Color Settings Panel

The Color Settings panel provides tools for working with colors in your effects.

Color Picker

Color Wheel

The main color selector:

• Ring - Select hue
• Triangle - Select saturation and brightness
• Click and drag to adjust

Color Modes

Switch between color models:

• HSV - Hue, Saturation, Value
• RGB - Red, Green, Blue
• HSL - Hue, Saturation, Lightness

Numeric Input

Enter precise values:

• Type in the fields below the wheel
• Use hex codes (#FF0000)
• Copy/paste color values

Swatches

Recent Colors

Your recently used colors appear in the top row. Click to reuse.

Saved Swatches

Save colors for quick access:

1. Select a color
2. Click + in the swatch area
3. The color is saved

Managing Swatches

• Click a swatch to use it
• Right-click to delete
• Drag to reorder

Color Libraries

Access saved color collections:

1. Click the Libraries tab
2. Select a library
3. Click colors to use them

Creating Libraries

1. Click + next to library list
2. Name your library
3. Add colors using the + button

Gradients

Create multi-color gradients:

Gradient Editor

1. Click the Gradient tab
2. Click the gradient bar to add stops
3. Drag stops to position them
4. Click a stop to edit its color

Gradient Controls

• Add Stop - Click on the gradient bar
• Remove Stop - Drag off the bar or right-click
• Move Stop - Drag left/right
• Edit Color - Click stop, use color picker

Gradient Presets

Save gradients for reuse:

1. Create your gradient
2. Click Save Gradient
3. Access from the presets menu

Color Matching

Eyedropper

Pick colors from anywhere:

1. Click the eyedropper tool
2. Click anywhere on screen
3. The color is captured

Color Harmonies

Generate complementary colors:

• Complementary - Opposite on wheel
• Triadic - Three equal points
• Analogous - Adjacent colors
• Split-Complementary - Variation of complementary

Using Colors in Effects

Color Input Nodes

1. Add a Color input node
2. Click the color swatch on the node
3. The Color Settings panel activates
4. Select your color

Gradient Nodes

1. Add a Gradient node
2. The gradient appears in Color Settings
3. Edit the gradient
4. Connect to color outputs

Related

• Color Nodes - Color manipulation nodes
• Input Nodes - Color input nodes