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color selection box changes dynamically as you drag. Release the mouse button to pick
the new color.
To use the eyedropper tool temporarily while using any painting tool, hold down Alt
(Windows) or Option (Mac OS).
Using the Color palette
The Color palette displays the color values for the current foreground and background
colors. Using the sliders in the Color palette, you can edit the foreground and background
colors according to several different color models. You can also choose a foreground or
background color from the spectrum of colors displayed in the color ramp at the bottom
of the palette.
The Color palette may display the following alerts when you select a color:
•
In Photoshop, an exclamation point inside a triangle
appears above the left side of
the color ramp when you choose a color that cannot be printed using CMYK inks.
For more information, see
“Identifying out-of-gamut colors (Photoshop)” on page 136
.
•
A cube
appears above the left side of the color ramp when you choose a color that is
not Web-safe. For more information, see
“Using Web-safe colors” on page 262
.
To display the Color palette:
Choose Window > Color, or click the Color palette tab.
To change the color model of the color sliders:
Choose a Sliders option from the Color palette menu. For more information on the
different color models, see
“About color modes and models (Photoshop)” on page 86
.
To change the spectrum displayed in the color ramp:
1
Choose an option from the Color palette menu:
•
RGB Spectrum, CMYK Spectrum (Photoshop), or Grayscale Ramp to display the
spectrum of the specified color model.
•
Current Colors to display the spectrum of colors between the current foreground color
and the current background color.
2
To display only Web-safe colors, choose Make Ramp Web Safe. (See
“Using Web-safe
colors” on page 262
.)
To change the spectrum of the color ramp quickly, Shift-click in the color ramp until
you see the spectrum you want.
To select the foreground or background color:
1
To edit the foreground or background color, make sure that its color selection box is
active (outlined in black). To make the foreground or background color selection box
active, click the box.
2
Do one of the following:
•
Drag the color sliders. By default, the slider colors change as you drag. In Photoshop,
you can turn off this feature to improve performance by deselecting Dynamic Color
Sliders in the General section of the Preferences dialog box.
•
Enter values next to the color sliders.