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Name	brightness()
Examples	noStroke(); colorMode(HSB, 255); color c = color(0, 126, 255); fill(c); rect(15, 20, 35, 60); float value = brightness(c); // Sets 'value' to 255 fill(value); rect(50, 20, 35, 60);
Description	Extracts the brightness value from a color.
Syntax	brightness(rgb)
Parameters	rgb int: any value of the color datatype
Returns	float
Related	red() green() blue() alpha() hue() saturation()