Unity - Manual: Color by Speed module reference

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*Property*	*Function*
Color	The color gradient of a particle defined over a speed range.
Speed Range	The low and high ends of the speed range to which the color gradient is mapped (speeds outside the range will map to the end points of the gradient).

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Color by Speed module reference

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