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title: "Area Average"
url: "https://help.maxon.net/c4d/en-us/Content/html/NET_MAXON_PATTERN_NODE_TWOD_AREAAVERAGE.html"
section_path: "The Node Editor > The individual Assets > 2D > Area Average"
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description: "This page documents the Area Average node of the classic node materials in Cinema 4D. It outputs the average color of a chosen texture region — condensed …"
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# Area Average

> **Note:** **What is it about?**
>
> This page documents the **Area Average node** of the classic node materials in **Cinema 4D**. It outputs the average color of a chosen texture region — condensed color information for adaptive shading effects.

![Image: 043771.jpg](https://help.maxon.net/c4d/en-us/Content/Resources/Images/043771.jpg)\
If the Area Average is restricted by a masked area, blend colors can be calculated selectively.

This Node can output the average color value of a freely selected area of an input texture or of an area from a Node calculation.