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documentId: concept:color-source
kind: concept
schemaVersion: 1
skenraVersion: 0.1.0-alpha.1
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# color-source

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## Overview

The base concept for a **color-source**: a reusable function that gives a
material a *spatial* base color — a color that varies across the surface.

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## Base type

Owned by `ColorSource`.

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## Family members

- `sk-color-map-source`
- `sk-composite-color-source`
- `sk-raster-color-source`
- `sk-paper-texture-color-source`
- `sk-compute-buffer-color-source`
- `sk-custom-wgsl-color-source`

Related: [`element:sk-color-map-source`](elements/sk-color-map-source.md), [`element:sk-composite-color-source`](elements/sk-composite-color-source.md), [`element:sk-compute-buffer-color-source`](elements/sk-compute-buffer-color-source.md), [`element:sk-custom-wgsl-color-source`](elements/sk-custom-wgsl-color-source.md), [`element:sk-paper-texture-color-source`](elements/sk-paper-texture-color-source.md), [`element:sk-raster-color-source`](elements/sk-raster-color-source.md)

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Related records: [`concept:tonemap`](concepts/tonemap.md), [`element:sk-color-map-source`](elements/sk-color-map-source.md), [`element:sk-composite-color-source`](elements/sk-composite-color-source.md), [`element:sk-compute-buffer-color-source`](elements/sk-compute-buffer-color-source.md), [`element:sk-custom-wgsl-color-source`](elements/sk-custom-wgsl-color-source.md), [`element:sk-paper-texture-color-source`](elements/sk-paper-texture-color-source.md), [`element:sk-raster-color-source`](elements/sk-raster-color-source.md)