Color`
static final Color	WHITE	a color with the value `(255, 255, 255)` `Color.WHITE`
static final Color	SILVER	a color with the value `(192, 192, 192)` `Color.SILVER`
static final Color	GRAY	a color with the value `(128, 128, 128)` `Color.GRAY`
static final Color	BLACK	a color with the value `(0, 0, 0)` `Color.BLACK`
static final Color	RED	a color with the value `(255, 0, 0)` `Color.RED`
static final Color	MAROON	a color with the value `(128, 0, 0)` `Color.MAROON`
static final Color	YELLOW	a color with the value `(255, 255, 0)` `Color.YELLOW`
static final Color	OLIVE	a color with the value `(128, 128, 0)` `Color.OLIVE`
static final Color	LIME	a color with the value `(0, 255, 0)` `Color.LIME`
static final Color	GREEN	a color with the value `(0, 128, 0)` `Color.GREEN`
static final Color	AQUA	a color with the value `(0, 255, 255)` `Color.AQUA`
static final Color	TEAL	a color with the value `(0, 128, 128)` `Color.TEAL`
static final Color	BLUE	a color with the value `(0, 0, 255)` `Color.BLUE`
static final Color	NAVY	a color with the value `(0, 0, 128)` `Color.NAVY`
static final Color	FUCHSIA	a color with the value `(255, 0, 255)` `Color.FUCHSIA`
static final Color	PURPLE	a color with the value `(128, 0, 128)` `Color.PURPLE`
static final Color	PINK	a color with the value `(255, 192, 203)` `Color.PINK`
static final Color	ORANGE	a color with the value `(255, 165, 0)` `Color.ORANGE`
static final Color	GOLD	a color with the value `(255, 215, 0)` `Color.GOLD`
static final Color	BROWN	a color with the value `(165, 42, 42)` `Color.BROWN`
static final Color	CHOCOLATE	a color with the value `(210, 105, 30)` `Color.CHOCOLATE`
static final Color	TAN	a color with the value `(210, 180, 140)` `Color.TAN`
static final Color	TURQUOISE	a color with the value `(64, 224, 208)` `Color.TURQUOISE`
static final Color	INDIGO	a color with the value `(75, 0, 130)` `Color.INDIGO`
static final Color	VIOLET	a color with the value `(238, 130, 238)` `Color.VIOLET`
static final Color	BEIGE	a color with the value `(245, 245, 220)` `Color.BEIGE`
static final Color	IVORY	a color with the value `(255, 255, 240)` `Color.IVORY`

Method Details

Color

public Color(String color) throws IllegalArgumentException

Creates a Color object from a String, like "red" or "brown". If the name is not recognized, this constructor will throw an IllegalArgumentException.

Parameters

Name	Type	Required?	Description
color	String		the name of the color (case-insensitive)

Examples

Possible color names are:

Color myColor = new Color("navy");

Overloads

Color

public Color(int red, int green, int blue)

Create a new Color object based on the red, green, and blue values provided.

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
red	int	the red value to set the `Color` (between `0` and `255`)
green	int	the green value to set the `Color` (between `0` and `255`)
blue	int	the blue value to set the `Color` (between `0` and `255`)

Examples

Color myColor = new Color(251, 139, 36);

Color

public Color(Color color)

Creates a new Color object by copying the red, green, and blue values from the specified Color.

Parameters

Name	Type	Required?	Description
color	Color		the color to copy

Examples

Color firstColor = new Color(251, 139, 36);
Color secondColor = new Color(firstColor);

getRed

public int getRed()

Returns the amount of red of this Color (ranging from 0 to 255).

Examples

Color myColor = new Color(251, 139, 36);
int redValue = myColor.getRed();
System.out.println("The red value of myColor is " + redValue);

Output:

The red value of myColor is 251

getGreen

public int getGreen()

Returns the amount of green of this Color (ranging from 0 to 255).

Examples

Color myColor = new Color(251, 139, 36);
int greenValue = myColor.getGreen();
System.out.println("The red value of myColor is " + greenValue);

Output:

The red value of myColor is 139

getBlue

public int getBlue()

Returns the amount of blue of this Color (ranging from 0 to 255).

Examples

Color myColor = new Color(251, 139, 36);
int blueValue = myColor.getBlue();
System.out.println("The red value of myColor is " + blueValue);

Output:

The red value of myColor is 36