Quick links to procedures on this page:

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To display the Color panel
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To choose a hue and color from the Color panel
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To resize the Color panel
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To hide the color wheel
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To set RGB or HSV values
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To hide the color information
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To hide the color tooltips

Using the Color Panel

You can use the Color panel to select a color and view information about the selected color. You can also customize the Color panel by resizing it or by changing the information that it displays. For instance, you can increase the panel size in order to select colors more accurately, and then decrease the panel size in order to focus on the canvas.

Color panel

By default, the Color panel displays the color wheel and color information for a selected color, but you can hide these elements. You can also choose to show or hide color tooltips, which appear by default when you point to a color in the Color panel. Tooltips provide information about individual colors.

The color wheel includes the Hue Ring and the Saturation/Value Triangle. The following information can help you use the color wheel.

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Color values span the Saturation/Value Triangle from top to bottom. The top of the triangle represents the highest value (white), and the bottom of the triangle represents the lowest value (black).
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Saturation levels increase from left to right. Dragging to the right, or clicking on the right, produces purer colors within the predominant hue. Dragging to the left, or clicking on the left, reduces the color saturation and produces “muddier” or grayer colors.

You can also set the HSV and standard RGB values for the selected color. These values can be adjusted by moving the sliders or by typing new values in the corresponding boxes.

To display the Color panel Back to Top
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Choose Window Color Panels Color.
To choose a hue and color from the Color panel Back to Top
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Choose Window Color Panels Color.
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Drag the circle on the Hue Ring to select the predominant hue.
The Saturation/Value Triangle displays all available colors within that selected hue.
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Select a color on the Saturation/Value Triangle by dragging the circle or by clicking the color you want.

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).
To resize the Color panel Back to Top
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Drag the lower-right corner of the Color panel.
To hide the color wheel Back to Top
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In the Color panel, click the Color Options button , and choose Hide Color Wheel.
To set RGB or HSV values Back to Top
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In the Color panel, click the Color Options button , and choose one of the following:
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Display as RGB
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Display as HSV
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Move the sliders to adjust the values, or type new values in the boxes.
To hide the color information Back to Top

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In the Color panel, click the Color Options button , and choose Hide Color Info.
To hide the color tooltips Back to Top
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In the Color panel, click the Color Options button , and choose Hide Color Tooltip.

  Some features described in the Help are available only in Corel Painter 12, and are not included in Painter Lite. Visit www.corel.com/painter for more information about Corel Painter 12.

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