Java Utililty Methods Color Value

Color getAsNotUIResource(Color color)
Returns a Color based on the param which is not of type UIResource.

if (!(color instanceof UIResource))
 return color;
float[] rgb = color.getRGBComponents(null);
return new Color(rgb[0], rgb[1], rgb[2], rgb[3]);

Color getBackgroundColor()
Returns background color for panels, as set by Look And Feel.

return (Color) UIManager.get("Panel.background");

Color getBlueGreyColor(Color base)
get Blue Grey Color

final Color c = nimbusDefaults == null ? null : nimbusDefaults.getColor("nimbusBlueGrey");
return c == null ? defaultBlueGreyColor(base) : c;

Border getBorder(Color clr, int thickness)
get Border

return BorderFactory.createLineBorder(clr, thickness);

Color getColorBackground()
get Color Background

return UIManager.getDefaults().getColor("TabbedPane.background");

JColorChooser getColorChooser()
Returns a color chooser on request.

if (colorChooser == null)
 colorChooser = new JColorChooser();
return colorChooser;

Color getColorForeground()
Returns the foreground color for the rule displayer.

return UIManager.getDefaults().getColor("TabbedPane.foreground");

List getColorLabels(Object obj)
get Color Labels

List<Field> labs = new LinkedList<Field>();
for (Field f : obj.getClass().getDeclaredFields()) {
 if (f.getType() == JLabel.class && f.getName().startsWith("_col")) {
 labs.add(f);
return labs;

ColorUIResource getColorTercio(Color a, Color b)
get Color Tercio

return new ColorUIResource(propInt(a.getRed(), b.getRed(), 3), propInt(a.getGreen(), b.getGreen(), 3),
 propInt(a.getBlue(), b.getBlue(), 3));

Color getColorValue(Element element, Object constant)
Gets a integer value of an attribute (e.g.

AttributeSet attributes = element.getAttributes();
Object obj = attributes.getAttribute(constant);
if (obj == null)
 return null;
return (Color) obj;