// Synthesize color.
color rndclr = color(random(255), random(255), random(255), random(255));

// Analyze color conveniently.
float al = alpha(rndclr);
float rd = red(rndclr);
float gr = green(rndclr);
float bl = blue(rndclr);

println("red\t" + rd);
println("green\t" + gr);
println("blue\t" + bl);
println("alpha\t" + al);

// Re-Synthesize color conveniently.
color recomposite = color(rd, gr, bl, al);
println(hex(recomposite), hex(rndclr));

// Analyze color efficiently.
al = rndclr >> 24 & 0xff;
rd = rndclr >> 16 & 0xff;
gr = rndclr >> 8 & 0xff;
bl = rndclr & 0xff;

println("red\t" + rd);
println("green\t" + gr);
println("blue\t" + bl);
println("alpha\t" + al);

// Re-synthesize color efficiently.
recomposite = (int)al << 24 | (int)rd << 16 | (int)gr << 8 | (int)bl;
println(hex(recomposite), hex(rndclr));