LEARN HOW TO CREATE HTML-LIKE COLORS IN JAVA

While HTML uses a hexadecimal scheme to specify colors, Java provides
both constants and integer constructors of the color class. Java color 
is
dealt with by java.awt.Color, but it doesn't have an easy-to-use 
HTML-like
application program interface (API). Colors are obtained by using:

Color.blue

or by making a new color with:

new Color(0,0,255)

However, there aren't many constants, so most colors need to be made 
via
integer constructors. HTML-based color can easily be translated to Java
by using hexadecimal-based integers. For the color blue, enter the
following:

new Color(0,0,0xff)

For pale yellow, use:

new Color(0xf5,0xef,0xd1)

Another way to turn an HTML color, such as #fe432b, into a
java.awt.Color object is by using a simple getColor method. Here's an 
example:

package com.generationjava.awt;

import java.awt.Color;

public class ColorW {

    /**
     * Given a html-like color such as #bbac33, turns it
     * into a java.awt.Color. The # on the front is optional.
     */
    static public Color getColor(String color) {
        if(color.charAt(0) == '#') {
            color = color.substring(1);
        }
        if(color.length() != 6) {
            return null;
        }
        try {
            int r = Integer.parseInt(color.substring(0,2), 16);
            int g = Integer.parseInt(color.substring(2,4), 16);
            int b = Integer.parseInt(color.substring(4), 16);
            return new Color(r, g, b);
        } catch(NumberFormatException nfe) {
                return null;
        }
    }
    
}

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