---
title: baseColor
framework: realitykit
role: symbol
role_heading: Instance Property
path: realitykit/simplematerial/basecolor-swift.property
---

# baseColor

The base color of the material.

## Declaration

```swift
var baseColor: MaterialColorParameter { get set }
```

## See Also

### Characterizing a material

- [color](realitykit/simplematerial/color.md)
- [SimpleMaterial.BaseColor](realitykit/simplematerial/basecolor-swift.typealias.md)
- [tintColor](realitykit/simplematerial/tintcolor-6v03h.md)
- [SimpleMaterial.Texture](realitykit/simplematerial/texture.md)
- [metallic](realitykit/simplematerial/metallic.md)
- [roughness](realitykit/simplematerial/roughness.md)