Here's a brain teaser for the mathematically inclined: I've got a set of values that I want to scale to the 0-255 range so that I can adjust colors in my CSS. Say I have the following data: (6, 457, 97, 200, 122). I'd like to scale those numbers so that the highest one, 475 = 255. and the lowest one, 6 = 0. All of the other numbers, 97, 200, and 122 should be scaled proportionally to fit within the range. This way, when I loop through and hit my CSS {background-color:rgb(255, **data**, 255);} each piece of data will generate a different color and I'll have the maximum spread in proportionally correct colors from 0-255. There's probably some math operation to do this, but I know I paid far too little attention in math class as a kid. "When will I ever need to use this stuff in *real life*", I asked the teacher with a sneer. If anyone could point me in the right direction I'd appreciate it. -- Nate Hill [log in to unmask] http://www.natehill.net