Here's a tint function from way back. pRGB is an RGB triplet, pValue is a decimal percent value for the desired tint of the color.
function colorTint pRGB, pValue -- pRGB is RGB triplet -- pValue is between 0 and 1 put pRGB into theTint repeat with N = 1 to 3 put item N of pRGB into theColorItem put round ((1- pValue) * theColorItem + (pValue * 255)) into item N of theTint end repeat return theTint end colorTint Regards, Scott Rossi Creative Director Tactile Media, UX/UI Design On 9/10/16, 3:00 PM, "use-livecode on behalf of Dr. Hawkins" <use-livecode-boun...@lists.runrev.com on behalf of doch...@gmail.com> wrote: >I am adding the ability to have multiple clients open, and want to use >colors as a cue. > >Is there a way to "lighten" a color. That is (I suppose), to grab the >numeric representation, and convert that to a much paler shade of the >color? > >-- >Dr. Richard E. Hawkins, Esq. >(702) 508-8462 >_______________________________________________ >use-livecode mailing list >use-livecode@lists.runrev.com >Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your >subscription preferences: >http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode _______________________________________________ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode