Corel Painter Help :
Color : Choosing colors from the Color panel
Quick links to procedures on this page:
You can use the Color panel to select a color and view information about the selected color. The Color panel has two viewing modes: compact and full view. In full view, both the color wheel and sliders are displayed. In compact view, only the sliders are displayed.
The Color panel in full view
The Color panel in compact view
In the Color panel, you can choose a color from the Hue Ring and adjust the color from the Saturation/Value Triangle. The following information can help you adjust colors by using the Saturation/Value Triangle.
You can also set the Hue, Saturation, Value (HSV) and standard Red, Green, Blue (RGB) values for the selected color.
The Main and Additional Color swatches display in the Color panel and the toolbox. They include two overlapping swatches: the front swatch displays the selected Main color and the back swatch displays the selected Additional color.
The Additional color is used when applying more than one color, as in two-color brushstrokes, two-point gradients, and Image Hose effects. It is not what other graphics applications refer to as the "background color." In Corel Painter, the background color is the paper color.
The Main Color and Additional Color overlapping swatches
You can preview a new color before selecting it. When you interact with the Hue Ring, the Saturation/Value triangle, or the sliders, the left half of the color swatch displays a preview of the new color and the right half shows the current color.
You can also enable the Clone Color option from the Color panel. For more information, see Cloning color.
When using the Color panel in full view, you can quickly show or hide the Compact Color panel by clicking the Color options button 
, and choosing Color Panel (Compact).
To show or hide the color wheel when using the Color panel in full view, see To show or hide the color wheel.
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Choose Window  Color Panels Color Panel (Full View). |
Drag in the Hue Ring to select a hue. Drag in the Saturation/Value Triangle to pick the saturation.
You can also select a hue by clicking anywhere on the Hue Ring (in the Standard Colors view) or on the hue indicator (in the Small Colors view).
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In the Color panel, click the front swatch, and choose a color. |
Click the front swatch to set the Main color.
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In the Color panel, click the back swatch, and choose a color. |
Click the back swatch to set the Additional color.
You can also switch between the Main color and the Additional color by pressing Shift + S or Shift + X.
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Choose Window Color Panels Color Panel (Full View). |
in the lower-left corner of the Color Selector.
and the Additional Color (back) swatch 
.