# Random Colors

**URL:** <https://wled.discourse.group/t/random-colors/14359>\
**Category:** Questions\
**Created:** [April 16, 2025, 12:06am UTC](https://wled.discourse.group/t/random-colors/14359 "2025-04-16T00:06:11Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![miketunes](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b2d939/32.png) [@miketunes](https://wled.discourse.group/u/miketunes)\
**Post date:** [April 16, 2025, 12:06am UTC](https://wled.discourse.group/t/random-colors/14359/1 "2025-04-16T00:06:11Z")

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How can I set it so each time my segment is turned on it chooses a random color? I can go it on the gui, but not sure of the syntax to do it in the json code.

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**Author:** ![blazoncek](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/wled.discourse.group/blazoncek/32/1886_2.png) [@blazoncek](https://wled.discourse.group/u/blazoncek)\
**Post date:** [April 16, 2025, 5:25am UTC](https://wled.discourse.group/t/random-colors/14359/2 "2025-04-16T05:25:41Z")

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You can’t.

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**Author:** ![dedehai](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/wled.discourse.group/dedehai/32/7265_2.png) [@dedehai](https://wled.discourse.group/u/dedehai)\
**Post date:** [April 16, 2025, 6:03am UTC](https://wled.discourse.group/t/random-colors/14359/3 "2025-04-16T06:03:08Z")

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workaround: create a few presets with different colors, make a playlist with those in random order, load that playlist.