Colour picker and Colour slider (RGBWAF)
Two widgets control colour-changing fixtures: the Colour picker, a colour field and hue strip for picking any colour by eye, and the Colour slider, a set of per-channel sliders for exact RGB, RGBW or RGBWAF mixes.
Both take a target (a group or device of colour-capable fixtures, typically DALI DT8) from Use my targets under Command / Target.
Colour picker
Default size: 3 x 3 cells. Give it room: a larger picker is easier to use with a finger.
The left area is a saturation / brightness field; the strip on the right picks the hue. Drag in either area. A swatch shows the current colour.
Output mode (under Colour Picker Settings):
| Output mode | Sends | Use when |
|---|---|---|
| XY | CIE xy colour coordinates | The fixture supports colour as xy (the most widely compatible DT8 colour type) |
| RGBW | Red, green, blue and white channel levels | The fixture is a channel-based RGBW fitting |
Check the fixture's DT8 colour type before choosing.
Colour slider (RGBWAF)
Default size: 3 x 4 cells, horizontal, six sliders.
| Setting | Options |
|---|---|
| Mode | RGB (3 channels), RGBW (4) or RGBWAF (6: red, green, blue, white, amber, free / flex) |
| Channel controls | R, G, B, W, A and F buttons switch individual channels on or off. A disabled channel is hidden and outputs 0 |
| Slider type | Percentage or Arc |
| Show percentage | Shows each channel's value |
| Show channel labels | Shows the R / G / B / W / A / F letters |
| Appearance | Thickness, Orientation, Slider ends and Slider button, as for other sliders |
Each slider is coloured to match its channel.
Example: an RGBW strip
Add a Colour slider and set Mode to RGBW.
Apply the strip's group with Use my targets.
Turn on Show channel labels so the user can tell the white slider from the others.
Switch Orientation to Vertical if the widget is tall and narrow.
Picker or sliders?
End users choosing a colour by eye: Colour picker.
Installers or advanced users mixing exact channel levels, or fixtures with amber / white channels: Colour slider.
Tunable white only (no colour): Colour temp slider (see Arc slider, Colour temp slider and Modern slider).
Pair either with an Arc slider for overall brightness.
