Lighten Color

What It Does

Makes a color lighter by increasing its lightness by a specified amount. This is useful for creating tints of a base color or generating lighter variants for disabled states and background elements.

Inputs

Name	Description	Type	Required
color	The color to lighten	Color	No
value	How much to lighten the color (0-1)	Number	No

Outputs

Name	Description	Type
value	The lightened color	Color

How to Use It

1. Drag the Lighten Color node into your graph.

2. Connect a color (like #1D1CEE) to the "color" input.

3. Set a value between 0 and 1 (like 0.4) to the "value" input.

4. Run the graph—your output will be a lighter version of the input color (#77A0FF).

Tips

• A value of 0 makes no change, while 1 produces white.

• Dark colors can be lightened more before losing their character than light colors.

See Also

• Darken Color: For making colors darker instead of lighter.
• Mix Colors: For blending a color with white for more control.

Use Cases

• Disabled States: Create lighter variants of interface elements to indicate disabled status.

• Background Variations: Generate lighter background colors that complement your main palette.

• Tint Series: Create a progression of increasingly lighter tints from a base brand color.