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Randomness

Random Seeded Color Expression

Generates random colors consistently based on the layer's index.

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seedRandom(index, true);
random([0, 0, 0], [1, 1, 1])

Random Seeded Color Expression

Practical use case

Generating random colors consistently for text layers, ensuring each layer gets a unique color.

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