Replacing colors, gradients, or patterns
You can use the Color Replacer tool to replace one color in a selection or layer with another color. You can use brushstrokes to replace only those pixels that the brush touches, or you can replace all pixels of a certain color in a selection or layer.
You can set a tolerance value so that the Color Replacer tool changes within a given color value range. The Color Replacer tool also works with gradients and patterns.
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?
You must select a foreground or background color that appears in the image. If there are no pixels that match your selected color, then no pixel colors are replaced.
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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Edit workspace
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On the Tools toolbar, choose the Color Replacer tool ![]() |
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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.
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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.
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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.
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If the material you want to replace is the current Background/Fill
material, click the replacement material to set it as the
Foreground/Stroke.
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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.
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At lower Tolerance settings, only pixels with very similar colors are replaced; at higher settings, more pixels are replaced. |
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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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To limit changes to a specific area, make a selection in the
image before using the Color Replacer tool.
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