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You can adjust the color intensity (saturation) and color tone (temperature) of a picture or recolor it. You can apply multiple color effects to your picture.

Picture of pink flowers

Picture of pink flowers with color saturation changed

Picture with recolor effect

Picture with red recolor effect

Change the color of a picture

  1. Click the picture that you want to change.

  2. Select the Picture Format tab, and in the Adjust group, select Color.

    on the Picture Format tab, you'll find the gallery of Color options for tone and saturation.

    If you don't see the Picture Format tab on the ribbon, make sure that you've selected a picture. You may have to double-click the picture to select it and open the Picture Format tab.

  3. Do one of the following:

    • To change the saturation of a color (higher saturation is more vivid, lower saturation is more grey), click one of the common adjustments offered under Color Saturation.

    • To change the color temperature, click one of the common adjustments offered under Color Tone.

    • To apply a built-in stylized effect, such as grayscale or sepia tone, click one of the common adjustments offered under Recolor.

    Tip: You can move your mouse pointer over any of the effects to see a live preview of how your picture will look with that effect applied before you click it.

  4. Optionally, you can fine-tune the intensity of your color change by clicking Picture Color Options, or you can customize your own color by clicking More Variations > More Colors.

See also

Make a picture transparent

Change the brightness, contrast, or sharpness of a picture

Apply an artistic effect to a picture

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