Question

Is there any way to generate a color from any String in Java / Android like an Encrypt / Hash function?

Example:
The String “Home” generates a color like “#FF1234”.
The String “Sky” generates a color like “#00CC33”
…

Without randomize. So, the system will always calculate the same colors for that strings

Thanks

EDIT: The Strings are freely defined by the user

Answer 1

the String.hashCode() will return an int value, so then it’s just a matter of turning that into into a hex value.

String s = "Home";
String color = String.format("#%X", s.hashCode());