# startColor

> Override the initial color of particles this system emits.

## Definition

* **Type:** Property
* **Namespace:** [UnityEngine](/engine/6000.0/script-reference/unityengine.md)
* **Assembly:** UnityEngine.ParticleSystemModule

```csharp
public Color32 startColor { get; set; }
```

### Remarks

Additional Resources: [ParticleSystem.Particle.startColor](/engine/6000.0/script-reference/unityengine/particlesystem/particle/startcolor.md).

### Examples

```csharp
using UnityEngine;

// In this example we have a Particle System emitting green particles; we then emit and override the color every 2 seconds.
public class ExampleClass : MonoBehaviour
{
    private ParticleSystem system;

    void Start()
    {
        // A simple particle material with no texture.
        Material particleMaterial = new Material(Shader.Find("Particles/Standard Unlit"));

        // Create a Particle System.
        var go = new GameObject("Particle System");
        go.transform.Rotate(-90, 0, 0); // Rotate so the system emits upwards.
        system = go.AddComponent<ParticleSystem>();
        go.GetComponent<ParticleSystemRenderer>().material = particleMaterial;
        var mainModule = system.main;
        mainModule.startColor = Color.green;

        // Every 2 seconds we will emit.
        InvokeRepeating("DoEmit", 2.0f, 2.0f);
    }

    void DoEmit()
    {
        // Any parameters we assign in emitParams will override the current system's when we call Emit.
        // Here we will override the start color. All other parameters will use the behavior defined in the Inspector.
        var emitParams = new ParticleSystem.EmitParams();
        emitParams.startColor = Color.red;
        system.Emit(emitParams, 10);
    }
}
```