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title: "Color"
url: "https://help.maxon.net/c4d/en-us/Content/html/11572.html"
section_path: "BodyPaint 3D > Color Manager > Color"
description: "This is where you choose the color that is displayed in the left middle preview picture (click on the preview picture to open the color chooser for your …"
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# Color

### Color

This is where you choose the color that is displayed in the left middle preview picture (click on the preview picture to open the color chooser for your computer system).

> **Tip:** You can also choose colors using the [eyedropper tool](https://help.maxon.net/c4d/en-us/Content/html/11690.html.md) or the [Color Presets](https://help.maxon.net/c4d/en-us/Content/html/6394.html.md).

### Brightness

Use this setting to adjust the brightness of colors. Values greater than 100% can be applied! Such high values can be used to paint HDRI images which can then be used to light your scene or for reflections.

![Image: 012960.jpg](https://help.maxon.net/c4d/en-us/Content/Resources/Images/012960.jpg)\
Text and line were painted using a Brightness setting of 1000% (texture in the Luminance channel). The scene was then simply lit using Global Illumination (GI).