Here you can find the source of brighter(Color color, float factor)
public static Color brighter(Color color, float factor)
//package com.java2s; /************************************************************************* /*from ww w . jav a 2s .c o m*/ Copyright (C) 2009 Grandite This file is part of Open ModelSphere. Open ModelSphere is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 3 of the License, or (at your option) any later version. This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU General Public License for more details. You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307 USA or see http://www.gnu.org/licenses/. You can redistribute and/or modify this particular file even under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License (LGPL) as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 3 of the License, or (at your option) any later version. You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License (LGPL) along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307 USA or see http://www.gnu.org/licenses/. You can reach Grandite at: 20-1220 Lebourgneuf Blvd. Quebec, QC Canada G2K 2G4 or open-modelsphere@grandite.com **********************************************************************/ import java.awt.*; public class Main { public static Color brighter(Color color, float factor) { // Apply same logic as in Color if (color == null) return null; int r = color.getRed(); int g = color.getGreen(); int b = color.getBlue(); int i = (int) (1.0 / (1.0 - factor)); if (r == 0 && g == 0 && b == 0) { return Color.black; } if (r > 0 && r < i) r = i; if (g > 0 && g < i) g = i; if (b > 0 && b < i) b = i; return new Color(Math.min((int) (r / factor), 255), Math.min((int) (g / factor), 255), Math.min((int) (b / factor), 255)); } }