love.graphics.setColor

Sets the color used for drawing.

Function

Synopsis

love.graphics.setColor( red, green, blue, alpha )

Arguments

number red

The amount of red.

number green

The amount of green.

number blue

The amount of blue.

number alpha (255)

The amount of alpha. The alpha value will be applied to all subsequent draw operations, even the drawing of an image.

Returns

Nothing.

Examples

Set draw a red circle and a blue one

love.graphics.setColor(255, 0, 0)
love.graphics.circle(50, 50, 20, 20)
love.graphics.setColor(0, 0, 255)
love.graphics.circle(50, 100, 20, 20)

Display a Venn diagram

function love.load()
	baseX = 300
	baseY = 400
	radius = 100
	offsetY = radius*.5*math.sqrt(3)
	love.graphics.setBackgroundColor(255,255,255)
end

function love.draw()
	love.graphics.setColor(255, 0, 0, 100)
	love.graphics.circle('fill', baseX, baseY, radius, 50)
	love.graphics.setColor(0, 255, 0, 100)
	love.graphics.circle('fill', baseX + radius / 2, baseY - offsetY, radius, 50)
	love.graphics.setColor(0, 0, 255, 100)
	love.graphics.circle('fill', baseX + radius, baseY, radius, 50)
end

See Also

• love.graphics