public Object evaluate(float fraction, Object startValue, Object endValue) {
int startInt = (Integer) startValue;
int startA = (startInt >> 24) & 0xff;
int startR = (startInt >> 16) & 0xff;
int startG = (startInt >> 8) & 0xff;
int startB = startInt & 0xff;
int endInt = (Integer) endValue;
int endA = (endInt >> 24) & 0xff;
int endR = (endInt >> 16) & 0xff;
int endG = (endInt >> 8) & 0xff;
int endB = endInt & 0xff;
return (int) ((startA + (int) (fraction * (endA - startA))) << 24) |
(int) ((startR + (int) (fraction * (endR - startR))) << 16) |
(int) ((startG + (int) (fraction * (endG - startG))) << 8) |
(int) ((startB + (int) (fraction * (endB - startB))));
}