You can also use the Flood Fill tool to replace all pixels of a certain color in a selection or a layer. For information about the differences between the Color Replacer tool and the Flood Fill tool, see Filling areas with colors, gradients, or patterns.
Why does nothing happen when I apply the Color Replacer tool?
For more information about picking a foreground or background color directly from the image, see Choosing colors from an image or the desktop.
| To replace a color, gradient, or pattern |
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| 1 | On the Tools toolbar, choose the Color Replacer tool  . |
| 2 | Choose the material (color, gradient, or pattern) that you want to replace. Click the material to apply it as the Foreground/Stroke, or right-click the material to apply it as the Background/Fill. |
| 3 | Choose a material to use as a replacement material. The replacement material can be any material in the current image, or you can choose one from the Materials palette. |
| • | If the material you want to replace is the current Foreground/Stroke material, right-click the replacement material to set it as the Background/Fill. |
| • | If the material you want to replace is the current Background/Fill material, click the replacement material to set it as the Foreground/Stroke. |
| 4 | In the Tolerance box, set a value from 0 to 200 to specify how closely the replacement material should match the material you are replacing. |
| At lower Tolerance settings, only pixels with very similar colors are replaced; at higher settings, more pixels are replaced. |
| 5 | Position the cursor over the area of a selection or layer that contains the material you want to replace, and perform a task from the following table. |
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On the Tool Options palette, click the Replace all pixels button
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To limit changes to a specific area, make a selection in the image before using the Color Replacer tool.
