---
id: create-parent
title: Parent Component
---
To make a custom color picker, create a top-level component that will act as the bridge with the `CustomPicker` high order component. Wrap the export with the CustomPicker function:

```
import React from 'react';
import { CustomPicker } from 'react-color';

class MyColorPicker extends React.Component {
  render() {
    return <div>MyColorPicker</div>;
  }
}

export default CustomPicker(MyColorPicker);
```

This component will be passed `hex`, `rgb` and `hsl` values as props for the current color. It is also provided an `onChange` prop that should be called to propagate a new color. Pass it a hex string, or an rgb or hsl object.