2 * Jalview - A Sequence Alignment Editor and Viewer (Version 2.8.2)
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22 * author: Lauren Michelle Lui
27 import java.awt.Color;
28 import java.util.Random;
30 public class ColorUtils
34 * Generates a random color, will mix with input color. Code taken from
35 * http://stackoverflow
36 * .com/questions/43044/algorithm-to-randomly-generate-an-aesthetically
37 * -pleasing-color-palette
40 * @return Random color in RGB
42 public static final Color generateRandomColor(Color mix)
44 Random random = new Random();
45 int red = random.nextInt(256);
46 int green = random.nextInt(256);
47 int blue = random.nextInt(256);
52 red = (red + mix.getRed()) / 2;
53 green = (green + mix.getGreen()) / 2;
54 blue = (blue + mix.getBlue()) / 2;
57 Color color = new Color(red, green, blue);