    // sliders
    var rSlider = new Y.Slider({ min: 0, max: 255, value: Math.round(Math.random()*255) }),
        gSlider = new Y.Slider({ min: 0, max: 255, value: Math.round(Math.random()*255) }),
        bSlider = new Y.Slider({ min: 0, max: 255, value: Math.round(Math.random()*255) }),

        // slider values
        rVal = Y.one('#r-val'),
        gVal = Y.one('#g-val'),
        bVal = Y.one('#b-val'),

        // color strings
        hex = Y.one('#hex'),
        rgb = Y.one('#rgb'),
        hsl = Y.one('#hsl'),

        // color chip
        color = Y.one('.color');

    // render sliders
    rSlider.render('#r-slider');
    gSlider.render('#g-slider');
    bSlider.render('#b-slider');

