---
title: "Shader Properties"
url: "https://help.maxon.net/c4d/en-us/Content/html/XCOLOR-ID_SHADERPROPERTIES.html"
section_path: "Material Manager > Classic Materials > Classic material > Channel Shaders > Color Shader > Shader Properties"
element_id: "XCOLOR"
group_id: "ID_SHADERPROPERTIES"
description: "Use this setting to define the brightness, independent of the color."
---

## Shader Properties

### Color

Parameter ID: `COLORSHADER_COLOR`

Use this setting to define the desired color.

### Brightness

Parameter ID: `COLORSHADER_BRIGHTNESS` · Range: [0..10000%]

Use this setting to define the brightness, independent of the color.