bibliothek.util
Class Colors

java.lang.Object
  bibliothek.util.Colors

public final class Colors
extends Object

Some fields and methods that make life easier when dealing with Colors.

Author:

Benjamin Sigg

Method Summary

static Color	between(Color a, Color b, double value) Creates a color which "lies between" the colors a and b
static Color	brighter(Color c, double value) Increases the brightness of a color.
static Color	darker(Color c, double value) Decreases the brightness of a color.
static Color	diffMirror(Color color, double factor)
static Color	fuller(Color color, double factor)
static Color	middle(Color a, Color b)
static Color	undiffMirror(Color color, double factor)

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Method Detail

darker

public static Color darker(Color c,
                           double value)

Decreases the brightness of a color.

Parameters:

c - the color which will be made darker

value - how much darker the color should be, 1 means black, 0 means c is returned

Returns:

a color which is darker than c

brighter

public static Color brighter(Color c,
                             double value)

Increases the brightness of a color.

Parameters:

c - the color which will be made brighter

value - how much brighter the color should be, 1 means white, 0 means c is returned

Returns:

a color which is brighter than c

between

public static Color between(Color a,
                            Color b,
                            double value)

Creates a color which "lies between" the colors a and b

Parameters:

a - the first color

b - the second color

value - a value between 0 and 1, 0 means a is returned, 1 means b is returned

Returns:

a color whose rgb-values are between the rgb-values of a and b

middle

public static Color middle(Color a,
                           Color b)

fuller

public static Color fuller(Color color,
                           double factor)

undiffMirror

public static Color undiffMirror(Color color,
                                 double factor)

diffMirror

public static Color diffMirror(Color color,
                               double factor)