# Mixing colours in Processing

**URL:** <https://discourse.processing.org/t/mixing-colours-in-processing/17280>\
**Category:** Coding Questions\
**Created:** [January 23, 2020, 9:38am UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/mixing-colours-in-processing/17280 "2020-01-23T09:38:50Z")\
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**Author:** ![Kate](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/discourse.processing.org/kate/32/7898_2.png) [@Kate](https://discourse.processing.org/u/Kate)\
**Post date:** [January 23, 2020, 9:38am UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/mixing-colours-in-processing/17280/1 "2020-01-23T09:38:50Z")

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What should I use to create such gradient in the text?

 ![image](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/uploads/processingfoundation1/original/2X/c/cc933694ce751055b26be7235e9ff6338a2ae54b.png)

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**Author:** ![Chrisir](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/discourse.processing.org/chrisir/32/45_2.png) [@Chrisir](https://discourse.processing.org/u/Chrisir)\
**Post date:** [January 23, 2020, 9:53am UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/mixing-colours-in-processing/17280/2 "2020-01-23T09:53:48Z")

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There is a color selector in the tools menu

So

fill…

text(“Colorful”,…

fill( use another color and opacity of 50 - see reference on the website for fill

text(“Ideas”,…

See tutorial for color

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**Author:** ![Kate](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/discourse.processing.org/kate/32/7898_2.png) [@Kate](https://discourse.processing.org/u/Kate)\
**Post date:** [January 23, 2020, 11:59am UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/mixing-colours-in-processing/17280/3 "2020-01-23T11:59:13Z")

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Thanks. We used your advice, but result is not satisfactorily.

 ![image](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/uploads/processingfoundation1/original/2X/f/fcde2ea4def2b326f11516164e1b3ade7bbd2bcc.png)

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**Author:** ![micycle](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/discourse.processing.org/micycle/32/201_2.png) [@micycle](https://discourse.processing.org/u/micycle)\
**Post date:** [January 23, 2020, 12:12pm UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/mixing-colours-in-processing/17280/4 "2020-01-23T12:12:35Z")

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Look into [blendMode()](https://processing.org/reference/blendMode_.html).

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**Author:** ![Kate](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/discourse.processing.org/kate/32/7898_2.png) [@Kate](https://discourse.processing.org/u/Kate)\
**Post date:** [January 23, 2020, 12:21pm UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/mixing-colours-in-processing/17280/5 "2020-01-23T12:21:18Z")

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Cool. It works! 😊