diff --git a/EasyNeoPixels.h b/EasyNeoPixels.h
index 2a86b75..ef22502 100644
--- a/EasyNeoPixels.h
+++ b/EasyNeoPixels.h
@@ -28,3 +28,10 @@ void writeEasyNeoPixel(int num, int r, int g, int b) {
   easyNeoPixels.setPixelColor(num, easyNeoPixels.Color(r,g,b));
   easyNeoPixels.show();
 }
+
+// set neopixels with color in array format
+// meant to be used with array for color eg: int red[3] = {255, 0, 0}, int green[3] = {0, 255, 0}, int blue[3] = {0, 0, 255}, etc.
+void writeEasyNeoPixel(int num, int color[]) {
+  easyNeoPixels.setPixelColor(num, color[0], color[1], color[2]);
+  easyNeoPixels.show();
+}
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 7ac8f26..a82d238 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -10,6 +10,10 @@ It's as easy as:
 setupEasyNeoPixels(13, 1);              // attached to pin 13, 1 neopixel long
 writeEasyNeoPixel(0, HIGH);             // turn on the first neopixel
 writeEasyNeoPixel(0, 255, 0, 255);      // make the first neopixel purple (red + blue)
+
+
+int green[3] = {0, 255, 0};             // define array for color
+writeEasyNeoPixel(0, green);            // make the first neopixel the color of the array
 ```
 
 ## Examples
diff --git a/examples/colorSweep/colorSweep.ino b/examples/colorSweep/colorSweep.ino
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7d3d804
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/colorSweep/colorSweep.ino
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+#include <EasyNeoPixels.h>
+
+int pixelPin = 3;
+int numPixels = 16;
+int timer = 30;
+
+int green[3] = {0, 255, 0};
+
+void setup() {
+  setupEasyNeoPixels(pixelPin, numPixels);
+}
+
+void loop() {
+  for (int i = 0; i < numPixels; i++) {
+    writeEasyNeoPixel(i, green);
+    //delay(timer);
+    writeEasyNeoPixel(i + 1, green);
+    //delay(timer);
+    writeEasyNeoPixel(i + 2, green);
+    delay(timer);
+    writeEasyNeoPixel(i, 0, 0, 0);
+    delay(timer*2);
+  }
+
+  for (int j = numPixels; j > 0; j--) {
+    writeEasyNeoPixel(j, green);
+    //delay(timer);
+    writeEasyNeoPixel(j - 1, green);
+    //delay(timer);
+    writeEasyNeoPixel(j - 2, green);
+    delay(timer);
+    writeEasyNeoPixel(j, 0, 0, 0);
+    delay(timer*2);
+  }
+}