{"id":14006,"date":"2026-05-14T06:47:01","date_gmt":"2026-05-14T06:47:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/3dcoat.com\/documentation\/?post_type=manual_documentation&#038;p=14006"},"modified":"2026-05-14T06:51:55","modified_gmt":"2026-05-14T06:51:55","slug":"color-nodes","status":"publish","type":"manual_documentation","link":"https:\/\/3dcoat.com\/documentation\/manual\/nodesystem\/gpu-nodes\/color-nodes\/","title":{"rendered":"Color"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" id=\"color-nodes-documentation\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Overview:<\/strong>&nbsp;This category contains nodes designed for color correction and manipulation. 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Values less than 1 make the image brighter, values greater than 1 make it darker.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Inputs and Settings:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Color<\/strong>\u00a0(Color (RGBA))<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Gamma<\/strong>\u00a0(Number (Float))<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Outputs:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Result<\/strong>\u00a0(Color (RGBA))<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"hsv\">HSV<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Description:<\/strong>&nbsp;Adjusts the Hue, Saturation, and Value of the color.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Inputs and Settings:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Color<\/strong>\u00a0(Color (RGBA))<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Hue<\/strong>\u00a0(Number (Float))<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Saturation<\/strong>\u00a0(Number (Float))<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Value<\/strong>\u00a0(Number (Float))<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Outputs:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Result<\/strong>\u00a0(Color (RGBA))<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"invert\">Invert<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Description:<\/strong>&nbsp;Inverts the color (creates a negative) depending on the effect strength (Amount).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Inputs and Settings:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Color<\/strong>\u00a0(Color (RGBA))<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Amount<\/strong>\u00a0(Number (Float))<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Outputs:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Result<\/strong>\u00a0(Color (RGBA))<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"levels\">Levels<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Description:<\/strong>&nbsp;Adjusts the black and white point levels for the input color, allowing precise control over the contrast range.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Inputs and Settings:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Color<\/strong>\u00a0(Color (RGBA))<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>InBlack<\/strong>\u00a0(Number (Float))<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>InWhite<\/strong>\u00a0(Number (Float))<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>OutBlack<\/strong>\u00a0(Number (Float))<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>OutWhite<\/strong>\u00a0(Number (Float))<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Outputs:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Result<\/strong>\u00a0(Color (RGBA))<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"posterize\">Posterize<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Description:<\/strong>&nbsp;Reduces the number of color gradients (posterization), creating a limited palette effect with a specified number of levels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Inputs and Settings:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Color<\/strong>\u00a0(Color (RGBA))<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Levels<\/strong>\u00a0(Number (Float))<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Outputs:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Result<\/strong>\u00a0(Color (RGBA))<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"parent":14001,"menu_order":0,"template":"","manualdocumentationcategory":[9,193],"manual_doc_tag":[],"class_list":["post-14006","manual_documentation","type-manual_documentation","status-publish","hentry","manualdocumentationcategory-manual","manualdocumentationcategory-nodes"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v24.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Color - 3DCoat Documentation<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/3dcoat.com\/documentation\/manual\/nodesystem\/gpu-nodes\/color-nodes\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Color - 3DCoat Documentation\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Overview:&nbsp;This category contains nodes designed for color correction and manipulation. 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