# PS Script - Change Layer Color

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**Created:** [April 22, 2010, 1:47pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/ps-script-change-layer-color/308416 "2010-04-22T13:47:28Z")\
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**Author:** ![MaxCode](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ecb155/32.png) [@MaxCode](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/MaxCode)\
**Post date:** [April 22, 2010, 1:47pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/ps-script-change-layer-color/308416/1 "2010-04-22T13:47:28Z")

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Hello,

(Hope This Post Is In Right Section…)

![](http://forums.adobe.com/servlet/JiveServlet/downloadImage/25683/450-220/2.JPG)

I Have A Photoshop File Which Looks Like Shown Above…

The Text 1 2 3 …15 Are Different Layers…

And The Boxes Are Different Layers, Named i1 i2 i3 … i15

I Want To Write A Script That Will Change The Color Of Boxes (Actually This Is Legend Section For A Pie Chart)

I Want To Write Very Hard-Coded Script, Nothing Dynamic,

Like

layer[i1].color = #9f13a8  
layer[i2].color = #520457  
layer[i3].color = #cc626c  
layer[i4].color = #aa5705

I Tried Searching Around, But Very Less Help Available On ps-script And Complicated Examples…

I Just Want Some Simple Lines, How To Easily Reference A Layer By Name And Change The Color (Forecolor, I Guess)

I Wrote This But It Does Not Works

```auto
var myDocument = app.activeDocument; 
var myLayer; 
 
myLayer=myDocument.artLayers.getByName("i1"); 
myLayer.color="#9f13a8";

```

I Don’t Know If .artLayers Is Only For Text Layers Or Something… I Found It In An Example…

Thanks