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# init(catalogName:colorName:)

Creates a color object using the specified asset catalog and color names.

```
init?(catalogName listName: NSColorList.Name, colorName: NSColor.Name)
```

## Parameters

`listName`

The name of the asset catalog in which to find the specified color; this may be a standard color catalog.

`colorName`

The name of the color. Note that the color must be defined in the named color space to retrieve it with this method.

## Return Value

The color object.

## Discussion

This method searches the app’s main bundle for an asset catalog with the specified name. It then creates a color object based on the asset whose name matches the value in `colorName`.

## See Also

[`catalogNameComponent`](/documentation/AppKit/NSColor/catalogNameComponent)

The catalog containing the color’s name.

[`localizedCatalogNameComponent`](/documentation/AppKit/NSColor/localizedCatalogNameComponent)

The localized version of the catalog name containing the color.

[`colorNameComponent`](/documentation/AppKit/NSColor/colorNameComponent)

The name of the color.


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