Java Color Blend blend(Color c1, Color c2)

Description

Blend 2 colors equally.

License

Open Source License

Parameter

Parameter	Description
c1	first color
c2	second color

Return

a new Color which is c1 and c2 blended in equal amounts

Declaration

public static Color blend(Color c1, Color c2) 

Method Source Code

//package com.java2s;
// it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by

import java.awt.Color;

public class Main {
    /** Blend 2 colors equally.
    @param c1 first color//from  ww  w . j  a v a  2  s.  co  m
    @param c2 second color
    @return a new Color which is c1 and c2 blended in equal amounts
    */
    public static Color blend(Color c1, Color c2) {
        return new Color((c1.getRed() + c2.getRed()) / 2, (c1.getGreen() + c2.getGreen()) / 2,
                (c1.getBlue() + c2.getBlue()) / 2);
    }

    /** Blend 2 colors in unequal amounts.  The fractions f1, f2 indicate
    how much of each color to use; it's assumed that f1+f2=1.0 (or
    to within Java's tolerance).
        
    <p>For example, the call blend(Color.red, 0.1f, Color.white, 0.9f)
    returns a new Color which is 10% red and 90% white.</p>
        
    @param c1 first color
    @param f1 fraction of first color to use
    @param c2 second color
    @param f2 fraction of second color to use
    @return a new Color which is c1 and c2 blended in unequal amounts
    */
    public static Color blend(Color c1, float f1, Color c2, float f2) {
        return new Color((int) (f1 * c1.getRed() + f2 * c2.getRed()),
                (int) (f1 * c1.getGreen() + f2 * c2.getGreen()), (int) (f1 * c1.getBlue() + f2 * c2.getBlue()));
    }
}

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