Colors from android.graphics.Color

I might be wrong, but it seems that that the only methods that return Color class are:

• Color convert(ColorSpace colorSpace)
• Color valueOf(float r, float g, float b) - added in API level 26
• Color valueOf(float r, float g, float b, float a) - added in API level 26
• Color valueOf(float[] components, ColorSpace colorSpace) - added in API level 26
• Color valueOf(int color) - added in API level 26
• Color valueOf(long color) - added in API level 26
• Color valueOf(float r, float g, float b, float a, ColorSpace colorSpace) - added in API level 26

You cannot do something like Color(0xf59563) because the constructor available for Color is

public Color() {...}

It seems that if you build your app for old versions of android as well, you cannot use valueOf(...). So, what is available for you is:

1. Use resources colors.xml to store your color, then use like that:

       View view = new View(getBaseContext());
       int colorIntRepresentation = getResources().getColor(R.color.colorPrimary);
       view.setBackgroundColor(colorIntRepresentation);

1. Use Color static method Color.parseColor(), then use the int result to pass it forward. Such as:

       View view = new View(getBaseContext());
       int colorIntRepresentation = Color.parseColor("#3F51B5");
       view.setBackgroundColor(colorIntRepresentation);

However, if I do want to use the Color class? Then, I guess you have to put your min android requirement to 26.