Chapter 20 — Adjust Menu | Color > Color Balance 197
Color > Color Balance
The Color Balance tool provides you with simple controls
for adjusting the overall brightness, contrast, and color
balance of the entire image.
Move any of the sliders within the Color Balance step to
alter that slider’s effect on the image.
The Color Balance tool provides you with the following
controls:
Brightness
Adjust the Brightness slider to the left to decrease the
brightness of the entire image or to the right to increase the
brightness of the entire image.
Contrast
Adjust the Contrast slider to the left to decrease the contrast of the entire image or to the right to increase
the contrast of the entire image.
Red
Adjust the Red slider to the left to remove red from the image, causing the image to become more cyan.
Adjust this slider to the right to add red to the image, removing cyan from the image.
Green
Adjust the Green slider to the left to remove green from the image, causing the image to become more
magenta. Adjust this slider to the right to add green to the image, removing magenta from the image.
Blue
Adjust the Blue slider to the left to remove blue from the image, causing the image to become more yellow.
Adjust this slider to the right to add blue to the image, removing yellow from the image.
Shortcut
Ctrl + B (Windows)
command + B (Macintosh)