Datatype:Color

Last updated 5 August 2026

Datatype:Color can store and emit a Color* value (Red, Green, Blue and Alpha).*Datatype:Color stores each channel as a Float 0-1.

The Format option only changes how the value is emitted, not how it is stored.

Pin Info

Input 1: Emit [Bang]

Input 1: Color [Color]

Input 2: Store [Color]

1-Emit[Bang]: Emits the buffered Color.

1-Color[Color]: Stores the Color in the buffer and emits it.

2-Store[Color]: Stores the Color in the buffer without emitting.

Output 1: Color [Color]

Output 2: Pack [Pack]

Output 2: Samples [Samples]

1-Color[Color]: Emits the buffered Color on change or emit.

2-Pack[Pack]: Emits the Color as a Pack of its components.

2-Samples[Samples]: Emits the Color as a Samples stream.
Node Parameters

Color: Shows the current Color, click to open the Color Picker.

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Label: Renders the entered Text in front of the input field, use tab at the end to align input fields.

Format: Defines how the Color value is emitted: >RGBA / RGB = normalised Floats 0-1 >HSV / HSVA = Hue 0-360, Saturation / Value 0-1 >RGB8 / RGBA8 = byte range 0-255

Picker: Renders the Node as a full Color Picker.

Transition: Smoothly eases the output to a new value when the source Color changes (Ease s, Quiet s, Curve, Blend).