# MagickCore, C API: Deprecated Methods @ ImageMagick
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MagickGetImageAlphaColor • MagickSetImageAlphaColor

## MagickGetImageAlphaColor

MagickGetImageAlphaColor() returns the image alpha color.

The format of the MagickGetImageAlphaColor method is:

    MagickBooleanType MagickGetImageAlphaColor(MagickWand *wand,
      PixelWand *alpha_color)

A description of each parameter follows:

wand
  the magick wand.
alpha_color
  return the alpha color.

## MagickSetImageAlphaColor

MagickSetImageAlphaColor() sets the image alpha color.

The format of the MagickSetImageAlphaColor method is:

    MagickBooleanType MagickSetImageAlphaColor(MagickWand *wand,
      const PixelWand *matte)

A description of each parameter follows:

wand
  the magick wand.
matte
  the alpha pixel wand.