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Learn to change the colour of an object in Photoshop.

A foundational skill for graphic design and photo editing is adjusting colours and colour ranges. Discover how Adobe Photoshop lets you paint with all the colours of the rainbow.

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Switch any colour, any time.

You never know when you might need to do a quick colour change of a picture while you’re working with a design. Photoshop gives you the tools to modify colours in ways that fit your workflow. Wondering why you might want to do this or curious about the different tools you can use? Keep reading.

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The umbrella of a boat being rowed is changed from green to orange to juxtapose against the green water

Why change the colour of an object?

You might want to make the object match other areas of your photo. Or maybe you want to create different colorways of a product that’s for sale. Perhaps you simply want to make an object “pop” or complement other colours in an image.

Precise colour editing.

Edit down to the pixel. Photoshop makes changing hue sliders, saturation levels, brightness and other colour adjustments precise so you can change colours with a high degree of detail.

The colour of an orange slice on a plate is edited using a layer mask in Adobe Photoshop with icons overlaid

Mask it up.

Non-destructive editing tools like adjustment layers, layer masks and blending modes help you to see how things might look in a different colour, without changing the pixel data in the image. Easy creation, easy undo.

Edit in any palette.

It doesn’t matter whether you want to work in RGB, CMYK or grayscale. You can use any colour palette or colour mode you need for your designs or create your own. The Eyedropper tool makes colour matching easy. There are also dozens of other ways to grab the precise colours you need.

The colour pallete of a papaya held over blue water is matched using the Eyedropper tool in Adobe Photoshop

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How to change the colour of an object.

Follow these four steps to create a newly hued object. Or explore the full breadth of ways to adjust colour.

Select it:
Use your favourite selection tool to select the object or layer you want to change.
Adjust it:
From the Adjustments panel, select the Hue/Saturation icon to create a new adjustment layer.
Mask it:
You should see a white layer mask over your selection in the thumbnail image, which you can modify to make sure your mask is capturing the area you want.
Saturate it:
From the Properties panel, change hue and saturation sliders to get to the new colour you want.

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Learn more ways to play with colour.

These Photoshop tutorials show you how to achieve colour matching as well as advanced techniques for swapping background colours, foreground colours and other colour options. Controlling and modifying the colours of your work is easier than ever before.

Colour mix and match.

Learn to do realistic colour matching that works for product photography and other retail applications. Easily undo and change your decisions as well.

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More ways to change colour.

Modifying colour is one of the more challenging aspects of design. Discover the different ways Photoshop allows you to paint with and capture all the colours of the rainbow.

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