diff --git a/src/GeoPattern/GeoPattern.php b/src/GeoPattern/GeoPattern.php
index 12e6225..e07db6e 100644
--- a/src/GeoPattern/GeoPattern.php
+++ b/src/GeoPattern/GeoPattern.php
@@ -142,20 +142,28 @@ public function __toString() {
     }
 
     // Generators
-    protected function generateBackground()
-    {
-        $hueOffset = $this->map($this->hexVal(14, 3), 0, 4095, 0, 359);
-        $satOffset = $this->hexVal(17, 1);
-        $baseColor = $this->hexToHSL($this->baseColor);
-        $color     = $this->color;
+    public function generateColors(){
+      $hueOffset = $this->map($this->hexVal(14, 3), 0, 4095, 0, 359);
+      $satOffset = $this->hexVal(17, 1);
+      $baseColor = $this->hexToHSL($this->baseColor);
 
-        $baseColor['h'] = $baseColor['h'] - $hueOffset;
+      $baseColor['h'] = $baseColor['h'] - $hueOffset;
 
 
-        if ($satOffset % 2 == 0)
-            $baseColor['s'] = $baseColor['s'] + $satOffset/100;
-        else
-            $baseColor['s'] = $baseColor['s'] - $satOffset/100;
+      if ($satOffset % 2 == 0)
+          $baseColor['s'] = $baseColor['s'] + $satOffset/100;
+      else
+          $baseColor['s'] = $baseColor['s'] - $satOffset/100;
+
+      $baseColor['rgb'] = $this->hslToRGB($baseColor['h'], $baseColor['s'], $baseColor['l']);
+
+      return $baseColor;
+    }
+
+    protected function generateBackground()
+    {
+        $baseColor = $this->generateColors();
+        $color     = $this->color;
 
         if (isset($color))
             $rgb = $this->hexToRGB($color);