diff --git a/course/classes/external/course_summary_exporter.php b/course/classes/external/course_summary_exporter.php
index a4485ee9b0f..67f120ae120 100644
--- a/course/classes/external/course_summary_exporter.php
+++ b/course/classes/external/course_summary_exporter.php
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ class course_summary_exporter extends \core\external\exporter {
         global $CFG;
         $courseimage = self::get_course_image($this->data);
         if (!$courseimage) {
-            $courseimage = self::get_course_pattern($this->data);
+            $courseimage = $output->get_generated_image_for_id($this->data->id);
         }
         $progress = self::get_course_progress($this->data);
         $hasprogress = false;
@@ -190,11 +190,10 @@ class course_summary_exporter extends \core\external\exporter {
      * @return string datauri
      */
     public static function get_course_pattern($course) {
-        $color = self::coursecolor($course->id);
-        $pattern = new \core_geopattern();
-        $pattern->setColor($color);
-        $pattern->patternbyid($course->id);
-        return $pattern->datauri();
+        global $OUTPUT;
+        debugging('course_summary_exporter::get_course_pattern() is deprecated. ' .
+            'Please use $OUTPUT->get_generated_image_for_id() instead.', DEBUG_DEVELOPER);
+        return $OUTPUT->get_generated_image_for_id($course->id);
     }
 
     /**
@@ -214,11 +213,9 @@ class course_summary_exporter extends \core\external\exporter {
      * @return string hex color code.
      */
     public static function coursecolor($courseid) {
-        // The colour palette is hardcoded for now. It would make sense to combine it with theme settings.
-        $basecolors = ['#81ecec', '#74b9ff', '#a29bfe', '#dfe6e9', '#00b894',
-            '#0984e3', '#b2bec3', '#fdcb6e', '#fd79a8', '#6c5ce7'];
-
-        $color = $basecolors[$courseid % 10];
-        return $color;
+        global $OUTPUT;
+        debugging('course_summary_exporter::coursecolor() is deprecated. ' .
+            'Please use $OUTPUT->get_generated_color_for_id() instead.', DEBUG_DEVELOPER);
+        return $OUTPUT->get_generated_color_for_id($courseid);
     }
 }
diff --git a/course/upgrade.txt b/course/upgrade.txt
index 090b88a262d..5ebb81b2e82 100644
--- a/course/upgrade.txt
+++ b/course/upgrade.txt
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@ information provided here is intended especially for developers.
 
 === 3.7 ===
 
+ * The course pattern function in course_summary_exporter::get_course_pattern has been moved to $OUTPUT->get_generated_image_for_id.
+ * The course color function in course_summary_exporter::coursecolor has been moved to $OUTPUT->get_generated_color_for_id.
  * External function core_course_external::get_course_contents new returns the following additional completiondata field:
    - valueused (indicates whether the completion state affects the availability of other content)
  * External function core_course_external::get_course_contents now returns a new contentsinfo field with summary files information.
diff --git a/lib/outputrenderers.php b/lib/outputrenderers.php
index fafc4b05d10..6068f5820b6 100644
--- a/lib/outputrenderers.php
+++ b/lib/outputrenderers.php
@@ -1548,6 +1548,36 @@ class core_renderer extends renderer_base {
         return '';
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Get the course pattern datauri to show on a course card.
+     *
+     * The datauri is an encoded svg that can be passed as a url.
+     * @param int $id Id to use when generating the pattern
+     * @return string datauri
+     */
+    public function get_generated_image_for_id($id) {
+        $color = $this->get_generated_color_for_id($id);
+        $pattern = new \core_geopattern();
+        $pattern->setColor($color);
+        $pattern->patternbyid($id);
+        return $pattern->datauri();
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Get the course color to show on a course card.
+     *
+     * @param int $id Id to use when generating the color.
+     * @return string hex color code.
+     */
+    public function get_generated_color_for_id($id) {
+        // The colour palette is hardcoded for now. It would make sense to combine it with theme settings.
+        $basecolors = ['#81ecec', '#74b9ff', '#a29bfe', '#dfe6e9', '#00b894',
+            '#0984e3', '#b2bec3', '#fdcb6e', '#fd79a8', '#6c5ce7'];
+
+        $color = $basecolors[$id % 10];
+        return $color;
+    }
+
     /**
      * Returns lang menu or '', this method also checks forcing of languages in courses.
      *