---
title: "Color"
url: "https://help.maxon.net/c4d/en-us/Content/html/XHATCHINGSHADER-HATCHINGSHADER_GROUP_COLOR.html"
section_path: "Sketch and Toon > Sketch and Toon Shader > Hatch Shader > Color"
element_id: "XHATCHINGSHADER"
group_id: "HATCHINGSHADER_GROUP_COLOR"
description: "Here you can choose the color of the strokes. The Hatch shader can draw two types of stroke: dark strokes and light strokes."
---

## Color

Here you can choose the color of the strokes. The Hatch shader can draw two types of stroke: dark strokes and light strokes.

### Dark Stroke Color

Parameter ID: `HATCHINGSHADER_STROKE_COLOR`

Dark strokes are faded by light and are the main type.

### Light Stroke Color

Parameter ID: `HATCHINGSHADER_STROKELIGHT_COLOR`

Light stokes, which are disabled by default on the **Illumination** tab, are the opposite and fade out in areas where there is no illumination.

### Background Color

Parameter ID: `HATCHINGSHADER_BACK_COLOR`

Defines the background color of the surface.