🎨 Color Correction

Master color balance and tone to create perfect images

Understanding Color

Color correction ensures your images have accurate, pleasing colors that match the scene or your creative vision.

White Balance

Temperature: Adjust warm (yellow) to cool (blue) tones
Tint: Adjust green to magenta shift
Eyedropper Tool: Click on neutral gray area for auto white balance
Presets: Daylight, Cloudy, Tungsten, Fluorescent

HSL Adjustments

Hue: Change the color itself (make blues more cyan, etc.)

Saturation: Intensity of colors (0 = grayscale, 100 = very vibrant)

Luminance: Brightness of specific colors

Color Grading

Creative color manipulation for mood and style:

Split toning (warm highlights, cool shadows)
Selective color adjustments
Color lookup tables (LUTs)
Color curves for RGB channels

Common Issues

Too Warm: Reduce temperature, add blue

Too Cool: Increase temperature, add warmth

Color Cast: Use white balance eyedropper or adjust tint

Dull Colors: Increase saturation or vibrance