---
title: "surfaceColorAtElevation"
description: "Computes the surface tonal color at different elevation levels e.g. surface1 through surface5."
type: "function"
---

<div class='type'>Function</div>


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<div class='sourceset sourceset-android'>Android</div>


```kotlin
fun ColorScheme.surfaceColorAtElevation(elevation: Dp): Color
```


Computes the surface tonal color at different elevation levels e.g. surface1 through surface5.

#### Parameters

| | |
| --- | --- |
| elevation | Elevation value used to compute alpha of the color overlay layer. |


#### Returns

| | |
| --- | --- |
|  | the `ColorScheme.surface` color with an alpha of the `ColorScheme.surfaceTint` color overlaid on top of it. |