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# setColor(_:)

Adjusts the receiver to make the specified color the currently selected color.

```
@MainActor func setColor(_ newColor: NSColor)
```

## Parameters

`newColor`

The color to set as the currently selected color.

## Discussion

This method is invoked on the current color picker each time `NSColorPanel`‘s [`color`](/documentation/AppKit/NSColorPanel/color) method is invoked. If `color` is actually different from the color picker’s color (as it would be if, for example, the user dragged a color into `NSColorPanel`‘s color well), this method could be used to update the color picker’s color to reflect the change.

## See Also

[`color`](/documentation/AppKit/NSColorPanel/color)

The color of the receiver.


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