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title: "Shuffle"
url: "https://help.maxon.net/c4d/en-us/Content/html/NET_MAXON_PATTERN_NODE_EFFECT_SHUFFLE.html"
section_path: "The Node Editor > The individual Assets > Color > Shuffle"
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description: "This page documents the Shuffle node of the classic node materials in Cinema 4D. It rearranges the red, green, blue and alpha components of a color — …"
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# Shuffle

> **Note:** **What is it about?**
>
> This page documents the **Shuffle node** of the classic node materials in **Cinema 4D**. It rearranges the red, green, blue and alpha components of a color — channel swapping for masks and packed textures.

![Image: 042164.jpg](https://help.maxon.net/c4d/en-us/Content/Resources/Images/042164.jpg)\
Shuffle lets you switch the Color and Alpha channels with one another.

The Shuffle Node lets you rearrange the red, green, blue and alpha components of the input color.