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Using the Temporal Colors Palette

The temporal colors palette is a floating color palette that displays in the document window which allows you to view and choose colors within the context of the image. The temporal colors palette, which is similar to the Color panel, consists of two components that help you choose a color and its intensity: the Hue Ring and the Saturation/Value Triangle.

Hue Ring

The Hue Ring lets you choose a color.

Saturation/Value Triangle

The Saturation/Value Triangle lets you choose the intensity of the color as well as, black, white, or shades of gray.

Saturation levels can be set from left to right. Dragging or clicking to the right increases the saturation and produces purer colors within the predominant hue. Dragging or clicking to the left reduces the level of color saturation, producing “muddier” or grayer colors.

Values can be set from top to bottom. The top of the triangle is the highest value (white), and the bottom is the lowest value (black).

The current color is displayed in a round swatch to the left of the Saturation/Value Triangle.

To display the temporal colors palette Back to Top
 
Press Command + Option + 1 (Mac OS) or Ctrl + Alt +1 (Windows).
You can also customize the temporal color palette keyboard shortcut by choosing Preferences Customize Keys. In the Customize Keys dialog box, choose Other from the Shortcuts list box, and click Toggle Temporal Color Palette from the Application Commands list. You can then type a new shortcut key in the Shortcut column and click OK.
If you are using a Wacom tablet, you can also assign a shortcut to the stylus button.
To choose a color on the temporal colors palette Back to Top
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On the Color palette, click a color on the Hue Ring.
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Inside the Hue Ring, click the Saturation/Value Triangle to set the exact shade that you want.
The color is displayed as the current color.

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