private int pickColor(final String identifier){
  if (TextUtils.isEmpty(identifier)) {
    return sDefaultColor;
  }
  final int color=Math.abs(identifier.hashCode()) % sColors.length();
  return sColors.getColor(color,sDefaultColor);
}

private int pickColor ( final String identifier ) { if ( TextUtils . isEmpty ( identifier ) ) { return sDefaultColor ; } final int color = Math . abs ( identifier . hashCode ( ) ) % sColors . length ( ) ; return sColors . getColor ( color , sDefaultColor ) ; }
returns a deterministic color based on the provided contact identifier string .
