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Change colours of an image with Photoshop.
Change colours in your image to achieve a creative look, make subjects and backgrounds pop or even change the hue of someone’s eyes. Adjust colours easily with these techniques.
Flawless colours in fewer steps.
Use Adjust Colours to detect the most prominent colours across the image and then change their hue, saturation and lightness with on-canvas controls.
Swap colours several ways with Photoshop.
A great way to add style to an image is to apply a different colour to an area to make it stand out or change colours in the image entirely. But before you start experimenting with the rainbow, you’ll want to understand the three basic elements that make up colour in Photoshop. Hue describes the colour you are using — like blue, green or red. Saturation describes the intensity of the colour. And lightness is how light or dark the colour is.
Use adjustment layer to change colours just right.
Change a colour in your image easily by adding a Hue/Saturation adjustment layer. This is a non-permanent change you can undo any time.
Add an overall tint with a Solid Colour layer.
To splash on a wash of colour, add a new fill layer. Choose Solid Colour or Gradient, then change your blend mode from Normal to Colour and adjust opacity.
Nix no-no colours from your entire image.
Make permanent, global colour changes via Image › Adjustments › Replace Colour. Use the Adobe Color Picker or HSL sliders to perfect your tweaks.
Paint on new hues with a Brush tool.
Select the Colour Replacement tool by holding down the Brush tool. Then choose the colour you’d like to replace and manually paint over it with a new colour.
Choose which hues to target with your changes.
Photoshop makes it easy to fine-tune which colours you target when you need to change colour of image online while on the go or on your desktop. Whether you’re using a Hue/Saturation adjustment layer or working with the Replace Colour tool, you can focus in on either a narrow or wide swath of hues depending on your desired outcome.
Select all similarly coloured objects.
Choose Select › Colour Range to make a more complex, colour-based selection across your entire image. Use the Eyedropper tool to pick a hue to target.
Perfect your Colour Range selection.
When using the Colour Range or Replace Colour tools, adjust the Fuzziness slider to change how wide of a range of colours will be included in your selection.
How to change colours of an image in Photoshop.
For most projects, using the Hue/Saturation adjustment layer to change colours of image elements is the way to go. This adds a non-destructive change to your work, which means your original pixels are intact and you can adjust or remove the change at any time.
- Click the Adjust colours button in the Contextual Task Bar. Photoshop will analyse the image and display the six most prominent colours.
- Select the colour you wish to edit or use the eye dropper tool to identify and choose another specific colour.
- Use the on-canvas slider controls to modify the hue, saturation and lightness of that colour and see how it changes throughout the canvas. An adjustment layer will be automatically created over the targeted colour to allow non-destructive editing. You may choose multiple colours to adjust.
- For additional controls and refinement, navigate to the Properties panel. The Hue-Saturation-Lightness sliders are also present here, as well as colour swatches that display before-and-after comparative results for easy visual reference. Use the colour range tool to precisely refine the adjustment.
Tutorials to help you to colour your world.
Looking for more ways to change colours of image elements? Try out some methods for more professional colour matching edits and increasing saturation in isolated areas.
Explore advanced colour matching.
Try this professional product photography technique to apply a new colour to an object in your image. This method lets you add a new colour fill that most precisely matches a specific hue.
Up the saturation in just one area.
Use the Sponge tool to quickly increase or decrease the saturation on only one object. You’ll manually paint on the saturation wherever you need it using your cursor as the brush.
FAQs about how to change image colours in Photoshop.
How do I change the colour of an image in Photoshop?
To change the colour of an image in Photoshop, you can use various tools and techniques. One common method is using the Hue/Saturation adjustment layer and works across many different file formats, including PSD, JPG, PNG and more. Here are the steps:
- Open your image in Photoshop.
- Go to the Layers panel and click the Adjustment Layer icon.
- Select Hue/Saturation from the list.
- In the Properties panel, adjust the Hue, Saturation and Lightness sliders to change the colour of the image.
You can also use the Colourise option to apply a uniform colour to the entire image.
Can I change the colour in an image without affecting other areas?
Yes, you can change the colour of an image using the Photoshop app on iPhone.
- Open your image in Photoshop.
- Use the tools in "Select Area" to select an area of your image
- Tap "Adjust Area"
- Select Hue/Saturation from the list of adjustments
- In the Properties panel, adjust the Hue, Saturation and Lightness sliders to change the colour of the image.
- You can also use the Colourise option to apply a uniform colour to the entire image.
- Commit the change with the "Check" mark.
Is editing or replacing the colour reversible in Photoshop?
Yes, you can change the colour of an image without affecting other areas by using layer masks and adjustment layers. Here’s how:
- Open your image in Photoshop.
- Create a Hue/Saturation adjustment layer.
- In the Properties panel, use the Colour Picker tool to select the colour you want to change, then use the Hue, Saturation and Lightness sliders to adjust it.
- Use the Brush tool to paint over areas you want to add or subtract from the layer mask to apply the colour change.
Is editing or replacing the colour reversible in Photoshop?
Can I change the colour of multiple images at once in Photoshop?
Yes, you can change the colour of multiple images at once in Photoshop using batch processing. Here’s how:
- Open Photoshop and go to File > Scripts > Image Processor.
- Select the folder containing the images you want to edit.
- Choose the destination folder and file type for the output images.
- Tick the box that says Run Action and select the Action you want to apply to the images.
*Note, first, you should record and save a specific colour adjustment workflow as a new Action beforehand in order for it to appear in the drop-down list of options.
How do I save colour presets for future use in Photoshop?
To save colour presets for future use in Photoshop, follow these steps:
- Create the desired adjustments using tools like Hue/Saturation or Curves.
- Go to the Adjustments panel and click the + icon to create a new preset.
- A “Create adjustment preset” window will appear and enable you to name it.
- Your preset will be saved and can be accessed for future projects from the Preset drop-down menu in the Adjustments panel.
