How do I generate random dark colors in C#?

Asked 2011-06-18T13:03:19.207

I generate a random color this way:

 var random = new Random();
 var color = String.Format("#{0:X6}", random.Next(0x1000000));

How can I exclude colors brighter than a certain value?

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An quite simple way to get rid of the "upper half" of brightes colors is to mask the result via

random.Next(0x1000000) & 0x7F7F7F

answered 2011-06-18T13:14:29.107