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LayOut contains six color pickers used to select color.

Color Wheel Picker

The color wheel arranges color hue radially around the wheel, with the highest saturation at the outer edge of the wheel. To change the brightness of the color, slide the value slider to the right of the wheel up or down.

To use the Color Wheel picker, select the color you want by clicking your mouse over that color in the wheel. You can also click and drag the cursor around the Color Wheel to quickly browse through many different colors which will dynamically appear in the Active Color Well.

Use the opacity slider (below the Color Wheel picker) to adjust the opacity level. Type an opacity value in the text field to the right of the slider if you prefer to set opacity levels more precisely.

RGB (Red, Green & Blue) Picker

The RGB picker allows you to select colors from the RGB color range. RGB colors are traditionally used when modeling color on a computer screen.

Drag the sliders left and right for each of the component colors (red, green and blue) to create the color that you want.

You can type in exact numerical values for red, green or blue in the value boxes to the right of the sliders if you want to precisely match a color that you have specified elsewhere.

Use the opacity slider (below the red, green, and blue sliders) to adjust the opacity level. Type an opacity value in the text field to the right of the slider if you prefer to set opacity levels more precisely.

HSB (Hue, Saturation, and Brightness) Picker

The HSB picker allows you to pick colors from the HSB color range. HSB often gives you a more intuitive color model for selecting desaturated colors.

Adjust the sliders for hue, saturation and brightness until you see the color you want in the active color well.

Sometimes it is easier to mix desaturated colors using the HSB picker in conjunction with one of the other color pickers. Switch to another color picker to make your rough color selection, then switch back to the HSB picker to fine tune your color.

Use the opacity slider (below the hue, saturation, and brightness slider) to adjust the opacity level. Type an opacity value in the text field to the right of the slider if you prefer to set opacity levels more precisely.

Grays

Adjust the Gray slider until you see the color you want in the active color well. Alternatively, you can select a color by typing a percent gray value directly in the text box to the right of the slider.

Use the opacity slider(below the gray slider) to adjust the opacity level. Type an opacity value in the text field to the right of the slider if you prefer to set opacity levels more precisely.

Image Picker

The Image picker allows you to load an image file into the color picker and select colors from anywhere in that image. The Image Palettes picker has a spectrum image loaded as a default.

Use the opacity slider (below the image in the Image picker) to adjust the opacity level. Type an opacity value in the text field to the right of the slider if you prefer to set opacity levels more precisely.

List Picker

The List picker contains a list of common colors. Click on a color to place it in the active color well. Use the opacity slider (below the color list) to adjust the opacity level. Type an opacity value in the text field to the right of the slider if you prefer to set opacity levels more precisely.