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title: "Set Alpha"
url: "https://help.maxon.net/c4d/en-us/Content/html/SETALPHA_F3CD9942_A03F_4D86_AFAD_6EE6336C99C5.html"
section_path: "The Node Editor > The individual Assets > Conversion > Set Alpha"
element_id: "SETALPHA_F3CD9942_A03F_4D86_AFAD_6EE6336C99C5"
description: "You already have a color and want to add an alpha value? Then this is the right Node for the job."
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# Set Alpha

![Image: 042478.jpg](https://help.maxon.net/c4d/en-us/Content/Resources/Images/042478.jpg)\
Colors can also contain information about their opacity, i.e., the alpha component. If this should be exchanged or redefined, the Set Alpha Node can be used.

You already have a color and want to add an alpha value? Then this is the right Node for the job.