SpecialColour

Enumerates the special colours defined in Grasshopper. The values of this enum are identical to the ARGB integer representation of the colour which is associated with these enum values. Thus, the enum values are all very big, as they encode an alpha channel value of 2 (out of 255).

Enum values

Name	Value	Description
None	50397700	Indicates not a special colour. You would obviously never use this as it cannot be resolved.
Background	50397701	The background colour.
BackgroundWeak	50397702	A transparent version of the Background special colour.
BackgroundFirm	50397703	An amplified version of the background colour.
BackgroundStark	50397704	An extreme version of the background colour. This is always either black or white, depending on which is closer to the background.
Foreground	50397705	A colour which contrasts with the background, though clearly of the same hue as the background.
ForegroundWeak	50397706	A transparent version of the Foreground special colour.
ForegroundFirm	50397707	A colour which strongly constrasts with the background. This always yields a colour close to either black or white.
ForegroundStark	50397708	A colour which maximally constrasts with the background. This always yields either black or white, depending only on the luminance of the background.
Hint	50397709	The colour used for information signals in Grasshopper. Usually a deep blue, but potentially user-modifiable.
Success	50397710	The colour used for success signals in Grasshopper. Usually a cool green, but potentially user-modifiable.
Warning	50397711	The colour used for warning signals in Grasshopper. Usually a strong orange, but potentially user-modifiable.
Error	50397712	The colour used for error signals in Grasshopper. Usually a strong red, but potentially user-modifiable.
Selected	50397713	The colour used to signal selected state in Grasshopper. Usually a yellow-orange, but potentially user-modifiable.
Unselected	50397714	The colour used to signal unselected state in Grasshopper. Usually a dim grey, but potentially user-modifiable.
Shine	50397715	A colour used as a shining highlight. It's a transparent white.
Shade	50397716	A colour used as a shading shadow. It's a transparent black.
Bland	50397717	A colour used to dull a colour. It's a transparent grey.
AnalysisShine	50397718	The lightest shade of the analysis palette. Use for highlights.
AnalysisLight	50397719	The second lightest shade of the analysis palette. Use for lit surfaces.
Analysis	50397720	The default shade of the analysis palette.
AnalysisDark	50397721	The darkest shade of the analysis palette. Use for shaded surfaces.
AnalysisEdge	50397722	The edge colour of the analysis palette. Used for elements which border the background.
InputShine	50397723	The lightest shade of the input palette. Use for highlights.
InputLight	50397724	The second lightest shade of the input palette. Use for lit surfaces.
Input	50397725	The default shade of the input palette.
InputDark	50397726	The darkest shade of the input palette. Use for shaded surfaces.
InputEdge	50397727	The edge colour of the input palette. Used for elements which border the background.
OutputShine	50397728	The lightest shade of the output palette. Use for highlights.
OutputLight	50397729	The second lightest shade of the output palette. Use for lit surfaces.
Output	50397730	The default shade of the output palette.
OutputDark	50397731	The darkest shade of the output palette. Use for shaded surfaces.
OutputEdge	50397732	The edge colour of the output palette. Used for elements which border the background.
SymbolicShine	50397733	The lightest shade of the symbolic palette. Use for highlights.
SymbolicLight	50397734	The second lightest shade of the symbolic palette. Use for lit surfaces.
Symbolic	50397735	The default shade of the symbolic palette.
SymbolicDark	50397736	The darkest shade of the symbolic palette. Use for shaded surfaces.
SymbolicEdge	50397737	The edge colour of the symbolic palette. Used for elements which border the background.