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3. Basics of PhotoLine

## 3.4 The Color Editor

### 3.4.1 Overview

Double-click on a color patch to edit the color with the Color Editor.

The Color Editor offers several ways of editing. The combo box in the upper left corner selects the method to be used. It offers the color spaces RGB, CMYK, Gray and HSV. There is also a list of predefined colors, a list of patterns and a way to create gradient colors.

The HTML code of the selected color is displayed in the middle of the top row. The text field in the upper right corner allows you to assign a name to the color. This name is displayed when the mouse cursor is over an entry in the color list (see chapter 4.14).

The sliders can be used to define the color. The result is shown in the color box on the right. You can also select the color by clicking and dragging in the large selection box.

Opacity controls the transparency of the color. This slider is only visible when opacity is used for the current setting.

For RGB and Gray, there is an Extended Range button. When enabled, you can enter color values less than 0 and greater than 1. This is especially useful for images with 32 bits per color channel.

If the current color is a spot color, the Spot Color button is located at the bottom. This button is only editable if the Color Editor has been called via the document color list (see chapter 4.16).

If you click into a document while the Color Editor is open, the color is picked from that location. Ctrl+drag (Windows) or Command+drag (MacOS) calculates the average value of the drawn area.

You can read a color from anywhere on the screen by clicking and dragging the dropper icon.