27.3 Color Control

Class Color declares methods and constants for manipulating colors in a Java program. The predeclared color constants are summarized in Fig. 27.3, and several color methods and constructors are summarized in Fig. 27.4. Two of the methods in Fig. 27.4 are Graphics methods that are specific to colors.

Fig. 27.3 Color constants and their RGB values.

Color constant RGB value
public static final Color RED 255, 0, 0
public static final Color GREEN 0, 255, 0
public static final Color BLUE 0, 0, 255
public static final Color ORANGE 255, 200, 0
public static final Color PINK 255, 175, 175
public static final Color CYAN 0, 255, 255
public static final Color MAGENTA 255, 0, 255
public static final Color YELLOW

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