How to Match Colors in Photoshop

This wikiHow teaches you how to match a color from one image in another image using Adobe Photoshop on Mac or PC.

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    Open Adobe Photoshop. It's a blue app icon that contains the letters "Ps."
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    Open the images you want to edit. Do so by pressing Ctrl+O (Windows) or ⌘+O (Mac), selecting the image files you wish to open, and then clicking Open in the lower-right corner of the dialog box.
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    Click on Window. It's in the menu bar near the top-center of the screen.
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    Click on Arrange. It's at the top of the drop-down menu.
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    Click on Tile All Vertically. It's at the top of the menu. This enables you to view both images side-by-side.
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    Click on the Background layer. It's in the "Layers" menu in the lower-right corner of the Photoshop window and is labeled "Background."
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    Click on Layer. It's near the left side of the menu bar at the top of the screen.
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    Click on Duplicate Layer…. It's near the top of the menu.
    • Creating a duplicate preserves the original background image in case you make a mistake.
    • Create a custom name for the layer or leave it as the default.
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    Click on OK.
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    Click on a selection tool. Use one of the Photoshop selection tools, such as the Lasso Tool or Magic Wand, from the toolbar on the left side of the window.
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    Select the part of the image whose color you want to change.
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    Select the color you want to match. Use a selection tool to select the part of the other image that contains the color you want to match.
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    Click on the image on which you'll make the color change.
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    Click on Image. It's in the menu bar at the top of the screen.
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    Click on Adjustments. It's near the top of the menu.
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    Click on Match Color…. It's near the bottom of the menu. A "Match Color" dialog box will open.
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    Click on the "Source:" drop-down menu. It's near the bottom of the dialog box.
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    Click on the image that contains the color you want to match.
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    Click on OK. It's in the upper-right corner of the dialog box. The selected part of the target image will convert to the color you selected from the source image.
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