# Possible to make Water Material Color transparent?

**URL:** <https://forum.babylonjs.com/t/possible-to-make-water-material-color-transparent/19523>\
**Category:** Questions\
**Created:** [March 28, 2021, 8:26pm UTC](https://forum.babylonjs.com/t/possible-to-make-water-material-color-transparent/19523 "2021-03-28T20:26:46Z")\
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**Author:** ![Kemal\_Kavlak](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex024/user_avatar/forum.babylonjs.com/kemal_kavlak/32/14879_2.png) [@Kemal\_Kavlak](https://forum.babylonjs.com/u/Kemal_Kavlak)\
**Post date:** [March 28, 2021, 8:26pm UTC](https://forum.babylonjs.com/t/possible-to-make-water-material-color-transparent/19523/1 "2021-03-28T20:26:46Z")

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I just want to get refraction from the waves without the color of water material.  
Here i tried to set alpha but could not figure it out:

[https://playground.babylonjs.com/#1SLLOJ#1495](https://playground.babylonjs.com/#1SLLOJ#1495)

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**Author:** ![labris](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex024/user_avatar/forum.babylonjs.com/labris/32/12576_2.png) [@labris](https://forum.babylonjs.com/u/labris)\
**Post date:** [March 28, 2021, 8:38pm UTC](https://forum.babylonjs.com/t/possible-to-make-water-material-color-transparent/19523/2 "2021-03-28T20:38:47Z")

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You may find the code in the demo at the main page of [https://babylonpress.org/](https://babylonpress.org/)  
(Press “Add Water” button).

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**Author:** ![Kemal\_Kavlak](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex024/user_avatar/forum.babylonjs.com/kemal_kavlak/32/14879_2.png) [@Kemal\_Kavlak](https://forum.babylonjs.com/u/Kemal_Kavlak)\
**Post date:** [March 28, 2021, 9:14pm UTC](https://forum.babylonjs.com/t/possible-to-make-water-material-color-transparent/19523/3 "2021-03-28T21:14:29Z")

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It still has whitish color. What i’d like to achive is like distortion effect only. Example here: [LiquidDistortion](https://tympanus.net/Development/LiquidDistortion/).  
Maybe i should try some other method other than water material.

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**Author:** ![Evgeni\_Popov](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex024/user_avatar/forum.babylonjs.com/evgeni_popov/32/4432_2.png) [@Evgeni\_Popov](https://forum.babylonjs.com/u/Evgeni_Popov)\
**Post date:** [March 28, 2021, 9:45pm UTC](https://forum.babylonjs.com/t/possible-to-make-water-material-color-transparent/19523/4 "2021-03-28T21:45:54Z")

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Welcome aboard!

You will need to update the water shader code to remove the reflection contribution from the effect:

[https://playground.babylonjs.com/#1SLLOJ#1496](https://playground.babylonjs.com/#1SLLOJ#1496)

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