Change a Color

Part of the Nodes and Scenes section of Coddy's Godot journey. Lesson 22 of 28.

Every node that draws has a modulate, a color that tints it. A Color is red, green and blue, each from 0 to 1. modulate starts as white, Color(1, 1, 1), which changes nothing.

The tint multiplies the node's own colors. On something white, you see the tint color. On something blue, a coral tint makes purple.

$Body.modulate = Color(1, 0.78, 0.34)   # an amber tint

modulate also tints the node's children. Tint Eyes and both eyes change. To tint a node but not its children, use self_modulate.

Challenge

Easy

Make the robot's eyes glow coral.

In _ready(), set the modulate of eyes.
Use coral: Color(1, 0.42, 0.42).

Press Play: both eyes glow coral, and the body stays blue. Then Check.

Try it yourself

extends Node2D

@onready var eyes = $Face/Eyes

func _ready():
	pass

All lessons in Nodes and Scenes

1Your First Godot Game

What Is Godot?Ready Runs Once Print in Godot The Scene Tree Set a Position Move a Node Once

4Finding Nodes

The Dollar Sign Node Paths OnreadyChange a ColorHide and Show

2Every Frame

Process Runs Every Frame Delta Pixels per Second Move Diagonally Spin With Rotation Grow With Scale

5Project: Screensaver

Screensaver: Drift Screensaver: Side Walls

Screensaver: Top and Bottom

Screensaver: Color List

Screensaver: New Colors

3Values You Can Tune

Variables on a Node Constants Export Variables Vector2 Math Wrap Around the Screen Your Own Functions

Practice on your own: Godot playground