---
tags: gui
title: GUI color
brief: This example shows how change the color of GUI nodes at run-time
author: Defold Foundation
scripts: color.gui_script
---

The example shows how to change the color of GUI nodes using `gui.set_color()` and `gui.animate()`.

![color](color1.png)

Nodes will normally inherit the alpha of parent nodes, unless the Inherit Alpha checkbox is unchecked.

![inherit alpha](color2.png)