Creating variables for colors that may be referred to in the program by their name, rather than a number.
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// All Examples Written by Casey Reas and Ben Fry // unless otherwise stated. size(200, 200); noStroke(); color inside = color(204, 102, 0); color middle = color(204, 153, 0); color outside = color(153, 51, 0); // These statements are equivalent to the statements above. // Programmers may use the format they prefer. //color inside = #CC6600; //color middle = #CC9900; //color outside = #993300; fill(outside); rect(0, 0, 200, 200); fill(middle); rect(40, 60, 120, 120); fill(inside); rect(60, 90, 80, 80);