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title: "Split Color"
url: "https://help.maxon.net/c4d/en-us/Content/html/NET_MAXON_PATTERN_NODE_CONVERSION_SPLITCOLORCOMPONENTS.html"
section_path: "The Node Editor > The individual Assets > Conversion > Split Color"
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description: "This page covers the Split Color node of the classic node materials in Cinema 4D. It separates a color into red, green, blue and optional alpha — channel …"
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# Split Color

> **Note:** **What is it about?**
>
> This page covers the **Split Color node** of the classic node materials in **Cinema 4D**. It separates a color into red, green, blue and optional alpha — channel access for masks and per-component processing.

![Image: 042481.jpg](https://help.maxon.net/c4d/en-us/Content/Resources/Images/042481.jpg)\
This Node can be used to split a color into its individual components.

This Node breaks a color down into its components, including the optional alpha channel.