color selection

Picking a shade

Color selection is the process of choosing colors for a specific purpose—designing a room, creating a website, or assembling an outfit.

In software, it often refers to tools that let users pick colors: The color selection dialog shows a spectrum wheel.

In image editing, color selection means isolating pixels of a particular hue: Use color selection to grab all the blue sky at once.

Related
  • paletteSurface for mixing pigments
  • swatchMaterial sample piece
  • hueColor's specific character
  • pickerOne who gathers
  • shadeDarkness from blocked light

tint · pigment · spectrum · RGB · sampler · eyedropper · gradient · tone · saturation · brightness · complementary · contrast · matching · mood board · harmonious · filter · paint chip · Pantone

Categories
Opposites
chromatic choice vs. achromatic default

color selectionmonochrome

Single-color rendering

black and white · grayscale · colorless · achromatic · absence of color

choice vs. constraint

color selectionno choice

Lack of alternatives

single color

customization

color selectiondefault settings

Original factory configuration

factory settings

Family

color, selection, colors, colored, coloring, colorful, colorless, coloration, discolor

Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G