Here you can find the source of brightness(java.awt.Color c)
public static final float brightness(java.awt.Color c)
//package com.java2s; /*// w w w . ja v a 2s. c o m * Copyright 2003-2010 Tufts University Licensed under the * Educational Community License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may * not use this file except in compliance with the License. You may * obtain a copy of the License at * * http://www.osedu.org/licenses/ECL-2.0 * * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, * software distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" * BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express * or implied. See the License for the specific language governing * permissions and limitations under the License. */ public class Main { public static final float brightness(java.awt.Color c) { if (c == null) return 0; final int r = c.getRed(); final int g = c.getGreen(); final int b = c.getBlue(); int max = (r > g) ? r : g; if (b > max) max = b; return ((float) max) / 255f; } }