EXPERTS - beginGradientFill with brightness factor?

[podenphant]

hi guys

I want do draw a 10 gradients based on a begincolor and a brightness factor ... but how?

I have a variable containing a HEX value

how do I get a variable 'endColor' to represent a slightly brightened version of 'beginColor'?

gradientHeight = menu._height/2;
beginColor = "0x5B7CA7";
//endColor = ??????
gradientWidth = 200;
for(i=1;i<11;i++) {
	with (_root.menu["level" + i]) {
	colors = [ beginColor, endColor];
	alphas = [ 100, 100 ];
	ratios = [ 0, 255 ];
	matrix = { matrixType:"box", x:0, y:-gradientHeight, w:gradientWidth, h:gradientHeight, r:(90/180)*Math.PI };
	beginGradientFill( "linear", colors, alphas, ratios, matrix );
	moveto(0,-gradientHeight);
	lineto(gradientWidth,-gradientHeight);
	lineto(gradientWidth,0);
	lineto(0,0);
	lineto(0,-gradientHeight);
	endFill();
	}
}

help me ...

Best regards
//POD

[senocular]

just use a brighter hex.

one way of getting a brighter hex is opening your color mixer with your original color, then moving the brightnes slider up and down noting the new hexes provided.

[podenphant]

sure but I has to be done dynamicly.

'beginColor' could contain any HEX-color.
Otherwise it wouldn't be an EXPERT question

//pod