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# init(red:green:blue:alpha:exposure:)

Generates an HDR color in the extended sRGB colorspace by applying an exposure to the SDR color defined by the red, green, and blue components. The `red`, `green`, and `blue` components have a nominal range of [0..1], `exposure` is a value >= 0. To produce an HDR color, we process the given color in a linear color space, multiplying component values by `2^exposure`. The produced color will have a `contentHeadroom` equal to the linearized exposure value. Each whole value of exposure produces a color that is twice as bright.

```
init(red: CGFloat, green: CGFloat, blue: CGFloat, alpha: CGFloat, exposure: CGFloat)
```

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